Monthly Archives: January 2018

Finding stability: How to survive a business disaster

With 73 per cent of businesses having had some type of operations interruption in the last five years, business continuity is becoming a concern for many organisations, especially the SMEs. Business continuity incorporates pre-emptive measures such as cyber-defences to minimise risk, proactive tactics such as system backups in case a problem arises and plans for
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Small business confidence continues to fall in 2018

Small businesses are beginning the new year with increased pessimism as surging operating costs, weak domestic growth and flagging consumer demand hamper profits and confidence, according to the latest Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Small Business Index (SBI). The SBI stands at -2.5 in Q4 20171 marking a fourth consecutive quarterly drop in the Index
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R&D tax credits: What qualifies for credit in your business

Research and development tax credits have been around for many years now, but in recent years there has been an important change that not all businesses are aware of. There is still a perception that to claim the relief you need to do something truly innovative. However, R&D tax credits are something HMRC are trying
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