Statistics released by HMRC demonstrate a near 20 per cent decline in the amount raised by companies using Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax relief, year on year. The number of companies using EIS scheme while the total amount raised fell by over £200 million. ‘We are seeing the changes at the Summer Budget 2015 take effect.
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Graduates have unrealistic salary expectations
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Nearly half of graduates (47 per cent) expect an average of £9,000 more than they get in their first role after university, a new report reveals. Post-university, graduates salary expectations for their first job is between £21,000 and £30,000, yet only one in six achieve this sum. The study of 492 graduates, by sales recruitment specialist
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London is officially home to the largest number of millionaire CEOs
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Ever wondered where the world’s millionaire CEOs are hiding? Well, closer to home than you think. New research conducted by Compelo finds that London is actually the city with the most millionaire CEOs. One of London’s most successful and well-known CEOs is Virgin founder Richard Branson, who is worth an estimated $5.5 billion. However, although
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Business travellers have the healthiest relationships
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Those who regularly travel for business are likely to have the healthiest relationships, according to new research that questioned 2,000 business travellers nationwide. The survey, carried out by CitySuites, Manchester’s first and only luxury serviced apartments, reveals that 61 per cent of people thought working away from home made them more adventurous in the bedroom on
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Have the urge to start a business? It could be down to your testosterone
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High levels of testosterone can give individuals the push they need to work for themselves according to Nicos Nicolaou, professor and head of the entrepreneurship and innovation group at Warwick Business School. ‘Using the most widely accepted methods available for measuring testosterone levels and analysing three diverse samples, our findings indicate testosterone levels may constitute an
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I quit! UK professionals reveal the top reasons for leaving their job
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Leaving a job can be a big decision for an employee to make and it’s no wonder that the latest research from CV-Library finds that two thirds (66.7 per cent) of workers find it a difficult thing to do, with a further 42 per cent stating that they felt nervous about quitting. The survey of 1,000 UK workers
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UK hospitality and leisure industry set for bumper year
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British hotels and the hospitality and leisure leisure industry are set for a record year with a substantial increase in both home and international visitors planning holidays in the UK. The Barclays Corporate Banking report, Destination UK: driving growth in the UK hospitality and leisure sector reveals the 2017 holiday and leisure preferences of almost 10,000
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What British businesses are doing right with email marketing
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Dotmailer, an email marketing platform provider, releases its Hitting the Mark report, a deep dive into the email marketing strategies of 100 influential global retailers. And when it comes to doing it right, it seems we Brits are up there with the best of them – with British businesses taking up six spots in the top
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British entrepreneurs reveal the business milestones that mean most
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The private investment specialists at Current Capital asked 1,000 British business owners which company milestones mean most to them – and from making their first profit to landing their first big contract, it looks like the UK’s entrepreneurs put plenty of stock in finances. Following a study by Ormsby Street, which reveals that four in
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Consumers rally behind Britain’s businesses following Article 50
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New research from peer-to-peer share trading platform Asset Match reveals that a huge number of UK adults are confident that the country’s private sector will benefit from Brexit. Moreover, this confidence is backed by a clear agenda among consumers to spend money with British businesses and brands over the next two years in what
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