UK economy holding back SMEs
The UK economy is preventing six out of ten small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from achieving their growth potential, new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has indicated. Read more »Chancellor faces increasing pressure for Budget tax-cuts
The Chancellor is facing mounting pressure from business groups and labour MPs to cut taxes in the upcoming Budget in order to stimulate economic growth and boost business. Read more »Businesses encouraged to go green with low carbon vehicle grant
The Government has announced the first seven vans eligible for its new Plug-in Van Grant scheme which offers tax breaks of 20 per cent off the cost of selected low emission vehicles. Read more »HMRC: Late tax return penalties being issued
HMRC has begun issuing hundreds of thousands of penalty notices to those who have failed to submit tax returns on time, it has announced. Read more »Small businesses embrace the internet age
The number of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) using the internet and social networking sites has risen sharply over the past year, a recent business survey by PeoplePerHour has shown. Read more »Rush to beat stamp duty holiday boosts housing market
House sales were up in January as an increased number of first-time buyers made the most of the stamp duty holiday which is to end in March, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says. Read more »Concerns behind January retail boost
UK retailers are increasing cash reserves rather than investing in business expansion and job creation as a result of economic uncertainty, an independent study by Oxford Economics for the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has found. Read more »Free online training to boost SME mentoring
A new online training tool designed to connect thousands of experienced business mentors with small and medium sized enterprises has been launched by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Read more »New lenders join SME finance scheme
Four new accredited lenders will join the Government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme to offer loans to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs. Read more »Wealthy pension savers to take advantage of tax breaks as speculation mounts
Thousands of higher and additional rate taxpayers will take advantage of current pension rules in the coming weeks in order to maximise their contributions, pension experts have said. Read more »latestnews
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22nd February
UK economy holding back SMEsThe UK economy is preventing six out of ten small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from achieving their growth potential, new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has indicated.
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