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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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Statistical bulletin: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location – 2013
Statistical bulletin – UK Business: Activity, Size and Location Released: 03 October 2013 – Download PDF Contents Headline figures Summary Business counts by…
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Small Businesses Hindered By ‘Complex’ Tax System
Half of small businesses spend between two and eight hours each month trying to understand and calculate their taxes and…
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Businesses At Risk Over Key Personnel Loss
More than half of UK businesses (55 per cent) would cease trading if they lost one or more key employees…
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End Of Auto-Rollover Energy Contracts For Businesses
Small businesses will no longer be locked into ‘automatic rollover’ energy contracts after five of the UK’s ‘big six’ energy…
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Business Finance Scheme Picks Up Lending
Lending through the Government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme to small businesses picked up to £84 million the second quarter…
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School-Leavers Need Better Workplace Skills, Say Business Groups
Young people in the UK are leaving school unprepared for employment and the workplace, business groups have said. Recent research…
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Home Businesses Number 2.5 Million
Small business owners operating from home now number 2.5 million in the UK, accounting for 52 per cent of all…
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Keeping Your Business ‘With IT’
Technology and social media have taken all industries by storm, and is becoming a vital element to any business move.…
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Hot Weather Helps Business Boom
Continuing hot weather throughout the UK is boosting business trade, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSBs). Members of…
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RTI Is Largest Cost Of Compliance For Businesses
The new real time information (RTI) process for calculating PAYE has been identified as one of the biggest drivers of…
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Businesses Struggle To Find Skilled Staff
Almost two fifths of businesses that need employees with science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills have trouble finding the…
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Statistical bulletin: Annual Business Survey, 2011 Revised Results
Statistical bulletin: Annual Business Survey, 2011 Revised Results Released: 13 June 2013 Download PDF (281.1 Kb) Contents Key points Overview User engagement…
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EXTENDING YOUR BUSINESS INSIDE OUT
Summer is upon us and as Steve Grimwood, Managing Director of Osmo UK says, the exterior can provide a great…
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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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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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CBI Publishes Tax Principles For Businesses
A statement of principles that sets out steps UK businesses should take in order to improve the transparency and understanding…
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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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