A new report from Axis Communications, the market leader in network video, has identified a growing market opportunity for the channel as 75 per cent of small business owners cited IT and security resellers as the preferred route to procure network cameras. Activity within the market is expected to increase as 82 per cent of
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Lack of confidence cost the UK £2.2 billion in 2016
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Low levels of business confidence in 2016 could have cost the UK £2.2 billion in investment and 249,000 jobs according to new research from Newable, the business consultancy. The latest figures suggest that, had it been at the same level as the long term average (recorded between 1972-2015), the UK would have enjoyed a better business
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SMEs put dampener on wider economy aspirations for UK
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UK SMEs overwhelmingly see Germany as the most important country to the economy, according to the latest SME Confidence Tracker from business funder, Bibby Financial Services. As the Government sets its sights on new trading relationships outside of the European single market, SMEs have voiced concerns about looking beyond traditional trading partners such as Germany
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Don’t rush to file your tax return before 31st January this year
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The UK’s 9-year-old Tax Advice Network is offering controversial advice to anyone rushing to complete self-assessment tax return this week. Their advice: It’s better to file right and late than on time and wrong. Chairman of the Tax Advice Network, Mark Lee, explains, ‘As the annual self-assessment tax return filing date looms so does the pressure to
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Majority of UK workers apply for job roles they aren’t qualified for
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More than 60 per cent of UK workers have applied for jobs that they aren’t qualified for, according to new research from Course Library, in partnership with CV-Library and UK edtech firm, e-Careers Limited. The research, which surveyed 1,000 participants between the ages of 18 and 64 about the relationship between professional development and employability, also reveals
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SMEs reluctant to take on new staff in 2017
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More than half (51.2 per cent) of the SMEs surveyed in the latest quarterly Close Brothers Business Barometer say they presently have no plans to take on staff over the next 12 months. The large number of SMEs planning to freeze headcount this year underlines the cautious mood now prevailing at many businesses. Even among the minority
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Working Brits consider starting a business in 2017
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One in ten working Brits intend to start their own business within the year, according to a study by FreeAgent. With 31.76 million people currently working in the UK, according to recent ONS statistics released in December, that means 3.2 million more Brits are expected to become their own boss by 2018. The survey, carried
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The top 10 industries to find a job in 2017
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New data from the UK’s leading independent job site, CV-Library, has found that the design, leisure and tourism and catering industries are some of the top sectors to find a new job this year, showing great promise for job hunters looking for work in these areas. The data, which analysed the average number of jobs
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Government policy worries for small businesses
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SMEs are optimistic about the prospects for the UK economy, but increasingly concerned about the lack of support from government policy, according to the latest research from Smith & Williamson. The Enterprise Index, a quarterly barometer of owner managers and entrepreneurs, finds that confidence in the UK economy grew five points from the previous quarter,
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Why businesses are not paying staff the national minimum wage
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Ten of the most bizarre excuses used by unscrupulous bosses found to have underpaid workers the National Minimum Wage have today been revealed by the government. Excuses for not paying staff the minimum wage include only wanting to pay staff when there are customers to serve and believing it was acceptable to underpay workers until
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