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Scottish SMEs Encouraged To Innovate And Collaborate
Businesses in Scotland are being urged to focus on innovation and work more collaboratively in order to expand and create…
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New MOT Testing Could Hit Small Businesses
EU plans to introduce additional MOT testing on light trailers and tractors have been opposed by MEPs in Brussels. The…
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Bank Lending Fell By £300m In Q1
Net lending by banks under the Government’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) fell by £0.3 billion in the first quarter…
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SME Demand For External Finance Fall
The proportion of small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) using some form of external finance – such as a bank loan or…
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Cash ‘Remains King’ But Use Declines
Cash remains the most popular way to pay for goods in the UK retail industry, despite usage falling by 10…
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National Insurance Allowance To Boost SME Job Creation
One in five small businesses is feeling optimistic about growth and expansion following the Government’s announcement to introduce a £2,000…
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Q1 Economic Growth Confirmed At 0.3 Per Cent
The UK economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year, official figures from the Office…
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Inflation Falls To 2.4 Per Cent
An early Easter and lower air fares also helped drive down inflation from 2.8 per cent in March. It is…
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£2.3 Billion Lost In Tax Credit Errors In 2010-11
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is to miss its target to reduce tax credit error and fraud by £5 billion,…
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Retail Footfall Figures Up One Per Cent
Retailers experienced a one per cent increase in footfall in April, when compared on a like-for-like basis with April 2012,…
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Businesses Say High Streets ‘Can Be Revitalised’
More than half (53 per cent) of independent retailers in England think that their town centre is performing ‘poorly’ but…
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Polaris acquires HTC Sweden AB
Polaris Private Equity (“Polaris”), a leading Danish/Swedish mid-market private equity investor, has successfully acquired HTC Sweden AB (“HTC” or “the…
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Remove Age Cap On Start-Up Loans, Says Adviser
A report by the Prime Minister’s adviser on enterprise, Lord Young, has recommended removing the age cap on the Government’s…
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No Change In Interest Rates Or QE Programme
The base rate of interest has been held at 0.5 per cent and there will be no immediate increase in…
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Retail Sales Fell In April
The value of retail sales in the UK was down by 2.2 per cent in April compared with April 2012,…
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More Countries Sign Tax Agreement
A number of Commonwealth nations are among those who have signed an agreement to share tax information, a report by…
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Employee Share Buy-Back Rules Relaxed
Simplified rules for businesses to buy back employee-owned shares in the company have come into force. The changes aim to…
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Help More SMEs Embrace Technology, Says Report
Small businesses spent an average of £3,500 on technology in the last year, as more employers embrace new methods to…
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UK Avoids Triple-Dip Recession
The UK economy avoided falling back into recession after official figures revealed a growth of 0.3 per cent in the…
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Funding For Lending Scheme Extended For SMEs
The Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), designed to boost lending to businesses and households, is to be extended until January…
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SME’s Fear Of Risk Could Further Stunt Economic Growth
Financial volatility and a flat-lining British economy are leaving many small businesses fearing risk, a report from the Economist Intelligence…
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National Minimum Wage To Increase
The UK’s adult National Minimum Wage is to increase by 12p to £6.31 an hour with effect from 1 October…
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Businesses Welcome EU-UK Relationship Change
Businesses broadly support the idea of a ‘re-negotiation’ of the UK’s relationship with the European Union, a survey conducted by…
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Business Bank Opens For Business
The Government-backed business bank has launched its first phase of funding, worth £300 billion, to help small and medium sized…
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Business red tape cuts come into force
Businesses will benefit from dozens of cuts to regulations which came into force this week, including a simplification of the…
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