Tag Archive for Management

UK businesses owe £1.8 billion in late corporation tax

The total value of corporation tax payments in arrears has jumped 15 per cent in the past year, to £1.82 billion up from £1.59 billion, as businesses increasingly struggle to pay their tax bills, says Funding Options, the online business finance supermarket. Funding Options says that the slowdown in the UK economy since Brexit could mean
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Five social media resolutions you should be making for 2017

Silence on social media is no longer an option. Every year, finding a business that isn’t on social media becomes less and less likely, probably because so many of us have accounts for personal use, too. Social media is fun after all – it’s a great way to network online and create noise about your
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UK needs a whole economy approach to make success of Brexit

The UK’s new relationship with the European Union (EU) must meet the needs of every sector of the whole economy to be a success, as the consequences of leaving any behind could have knock-on effects for others, says the CBI. This follows its largest consultation of members since before the EU referendum. The CBI has
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How to keep your employees motivated this January

Christmas is over, the decorations are down, the New Year’s celebrations are already a distant memory and workers struggle to get motivated – welcome to January. It’s a long, dark month, so it’s hard to find some feel-good factor to cling to – particularly with employees coming back to work after a relaxing Christmas break.
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Consumers turn to mobile shopping in the run up to Christmas

Are we seeing the first year when children will be sending emails to Father Christmas instead of letters? Perhaps not, but as the Christmas shopping season gets into full swing, consumers are turning ever more towards a mobile shopping future to solve their festive shopping needs. UK consumers are now digitally shopping on average nine times
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Online merchants lose nearly half of Christmas shoppers at the checkout

Irritated UK online shoppers are abandoning their online shopping basket and shopping elsewhere because online merchants are failing to offer them their preferred payment option. An insight into UK consumers’ shopping behaviour ahead of this Christmas’ shopping rush was discovered by e-payment specialist, PPRO Group, following a survey of 1,000 UK adults. The research reveals some
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Why working overtime could be the first sign of poor management

We all know work can be stressful and it might feel like overtime is the only way to keep on top of the workload, especially before and after the festive season. It is also at this time of the year that business freelance websites boom from overwhelmed managers who try to meet deadlines by delegating
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SMEs urged to make connections needed for growth a priority

Small companies are being urged to focus on making new business connections a priority in 2017 after research from NatWest reveals a third (33 per cent) are struggling to make beneficial connections. This is despite a vast majority (86 per cent) of senior decision makers knowing that expanding their network is important for their business’
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New b-leisure trend is secret to combating UK’s stress epidemic

According to a new survey conducted by FoundersCard, many entrepreneurs are extending previously scheduled business trips to make time for some fun in a trend called b-leisure. FoundersCard randomly selected 334 of its 20,000 members to find out how affluent business executives plan to spend their downtime next year. Four fifths (81 per cent) of
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How an SME can protect themselves from cyber attack

Businesses of all sizes face potential risks when operating online and therefore need to consider their protection from cyber attack. SME’s have a lot more to lose than larger enterprises as a single cyber attack may have dire financial consequences and have a direct impact on the future survival of the business. Small businesses will be a
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