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Brexit vote shows little effect on rate of company start-ups

A new study shows that there is, as yet, no major impact on new company formations, or company closures, in England and Wales since the Brexit vote. The study, undertaken by company information provider checkcompany.co.uk, looked at the monthly number of new company formations at Companies House, (the company register for England and Wales) since 2014
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UK SMEs still rely on EU citizens to outsource work

Whether for or against, with almost a year passing since the British vote to leave the European Union, we’ve all had time to get used to the idea of Brexit. With the course of negotiations and discussions over a ‘hard’ or soft’ approach looming large in every political party’s general election manifesto, PeoplePerHour (PPH) wanted
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C-suite executives rank customer experience above marketing

According to a new report, ‘Success in The Experience Era: Connecting Customer and C-suite,’ UK and US business executives rank customer experience above sales and revenue as the key focus in 2017. A full 100 per cent of the C-suite survey respondents are prioritising the customer, in contrast to just 58 per cent who cite sales and
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SMEs trying to squeeze financial management into 3.6 hours a month

Britain’s 5.3 million strong army of sole traders and micro businesses estimate they’re spending the equivalent of 2.5 million working days collectively each month on finance management, a figure which could be a serious underestimation according to KashFlow, providers of easy to use business management software. KashFlow commissioned a study among sole traders and owners
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Survey shows effect of Brexit vote on technology consumption

Global technology publisher Purch unveils the results of its UK Tech Consumption Survey exploring the impact of Brexit on technology spending patterns following the leave vote. 2,000 consumers were asked, independently via OnePoll, about their spending plans following the vote to leave the EU and the results show a significant consumer shift in technology consumption. More
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Brexit fears double for new graduates as uncertain grows

Latest research insights from Magnet.me, the website which connects students with graduate employers, reveals the views of the graduates in 2017 on job prospects, Brexit and the 2017 UK General Election. Brexit fears have doubled in the minds of 2017 graduates since the start of year. When polled in January a third (35.5 per cent)
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Last parliament a strong term for UK businesses

Over the last two years, the number of companies in the UK has grown by 417,309 – an increase of 11 per cent during the course of the Parliament. The statistics come from company formation specialists Inform Direct, using data from Companies House and the Office of National Statistics. At the start of the last parliament
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The average Brit loses 16 days a year commuting to and from work

New research from CV-Library finds that more than two thirds of the nation’s workers (69.1 per cent) are losing up to 16 days a year commuting to and from work, with more than a third (38.6 per cent) of professionals commuting for up to two hours a day. The survey of 1,200 workers sought to explore how professionals feel
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Falling value of the pound revealed as UK workers top concern

Workers are more worried about losing their jobs to machines or due to the falling value of the pound, than immigration and globalisation, according to new findings from Indeed. The Indeed Employment Election 2017 study details the concerns workers feel most threaten job security in the UK. Top seven concerns 1. The falling value of
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Third of UK office workers don’t get enough exercise, study finds

A new survey commissioned by Pure Gym, to mark Global Employee Health and Fitness Month (GEHFM), reveals that one third (35 per cent) of UK office workers fail to get the National Health Service recommended exercise quota of 150 minutes per week. According to the NHS website, it’s advised that adults between the ages of
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