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A recent study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development concluded that making job cuts should be the last resort in the current economic downturn,…
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A recent study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development concluded that making job cuts should be the last resort in the current economic downturn,…
As MPs continue to face the aftermath of the expenses scandal, new research has highlighted that small businesses are well ahead of the government when it…
With insolvencies surging at an 18-year high, one segment of the economy benefiting from this trend is the turnaround investor.
The chancellor introduced a boost to credit insurance and extended the scheme that allows businesses to offset tax incurred in boom times against leaner years
With insolvencies rising at their fastest rate for 18 years, these are good times for one group in the economy – the turnaround investor.
It’s a special occasion and you’ve decided to spend your hard-earned cash on a hot air balloon ride for you and your true love. As you…
To say that the markets have been turbulent in 2008 would be a complete understatement and the prospects for 2009 seem much the same. My prognosis…
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) have met HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) during the last few days to highlight its concerns about the administrative burdens…
I recently visited a growing IT business in the M5 corridor – that hot bed of entrepreneurial IT businesses. During my conversation the MD described how they…
A Government Minister has described 2012 as the most important year since 1908, it will change the financial landscape in this country forever. No, not the…
Commercial bank managers have long complained that it is much easier for clients to get unsecured loans personally, where no evidence is required as to how…
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is welcoming the Payments Council’s new National Payments Plan, announced this week, in which it agrees not to phase out…
I see a lot of businesses that are very busy but they just aren’t making any money. Let me give you a recent example of a…
In a competitive world where costs are key to success, employee retention plays a vital part. Long serving employees save on recruitment costs and the training…
Any item for sale benefits from quality presentation, whether it be a bottle of perfume or a three piece lounge suite. Businesses are no different. An…