Financial services sector confidence slides to weakest position since 2008
Sentiment, volumes, and profits all deteriorated markedly in the financial services sector, with various indicators at their weakest since the financial crisis of 2008,...
FSB calls for MEPs to implement a post-Brexit plan for small...
MEPs must look beyond continuing Brexit uncertainty and take the lead in implementing a small business plan that will unlock the potential of Europe’s...
Leeds seeks business views on regional development
Leeds City Region LEP is asking businesses and organisations across the public and voluntary sectors to help in a review of the region’s Strategic...
Leading lawyer backs City of Culture business boost
A leading Hull lawyer is predicting a commercial property boost from City of Culture status despite the possible uncertainty over Brexit.
Jonathan Holmes, new head of commercial...
Chemical industry getting small businesses ready to wind regulatory challenge
With two years to go before new laws impact businesses, the chemical industry has urged companies to start preparing now.
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Businesses more saleable with Making Tax Digital
From April 1 2019, all businesses with a taxable turnover above the VAT Threshold will be required by law to use the Making Tax...
Employees put HR pros under more pressure over pensions, says Portus
HR departments are under increased pressure from employees concerned about company pension schemes, research from consultancy Portus shows.
They are facing a combination of increased...
FSB tells new Education Secretary to focus on apprenticeships
Less than 24 hours into the job, Boris Johnson's new Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson has been urged to focus on apprenticeships.
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Government plans could stall growth of Personal Injury firms
The growth of Personal Injury firms could be severely affected if government proposals to clamp down on personal injury limits go ahead.
The Law Society has...
Self-employed need fair treatment by Government, says FSB
Now that self-employed people represent almost 5% of the UK workforce, having grown by more than 100,000 over the last year, the FSB say...
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