Monthly Archives: April 2017

Thinking of starting a business? Why not consider one of these?

There comes a time in many people’s lives where they want more from a career- more money, more freedom, and more satisfaction. Some go back to school to study for a new vocation, others change jobs and go for something in a different sector, but some people choose to start their own business from scratch.
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Half of SMEs lost money on self-assessment errors in 2016

Can HMRC successfully Make Tax Digital while still struggling to push out the self-assessment protocol? A survey of 1000 UK SMEs, commissioned by cloud accountancy software Pandle, reveals that despite feeling well informed on the recent changes to the system, almost half (49.23 per cent) of all SMEs have lost money in the submission process. In light
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Where is the best city in the UK to launch a start-up?

Locating a city to set up your new business can be time consuming and stressful as you try to weigh up cost and convenience over available customers and demand. Expert Market have devised the an index of the best cities to launch a start-up. The research evaluates specific data points to provide a detailed picture of
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Are your line managers prepared to manage inter-office conflicts?

Research from the CIPD shows that more than half (53 per cent) of line managers are not trained or qualified to handle ‘difficult conversations’ and office conflicts. The corresponding report also reveals some conflict solution techniques can be counterproductive and ‘kill the employment relationships’. Elsewhere in the report, it states that ‘we see discipline and grievance processes as
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UK SMEs hit with big fines for unlicensed software damages

Unlicensed software use cost UK small-to-medium sized businesses over £900,000 in legalisation costs and damages for copyright infringement in 2016, according to new figures from BSA | The Software Alliance. The figure includes settlements and the cost of acquiring new software to become compliant. The total cost to SMEs has risen from £770,192 in 2015,
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