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Reading Time | < 1 min 20 Feb 2014

Record number of women in work

Reading Time • < 1 minThe employment rate for women is at its highest since records began, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. More than two thirds (67.2 per cent) of working age women have jobs, which equates to more than 14 million people.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Feb 2014

BHP springs into action

Reading Time • < 1 minBHP Corporate Finance has acted as lead advisors to Stride Supplies Limited in its acquisition of Direct Wire Limited.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 18 Feb 2014

Retailers propose business rates reform

Reading Time • < 1 minThe British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published a set of ideas to reform the business rates system. The Road to Reform proposes incentives for businesses to invest in property, as well as support for the regeneration of high streets and j...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Feb 2014

Online sales growth continues

Reading Time • < 1 minOnline retailers have reported their strongest January sales of non-food products since 2009, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Online sales of non-food products increased by 19.2 per cent in January 2014, compared with Janu...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 11 Feb 2014

One in four not ready to retire

Reading Time • < 1 minOne in four people planning to retire this year don't feel ready to stop working, according to research by Prudential. The Class of 2014 study tracked the aspirations of people who plan to retire and found a changing attitude towards retire...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 10 Feb 2014

Corporate insolvencies at six year low

Reading Time • < 1 minThe number of corporate insolvencies fell in 2013 to its lowest level since 2007, according to Government figures. Last year 14,982 firms went into liquidation, a 7.3 per cent decrease compared to 2012. The level of individual insolv...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 06 Feb 2014

NI Chamber calls for export action plan

Reading Time • < 1 minThe Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce has called for further Government measures to boost exports. Chamber president Mark Nodder told the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee that more needed to be done in order to see an improveme...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 05 Feb 2014

Small manufacturers plan investment

Reading Time • < 1 minSmall manufacturers are planning to increase investment during 2014, according to a survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The latest CBI SME Trends Survey of over 300 small and medium-sized manufacturers found that investme...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 04 Feb 2014

Business groups call for prompt payment reform

Reading Time • 2 minsBusiness groups have called for reform of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) after data showed that more than half of Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) members were not paid by the agreed date. Set up in December 2008, the PPC is a Government...
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