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Retailers Propose Business Rates Reform
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published a set of ideas to reform the business rates system. The Road to…
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Government Support For Flood-Hit Businesses
Businesses affected by recent flooding can get Government support to help them recover. Announcing the package of measures David Cameron…
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Business Groups Call For Prompt Payment Reform
Business groups have called for reform of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) after data showed that more than half of…
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Businesses In Northern Ireland Confident For 2014
Businesses in Northern Ireland are showing increased confidence for the year ahead, according to a survey by the Northern Ireland…
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Business Leaders Look Ahead To 2014
The UK’s leading business organisations have expressed optimism for the year ahead but called on the Government to introduce new…
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Scottish business rate rises capped at two per cent
Scottish business rates will increase by a below-inflation two per cent in 2014, the country’s Finance Secretary John Swinney has…
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Pension costs deter business investment
Seven out of ten businesses say the cost of running a defined benefits (DB) pension scheme is stifling their investment…
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Sucess for first small business saturday!
Local retailers celebrated the UK’s first Small Business Saturday as shoppers descended on high streets for the first weekend of…
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Autumn Statement 2013: Business Announcements
The Chancellor George Osborne has now delivered his 2013 Autumn Statement. Here’s our summary of the headline announcements affecting businesses.…
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Medium Sized Businesses Leading Economic Recovery
Businesses that employ between 50 and 499 people and have an annual turnover of between £10 and 100 million are…
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Business Enterprise Research and Development, 2012
Statistical bulletin: Business Enterprise Research and Development, 2012 Released: 22 November 2013 Download PDF Contents Key points Overview User engagement R&D expenditure R&D…
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Annual Business Survey, 2012 Provisional Results
Statistical bulletin: Annual Business Survey, 2012 Provisional Results Released: 14 November 2013 Download PDF (345.1 Kb) Contents Key points Overview User engagement Interactive…
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Business Groups Call For Rates Reform
Two of the country’s leading business organisations have called on the Chancellor George Osborne to take urgent action on business…
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Business Bank Investment Funding Launched
The first round of funding for the investment arm of the Government’s Business Bank, designed to stimulate the flow of…
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Laying solid foundations for a stable business
The statement rings true “good foundations provide stability.” It is a well-known fact that good foundations are vital in the…
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Scottish Businesses Urged To Claim Business Rates Relief
Small businesses in Scotland are being urged to take advantage of tax reliefs on business rates via the Small Business…
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Business Group Launches Guide For New Employers
Many growing businesses are unsure about their obligations when taking on employees for the first time, the Forum of Private…
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Business Lending At Highest Level Since 2009
Net lending to UK businesses rose by £2.5 billion in the month to September – the biggest monthly rise in…
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Record Number Of Businesses In The UK
The number of private sector businesses in the UK reached a record 4.9 million at the start of 2013, figures…
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Resin Surfaces Ltd wins regional business award
A Stockport-based resin flooring manufacturer has been named Business of the Year £1 – £5m, at this year’s Stockport Business…
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Calls To Scrap Parking Charges On UK’s First Small Business Saturday
Local councils should waive town centre parking charges in support of the UK’s first Small Business Saturday being held on…
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Retailers Face Higher Business Rates Bill
Retailers are facing a £242 million annual increase in business rates after official figures showed that the retail price index…
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Family flooring business rewards initiative for apprentice
A growing family business named after one of Newcastle’s most famous landmarks is proving that a can-do attitude still pays…
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Funding Boost For Innovative Small Businesses
A fund to support investment in small and innovative businesses will receive a £25 million boost from the Government, the…
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Scottish Procurement Reform To Help Small Businesses
Changes to Scottish procurement rules will make it easier for small businesses to bid for public sector contracts, Scotland’s Deputy…
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