Monthly Archives: April 2017

Trading Forex can help support your new business

That’s every entrepreneur’s quandary. While we all want to live the dream, getting it right will take time. Not to mention the possibility that you’ll have to abandon the project. Most people cannot commit to a business idea unless they have an alternative source of income. And so many make it their passion project, while
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Growth in the service sector continues to rise in 2017

March data points to a rebound in UK service sector growth, with business activity and incoming new work both rising at the strongest rates so far in 2017. Survey respondents also remain optimistic about the year-ahead business outlook, almost half of the survey panel forecast growth while only one-in-nine expect a fall in activity. However,
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Half of SME business owners have never heard of R&D tax relief

More than half (51 per cent) of SME business owners and managers in the UK have never even heard of Research and Development (R&D) tax relief, according to the results of a new survey published today by Catax, the specialist tax reliefs expert. But with 57 per cent of respondents saying they have developed a new product or
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UK’s aspiring business owners continue to grow in confidence

Four out of five Brits consider starting up their own business, but financial risks (54 per cent) and fear of failure (40 per cent) are holding them back, according to a new study commissioned by self storage provider Space Station. The survey of 1,000 aspiring entrepreneurs reveals that the prospect of securing funding for their start-up is one
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Britain’s small digital businesses defy economic disaster with continued growth

Despite swirling headwinds and expert predictions of economic disaster, Britain’s small digital businesses are optimistic about their growth prospects this year by a margin of two to one, according to the eBay for Business Index. Almost half (46 per cent) of the small online businesses surveyed are confident about their growth prospects, compared to just
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