One of UK’s largest supermarket chicken suppliers has suspended operations after an investigation allegedly exposed food safety breaches.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Frugal entrepreneurs too risky for majority of angel investors
Startup founders should be prepared to put their money where their mouths are if they want to secure investment from business angels, according to research.
Monach Airlines CEO praises staff as operator ceases trading after terrorism ravages bookings
Monarch Airlines chief executive praised the carrier’s owners Greybull Capital for their courage in buying the stricken airline in 2014 and apologised to suppliers who will be left out of pocket.
Over half of UK SMEs still unfamiliar with the GDPR
Over half of UK small businesses are still unfamiliar with the General Data Protection Regulation despite its introduction being now less than a year away.
Online marketplace sellers add £11bn to UK economy from exports
A growing army of UK small businesses unlocked £11bn in UK export growth in 2016 by trading internationally on online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay, a new report has found.
Majority of SME businesses risk sponsor licence revocation
Up to 95 per cent of SME businesses risk sponsor licence revocation for migrant workers and many are also at risk of instant Home Office closure, new research has found.
UK workers are putting in more than 13 extra days of work a year
The average UK worker puts in over 13 extra working days a year, with two thirds admitting that they often work more than their contracted hours.
British Business Bank sets out case for more finance options for smaller businesses
The British Business Bank, the UK’s national economic development bank, has today published a new report that provides a fresh analysis of the need for greater choice for the UK’s smaller businesses looking for finance to grow.
More than £40 million ‘lost’ due to businesses and individuals deliberately avoiding tax in the UK
As the traditional saying goes: In life, only two things are certain – death and taxes.
58 million Brits now subscribe to their shopping
A new study shows an estimated 58 million Brits now subscribe to services – 89 per cent of the British adult population.
Shell Springboard to award £350,000 to the most innovative low-carbon enterprises
Shell International Limited’s enterprise support programme for UK’s innovative low-carbon businesses is now open for applications.
Faith lost in HMRC IR35 Tool with only 10% of contractors now using it
Just 10 per cent of contractors are now using HMRC’s much maligned IR35 status tool according to new research. The figure for those using the tool is down from a height of 28 per cent since the tool and the new legislation came into effect in April 2017. What’s more, of the 1100 contractors surveyed […]
Shoreditch is world’s most expensive tech district
Shoreditch is the most expensive tech district in the world, with intense demand for office space pushing rents higher than those in Mid-Market, San Francisco, and almost double those in Brooklyn, New York, according to new research from Knight Frank.
Majority of SME businesses risk immigration sponsor licence & instant home office closure
Up to 95 per cent of SME businesses risk sponsor licence revocation for migrant workers and many are also at risk of instant Home Office closure, new research has found.
Third of British workers would be happy to have a robot boss
With the Bank Of England projecting that up to 15 million jobs might be at risk due to robots, new research reveals that nearly a third of British workers would be happy to work for a robot boss. The survey from cloud accounting software provider FreeAgent, of 1,000 working British people, also found that 11 per cent of […]