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Business Growth Held Back By Administration Costs
Many small business owners think that their company’s growth is being held back by the amount of time they spend…
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Boost In Employee Numbers For Small Businesses
Research has found that smaller businesses are taking on more staff. According to the government’s Small Business Survey of 15,000…
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Changes To Annual Accounting Regulations For Businesses
A number of important changes to the way that small and medium-sized companies prepare and file their accounts…
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Apprenticeship Levy Could Lead To Businesses Abandoning Training
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for a ‘radical rethink’ of the apprenticeship levy ahead of its April…
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Businesses Falling Behind On Digital Technology Adoption
A ‘digital divide’ is opening up between the 55% of businesses that are adopting digital technologies and the 45% who…
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Quarterly Business Tax Returns Questioned By Independent Watchdog
The Administrative Burdens Advisory Board (ABAB), an independent oversight body for HMRC, has “significant concerns” about the government’s plans to…
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Range Of Tax Changes For Businesses
Several tax changes have come into effect from 1 April 2016 that will affect businesses. The following tax changes have…
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Budget 2016 – Business Announcements
The Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Budget statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday 16 March 2016.…
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Businesses Call For Clarity On Apprenticeship Levy
Businesses are calling for more clarity on the logistics and affordability of apprenticeship levy. From April 2017 the apprenticeship levy…
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Apprenticeship Levy May Disadvantage Smaller Businesses
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has urged the government to rethink its approach to the apprenticeship levy set to…
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Businesses Not Confident Business Rates Will Lead To Local Growth
Half of businesses are not convinced that the additional income from business rates will be sufficiently invested to promote local…
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Businesses Under-Reporting Cyber Attacks
Businesses are underestimating the importance of cyber security with 28% of cyber attacks being reported to the police, according to…
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Business Broadband Review Announced
A new review on business broadband has been launched to attempt to improve businesses access to broadband. This follows from…
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Businesses Respond To EU Reform Deal
Business leaders have commented on the Prime Minister’s reform deal on the future of the UK’s relationship with…
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Record Business Rates Collection For Councils
Local councils are expected to collect a record £23.5 billion in business rates by 2017. The government plans to devolve…
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Small Business, Enterprise And Employment Act Timetable Released
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act, which received Royal Assent in March 2015, will be implemented over the course…
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Skill-Shortage Vacancies’ A Challenge For Businesses
The challenge that many businesses are facing in trying to get the right people for their workforce has been detailed…
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Businesses Underestimating Risks Of Cyber Crime
More than a third of businesses have fallen victim of cyber crime such as hacking, phishing and pharming. However, according…
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Businesses Optimistic Heading Into 2016
Optimism among businesses rose in the final quarter of 2015 to 73%, according to research from Grant Thornton’s International Business…
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Businesses Still Unclear On Auto-Enrolment
45% of business owners without a workplace pension scheme are still unclear about their responsibilities. According to research by the…
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Extra Funding For Flood-Hit Businesses
A further £6 million package will be made available to the estimated 2,500 businesses affected by the December flooding in…
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Scale-Up Businesses Contribute Billions To Economy
3,000 growing medium-sized businesses contributed £59 billion to the UK economy between 2010 and 2013. According to a report by…
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Business Closures At Lowest Rate Since 2008
The number of business starting operations increased by 1.2% from 346,000 to 351,000 between 2013 and 2014. Latest figures from…
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Small Businesses Haven’t Grown Since 2010
1 in 3 small businesses haven’t grown in the last 5 years, according to research by Association of Accounting Technicians…
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KCS announces key speakers for ‘Business Insight’ tile event
Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) has announced the key speakers for the tile industry event, to be hosted at the TTA…
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