UK SMEs stockpile £86 billion of surplus cash
Small and medium-sized firms in the UK have accumulated £86 billion of cash and they are keeping it in current accounts that pay little or no interest...
Date: 21 January 2020 By:
START-UP AND SME RESOURCES
Small business news - January 2020
January 2020
2019 was a bumper year for UK start-ups
Last year, almost 700,000 new firms were launched in the UK, a 2...
Date: 21 January 2020 By:
Revealed: the best universities for would-be entrepreneurs
A new study has uncovered the universities with the highest number of entrepreneurs among their graduates...
Date: 21 January 2020 By:
Get Work partners with Google to support tradespeople
A new online lead generation service aimed at UK tradespeople has been launched today by Get Work in partnership with Google...
Date: 21 January 2020 By:
Technology will be key to prosperity after Brexit
Two new business surveys have highlighted the challenges facing UK firms but they also suggest there is light at the end of the Brexit tunnel...
Date: 14 January 2020 By:
Too little too late? IR35 review gets luke-warm reception
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Date: 14 January 2020 By:
Most small firms wary of Open Banking
A new survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that business owners are worried about sharing banking data electronically, despite the benefits...
Date: 14 January 2020 By:
Fake reviews are big problem for small firms that sell online
New research from the Federation of Small Businesses has revealed the scale of challenges facing firms that use online marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay and Facebook...
Date: 7 January 2020 By:
High Pay Day shines spotlight on executive pay
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Date: 7 January 2020 By:
Commuters lose five days a year because of delays
The CBI and KPMG have launched a campaign to highlight the need to improve transport infrastructure across the UK...
Date: 7 January 2020 By:
Salaries set to rise for the first time in two years
Professional salaries in the UK are expected to increase by at least 3% in 2020, following two years' of pay freezes...
Date: 2 January 2020 By:
Has the UK economy hit bottom yet?
The latest quarterly economic survey by the British Chambers of Commerce has found "protracted weakness" across most indicators of economic health in the final quarter of 2019...
Date: 2 January 2020 By:
National Living Wage to increase by 6.2%
The government's acceptance of the Low Pay Commission's 2019 recommendations means that the NLW will reach the target of 60% of median earnings in April 2020...
Date: 31 December 2019 By:
Do you need a career reboot in 2020?
New research has found that half of UK employees fear they're in the wrong job; while a survey of freelancers has found many are lonely and stressed...
Date: 17 December 2019 By:
All eyes on Boris Johnson over the issue of IR35
Business groups welcomed the Conservative party pledge, made just before the election, to review the upcoming IR35 changes...
Date: 17 December 2019 By:
UK business population hits new heights
As 2019 draws to a close, the latest government statistics show that the total number of businesses in the UK has risen to 5...
Date: 17 December 2019 By:
Is shopper hypocrisy costing small firms business?
New research has found that many UK shoppers don't put their money where their mouth is when it comes to supporting small firms and independent shops...
Date: 10 December 2019 By: