Growth in the number of SMEs in the technical and professional sector has outstripped every other industry since 2010, according to the latest study from specialist challenger bank Hampshire Trust Bank. The research conducted in partnership with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), reveals there are almost 40 per cent more legal services SMEs,
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Number of tech start-ups double since Brexit vote
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An analysis of Companies House data by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM finds that the number of tech start-ups in the UK has more than doubled since the Brexit referendum. In the eight month period prior to the referendum in June 2016, 2,325 software publishing, computer programming, and business and domestic software companies were incorporated. However,
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London businesses in a weak position to handle business rates hike
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With businesses in the capital set to face a sharp rise in business rates from the 1st April, new research reveals that thousands of London companies are ill prepared for the imminent increase to their tax burden, with nearly 70,000 businesses already experiencing ‘significant’ financial distress even before the changes take effect. London businesses are
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Is your business the next big thing in British food and drink?
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Online supermarket Ocado is calling for small food and drink producers from across the country to battle it out to be crowned Britain’s Next Top Supplier. The winner of the competition will see their product stocked at Ocado and will also receive a £20,000 marketing package. Now in its third year, Britain’s Next Top Supplier
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Young professionals entering work better equipped than their predecessors
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Things could be changing for the next generation of job hunters, as research from CV-Library reveals that 46 per cent of the Generation Z workforce were taught about interview process through education, compared with just 20.4 per cent of Millennials. The study, which surveyed 1,000 UK workers, explored how, and at what age, UK professionals learnt about
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More than one in five Brit workers are not saving for a pension
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A new survey reveals the extent of the looming pension crisis in the UK, as 21 per cent of British workers have no pension savings. Of those that do, 80 per cent had no idea how much they will need in their pension pot when it comes to retiring. The remainder hazard a guess that £275,000 will
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SMEs focus on the power of employee benefits
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Small and medium-sized companies are focusing on the potential of employee benefits to help boost productivity and improve company performance, new research from MetLife’s UK Employee Benefit Trends Study 2017 shows. Its unique survey, which is now in its third edition, includes specific research among companies employing fewer than 100 staff who do not offer
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UK graduates fail to land grad-level jobs after finishing university
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More than a quarter (26 per cent) of university graduates in Britain regret the time and money they spent on their degree – equating to 5.6 million people across the country. With the average UK graduate entering the working world with £44,000 worth of university debt, new research by Intern Tech unveils that large proportions of the country’s
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Britains entrepreneurs inspired to start a business by TV shows
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TV shows such as Dragons Den and their panel of business giants are inspiring a new generation of job seekers, according to new research. A survey of 2,012 British adults published in the Careers on the Box report by Fletchers Solicitors reveals that more than one in four (27 per cent) millennials consider starting a business as a
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New research shows that banks are creating barriers for mumpreneurs
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With nearly half of UK mums saying they admire entrepreneurial businesswomen like Michelle Mone, Karren Brady and Liz Earle, APS financial unveils the barriers Mumpreneurs believe are stopping them from becoming the next ‘Baroness Bra’. Half (52 per cent) of the 1,500 UK mums polled by APS financial say the top three reasons for not
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