With GDPR, Facebook algorithm changes and business rates relief, 2018 has been a wild year for small business owners. What’s on the way for 2019? A few experts from the SME world share their predictions. Mou Mukherjee, head of Registry Services, .Cloud There are 5.7 million private businesses registered in the UK and 96 per
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Report reveals poor payment practices from these big names
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A new government report shows how long it takes some of the high street’s biggest names to pay small suppliers. The inquiry by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEIS) highlights issues which hinder small business productivity. These include payment practices, support and advice, leadership and digital skills. Rachel Reeves MP, chair of BEIS,
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The best place to start a business in the UK
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Brighton is the best place to start a small business in the UK, based on new research. The study, compiled by Informi, studied a range of factors from the 63 largest towns and cities in the UK to determine which created the friendliest environment for small and medium-sized businesses to succeed. The small business support
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Is the Autumn Budget lacking a long-term objective?
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After much speculation, the Autumn Budget was announced on 29th October. On the surface the Budget is good for business owners, but that comes with a few important caveats. While in the short-term many of the decisions bode well for small businesses, it is difficult to make out the government’s long-term objectives, if they have
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Autumn Budget 2018: key points
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Overall, it’s been a positive Budget for small businesses, with a raft of changes due to come in over the next couple of years. Unfortunately, there was very little mention of Brexit, leaving small company owners unsure of how to plan for the future of their business. Gordon Fletcher, retail expert from the University of
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Autumn Budget 2018 predictions: what small businesses should know
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This year’s Autumn Budget is certainly an unusual one. First of all, it’s happening on Monday 29th October (it’s normally on a Wednesday) to get it done before vital Brexit negotiations in early November. It’ll also kick off at 3:30pm, later than the normal lunchtime slot. However, as per, there are likely to be announcements
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Financial Ombudsman Service will be open to 210,000 more SMEs in 2019
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed plans to extend access to the Financial Ombudsman Service to more SMEs. Under the ‘near-final’ rules, around 210,000 additional UK SMEs will be eligible to complain to the ombudsman service. The changes will mean that SMEs with an annual turnover below £6.5 million and fewer than 50
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How to understand the markets
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The market is so diverse and dynamic therefore your trading method must adapt to all these changes. With that said, I want you to understand that however good you may think you are, you can’t wrestle with the market. Big financial institutions and banks know this better. Why do you think they hire the best
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The best companies to start in a post-Brexit UK
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Those with long memories may recall the panic over the so-called Millennium Bug at the turn of the century. The theory was that, because computers would not be able to understand the concept of the year 2000, they would melt down, plunging civilisation into chaos. Some countries spent huge sums tackling the bug. Others spent
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Closing the gender gap: more women are showing interest in male-dominated courses
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More women are looking into courses which are typically male-dominated, according to new research. A study from online training course provider, findcourses.co.uk, shows the traditional industry gender splits, which indicated more employees of one sex than the other in certain roles, are significantly changing. By analysing the number of men and women researching its training
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