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Reading Time | 2 mins 16 Sep 2015

Business costs rising ahead of inflation

Reading Time • 2 minsMany companies have seen their costs continue to rise across 2015, with staff costs being the most commonly reported increase, according to a new survey by the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
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Reading Time | 2 mins 15 Sep 2015

National living wage to have modest impact

Reading Time • 2 minsThe impact of the incoming introduction of the national living wage (NLW) will be minimal in most industries, according to new analysis by the Resolution Foundation.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 14 Sep 2015

Avoidance crackdown nets record collection for HMRC

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government has now collected a record £1 billion in tax payments from individuals using tax avoidance schemes as a result of new collection rules, according to HMRC.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 11 Sep 2015

Confidence is returning to the market

Reading Time • 2 minsWhen you see the Chancellor on the news visiting a construction site adorned in a hi-vis jacket and hard hat you realise that what often follows is the release of positive economic data. But why does the Chancellor choose to deliver his message in this way?
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Reading Time | 2 mins 11 Sep 2015

Awareness and uptake in Government investment schemes uneven

Reading Time • 2 minsThe system of claiming tax relief on investments should be used by the government to make investment easier and fully realise the potential of existing schemes, a new report by the Institute of Directors (IOD) argues.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 10 Sep 2015

Retirees ignore housing equity options

Reading Time • < 1 minMore than two thirds of people aged 65 and over have housing equity that could help bolster their retirement income, according to LV=.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 10 Sep 2015

Digital connectivity drives small business growth

Reading Time • 2 minsThe health of the digital market for small businesses is helping drive growth despite gaps in expectation, service quality and delivery, according to a report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
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Reading Time | 2 mins 10 Sep 2015

Sheffield City Region businesses on the up

Reading Time • 2 minsFrom its inception in 2008 the purpose of our Rapid Growth Survey has been to highlight those businesses within the Sheffield City Region whose vision, energy and determination has generated substantial growth
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Reading Time | < 1 min 09 Sep 2015

Employees in large firms rely on workplace pensions

Reading Time • < 1 minWorkers in large companies are more likely to depend on their workplace pension in retirement compared to workers in smaller businesses, research by Scottish Widows has shown.
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