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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Yahoo! Announces Expansion Plans in Dublin
The internet company has announced plans to add more than 200 jobs at its Dublin Operations Centre
House of Lords blocks employee ‘shares for rights’ plan
The House of Lords has blocked a move to allow employees to give up some employment rights in return for shares in the company they work for
Budget 2013: UKs creative industries given boost to stimulate growth
Chancellor George Osborne has introduced measures designed to boost the creative industries and small businesses in today’s Budget.
Budget 2013: Chancellor gives motorists a break scrapping September’s 3p fuel duty rise
The Chancellor announced in today’s budget that he has scrapped the planned 3p a litre tax hike on petrol due to come into effect in the Autumn.
Budget 2013: Corporation tax slashed to 20% as Britain tells the world it is open for business
George Osborne today signalled that corporation tax will be cut to 20 per cent as he burnished his pro-business credentials.
Budget 2013: SMEs given Employment Allowance boost & NIC breaks to boost staffing
Up to 2.5 million employers will benefit, while 450,000 of the country’s smallest businesses will no longer pay any employer NICs
DM Design fined £90,000 over cold-calling
A Scottish firm has been fined £90,000 for “blighting” the public with thousands of unwanted marketing calls.
Sainsbury’s sales surge following horse meat crisis
J Sainsbury, the supermarket chain, has reported a 3.6pc rise in like-for-like sales over the last ten weeks, beating expectations in the City and boosting hopes of a recovery in the British economy ahead of the Budget.
One in five young people will need to enter engineering if the UK has any hope of addressing a severe skills shortage
Research by the Social Market Foundation has found that one in five young people will need to enter into a career in engineering if the UK has any hope of addressing a severe skills shortage.
Small Businesses Left Disillusioned by Party Politics
More than 2 in 5 small business owners believe that none of the UK’s political parties understand their needs, according to research carried out by YouGov on behalf of online accounting provider FreeAgent.
Multi Billion Pound UK Commitment To Long-Term Industrial Strategy
Government and industry have pledged an ambitious long-term partnership and £2 billion of investment to retain the UK’s position at the forefront of world aerospace manufacturing.
HMRC tax call handling ‘must sharpen up’
The UK tax authority’s new target for answering calls from taxpayers is “unambitious and woefully inadequate”, according to a committee of MPs.
Plans for India network of British business centres unveiled
Plans to develop British business networks in high growth and emerging markets took a further step forward today.
New regulator aims to boost confidence in crowdfunding
The UK’s “crowdfunding” sector has come together to launch a self-regulatory body in an attempt to bolster confidence in the fledgling industry.