Monthly Archives: January 2017

Act now to meet the tax return filing January deadline

The deadline for sending the 2015/16 tax return to HMRC and paying any tax owed is 31 January 2017. Last year, 10.39 million SA returns were filed on time, but 870,000 people missed the filing deadline leaving themselves facing a £100 penalty. With self-employment in the UK now at record levels, it is expected that
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Record number of new recruitment businesses enter market in 2016

2016 saw the highest number of new recruitment agencies on record opening their doors for the first time, according to Clearly PR & Marketing Communications. Figures obtained by Clearly PR & Marketing Communications this week, under a Freedom of Information request from Companies House, show that 4,529 new agency businesses were registered between January and December
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Taking on the late payment culprits: Will 2017 finally be our year?

Small businesses have long been hailed as the backbone of the UK economy – and rightly so. At the start of 2016 the combined annual turnover of SMEs was £1.8 trillion, so it’s no surprise Philip Hammond threw his weight behind them in this year’s Autumn Statement. Yet, as the Federation of Small Businesses has
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Register now for the Small Business, Big Opportunity Symposium

In every industry and every business, leaders have had the chance to reflect on 2016. Could we have predicted the Brexit vote, how ready are we for the changes it might bring, and do we have the skills and resources to ride an era of digital disruption? However your business fared last year, it is
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Work hard play hard? Half of UK workers are too busy to exercise

A new survey from office furniture providers DBI Furniture Solutions has reveals that 46 per cent of the working UK public say they do not have enough time for daily exercise. The survey aimed to find out when and how people are scheduling in their quota of exercise each day, and the results showed that almost
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The importance of defining your unique selling point

The first lesson of business is on the importance of a unique selling point. Without this, success is tough. Unfortunately, it’s so often overlooked. If you’re entering a crowded market, it can be terribly difficult to find one aspect of your brand that isn’t replicated among the competition. Fortunately, as part of the ‘Essential Business
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