Chancellor Philip Hammond has revealed in the Autumn Statement 2016 announcement that the National Living Wage will go up from £7.20 to £7.50 from April next year for workers aged over 25, which could mean increased pressure on the margins of small businesses in many sectors. The increase is expected to give a much-needed boost to the
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Autumn Statement 2016: Headlines for businesses
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Philip Hammond, Chancellor Philip Hammond has just announced his first and last Autumn Statement, as from 2018 the Budget will move to the autumn with a Spring Statement being made to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Below we list the key announcement that impact on UK businesses: National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) of £23
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Autumn Statement 2016: The UK needs to boost its productivity
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Raising productivity is essential for the ‘high wage, high skill economy we want’, Chancellor Philip Hammond has declared in his Autumn Statement 2016. The Chancellor looks to settle the economy after an uncertain political and economic year that saw sterling drop, political instability and economic turbulence. In order to rebalance the economy, Hammond announced a National
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UK SMEs unphased by year of market turbulence and uncertainty
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While 2016 has, for some, been the year of years to worry about market turbulence and instability – the proportion of UK SMEs that bemoan external barriers to growth has actually fallen in the last 12 months. While many think tanks and major international brands have commented on the apparent negative impact of Brexit – and
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Britain the biggest Christmas spending nation in Europe
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Brexit doesn’t appear to have dampened Brits’ Christmas spending spirit this year, with research commissioned by RetailMeNot, the world’s largest marketplace for digital offers and operator of VoucherCodes.co.uk, forecasting £77.56 billion to be spent during the Christmas shopping season in 2016 – an overall increase of 1.9 per cent from last year. Shopping on mobile
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Creating the perfect brand guide lines in three simple steps
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Creating an easily recognisable brand, one that encapsulates your brand messages, theme and connects with your core audience, is crucial for any business. Having a clear style guideline means that your identity is captured consistently in your logo, slogan or brand colours, so your potential customer will instantly grasp what you stand for – ultimately
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Simple ways for your offline marketing to benefit your online marketing
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Just because you have a successful online marketing strategy doesn’t mean that offline marketing is no longer valid. Colour Graphics understand that to be even more successful, using a combination of online and offline marketing is needed. They have created a list of seven simple ways that offline marketing can give your online marketing a
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Five online marketing strategies to gear up for Christmas
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Is your website ready for Christmas? With over 60 per cent of UK consumers doing half of their Christmas shopping online, it’s time to knock it up a gear for your Christmas marketing. Excessive crowds are one of the main factors turning shoppers to their laptops and mobile phones, rather than braving a trip to their
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Total Life Changes Has Momentum In Latin America Market
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Total Life Changes recently appointed two new positions to foster its growth in Central and South America. Alexandra Serna now serves as the General Manager and Darwin Almeida was promoted to the Regional Manager of Latin America.
There have been several changes in the structure of customer relations and communication amongst country management as well.
The results of these changes will be evaluated over the next two months, but in the meantime, the Independent Business Owners have maintained their focus by sharing TLC products, acquiring new customers and sharing the vision of earning residual income by owning their own business.
Regional Director Alexander P. Morales is one example of a TLC representative that has remained determined for the past three years to share his story and build a network of team members that
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All Successful Entrepreneurs Share These 4 Qualities
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EY and Harvard Business Review explored the state of entrepreneurship over the past three decades.