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September 19, 2011 - Anonymous
Firms obliged to declare waste disposal process in full
Businesses must declare in their ‘waste transfer note’ (WTN) that they have taken steps to minimise waste and prepare for its safe disposal, under reforms introduced on 28 September.
September 19, 2011 - Anonymous
Win a business makeover with Karren Brady
Business owners can win a free consultation with star of the The Apprentice Karren Brady, following the launch of Nectar’s Business Makeover competition.
September 19, 2011 - Anonymous
Firms are encouraged to get involved in Global Entrepreneurship Week
Aspiring business owners and small firms are being urged to take part in this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, the annual celebration of enterprise that aims to inspire people to turn their business ideas into reality.
September 16, 2011 - Anonymous
Banking shake-up may be costly for small firms
Ring-fencing the UK’s retail banking system could increase the costs of lending for small firms, business groups have warned.
September 16, 2011 - Anonymous
Firms warned to secure premises as scrap metal theft soars
Business owners need to take steps to protect their vehicles and premises as rates of scrap metal theft have soared across the UK, the British Transport Police (BTP) has warned.
September 16, 2011 - Anonymous
Business confidence on the rise, report claims
Businesses’ confidence about the economic outlook increased slightly in August, new figures have indicated.
September 16, 2011 - Anonymous
Business owners face increased late-payment tax penalties
Business owners and the self-employed will face an increased penalty if they fail to file their paper-based tax returns before the 31 October deadline, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has warned.
September 16, 2011 - Anonymous
Win a business makeover with Karen Brady
Business owners can win a free consultation with star of the The Apprentice Karen Brady, following the launch of Nectar’s Business Makeover competition.
September 13, 2011 - Anonymous
Public sector procurement “overly complex” for small businesses
Small firms pitching for public sector contracts are struggling with overly-complex tenders, cancelled contracts and administration errors, the Cabinet Office has found.
September 13, 2011 - Anonymous
Government cuts apprenticeship red tape
The Government has unveiled measures to reduce the red tape businesses face when they take on apprentices.
September 13, 2011 - Anonymous
Two-thirds of employers deterred by basic CV errors
Almost two-thirds of employers have been deterred from recruiting a job applicant because of basic grammatical errors in their CV, research has highlighted.
September 13, 2011 - Anonymous
Last chance for firms to receive “business knighthood”
Businesses which can demonstrate outstanding commercial success have been urged to enter the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise before the application deadline closes.
September 09, 2011 - Anonymous
PM may “water down” temp worker reforms
The Prime Minister is investigating ways to reduce the impact of the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) on employers, media reports have claimed, despite there being less than month until the laws are due to take effect.
September 09, 2011 - Anonymous
Small firms to dominate the business landscape in 2020
The number of UK start-ups is set to rise by 20 per cent in the next decade, a report by Bibby Financial Services has predicted.
September 09, 2011 - Anonymous
Growth of online sales cut by half
Small businesses’ online sales in the second quarter of this year grew at half the rate they did in the same period in 2010, research has found.
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