Companies in some regions of the UK are losing out on millions of pounds of research and development (R&D) tax savings every year compared to their counterparts across the rest of the UK, according to R&D tax relief specialist Jumpstart. Despite an increase of over one third (37 per cent) year on year in the total
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First week of January sees spike in workers looking for a new career
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More than one in five (23 per cent) UK workers are looking for a new career in the first week of 2017, reveals research published today by Peakon. Peakon surveyed 3000 UK employees during the first week of January to gauge the mood of employees going into the new year. A quarter (23 per cent) were actively looking
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Britain’s sedentary workers cost the UK economy billions
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Alarming figures reveal that 63 per cent of British workers have strolled into 2017 either overweight or obese; despite around 35 per cent holding a new year’s resolution to lose weight last year. However, disappointingly less than 10 per cent actually stuck to these promises. With so many living such an unhealthy lifestyle, it has proven to have
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Opportunity for early stage start-ups to jump start their business
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Capgemini today(10/1/17) announced the ‘go live’ of its InnovatorsRace50, a worldwide competition for early stage start-ups to showcase the potential of their products, services or innovative uses of technology to disrupt businesses and organisations. This special edition of Innovators Race, to mark Capgemini’s 50th Anniversary year, celebrates the spirit of innovative entrepreneurship by offering five winning
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UK, French and German companies spend millions on Airbnb
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Businesses in France, Germany and the UK are spending millions of dollars on Airbnb accommodation for travelling employees, according to research from Concur. Data was collected by analysing nearly 50,000 expense transactions from using solutions between Q3 2014 and Q2 2016. The results underline a growing trend to explore alternative lodging when they travel for business.
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The top UK cities to find a job in 2017 are revealed
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Liverpool, Edinburgh and London are the top locations to find a new job this year, showing great promise for local job hunters looking for work in these areas, according to new research by CV-Library. The data, which analysed the average number of jobs in the UK’s key cities in 2016, finds that Liverpool (23 per cent), Edinburgh
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Cost of SME borrowing to soar above £50 billion in 2017
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British small and medium-sized businesses are planning on borrowing an average of £41,770 in 2017, according to new results from Zurich SME Risk Index. This would mark an increase of approximately one fifth (22 per cent) compared with 2016, when small businesses borrowed on average just £34,375. As a result, should the number of businesses that
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£34 billion opportunity waiting to be unlocked by SMEs
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As new research uncovers a £34 billion economic opportunity waiting to be unlocked from Britain’s SMEs by 2021, Barclays launches a mobile business lending service capable of providing instant loans to businesses. Though almost a third of British SMEs are not planning on applying for a loan despite acknowledging it would boost their business, the research
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British Business Bank expands partnership with Funding Circle
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British Business Bank Investments Ltd, the commercial arm of the government-owned British Business Bank, will today begin lending a further £40 million to UK small businesses through the direct lending platform, Funding Circle. The news follows the success of the programme to date, where more than 10,000 businesses across the country have benefitted from £60
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Almost half of UK adults have thought about changing their career
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The New Year is here along with the chance to take stock of all the elements of your life – a healthier lifestyle, spending more time with your family, saving more money – and a new career? January is often the time that people start looking at new job opportunities – sometimes even taking a
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