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Reading Time | < 1 min 07 May 2015

Calls for compulsory retirement advice

Reading Time • < 1 minTwo thirds of over-55s think financial advice should be compulsory for people nearing retirement, research by MGM Advantage suggests. The survey of 1,000 over-55s found that 65% want compulsory financial advice while 62% of those planning t...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 06 May 2015

Late payment tops SME election agenda

Reading Time • 2 minsTackling late and unfair payment practices has been at the top of the small business agenda throughout the 2015 election campaign.Most of the main political parties have directly addressed the issue in their manifestos and have all pledged...
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Reading Time | 3 mins 06 May 2015

Employee engagement – 5 ways to retain top talent

Reading Time • 3 minsI thought I would share my top five tips for employee engagement with you to ensure that you retain the best people.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 05 May 2015

SMEs not seeking expert advice

Reading Time • < 1 minSMEs are not making use of expert advice when starting their business, research by Aviva has found. The survey of more than 1,500 business owners shows that just 13% turn to financial advisers for support, while 9% use legal advisers and 6%...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 01 May 2015

Retirees breaking inheritance traditions

Reading Time • < 1 minTraditional ways of passing on inheritance could be 'dying out', a report by HSBC has suggested. The survey finds that just one third of people have received an inheritance despite 58% of working-age people planning to leave one. Inc...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 29 Apr 2015

Local devolution popular among English businesses

Reading Time • < 1 minMore than 4 in 10 businesses in England are in favour of greater devolution of decision making to the local level, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). The poll of more than 1,300 English firms found that 42% wou...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 27 Apr 2015

Medium-sized business owners plan exit strategies

Reading Time • 2 minsA third of medium-sized business owners are planning to sell their business, a report by law firm Mills & Reeve has found. The research into the health of the UK's mid-market sector reveals that 33% of business owners are thinking about...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 22 Apr 2015

HMRC underestimates EU VAT impact

Reading Time • 2 minsHMRC miscalculated the number small firms affected by the new EU VAT rules by more than 10,000%, according to a report by Enterprise Nation. New EU rules were introduced in January 2015 that require UK digital services firms to charge VAT b...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 22 Apr 2015

The first top 50 SMEs list in North Yorkshire

Reading Time • < 1 minIt is with delight I introduce the first list of the Top 50 SMEs in North Yorkshire.
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