How Virtual Offices and Flexible Work-space in London will help to Bridge the Brexit Gap When the UK voted to leave the European Union back in June 2016, the business world was thrown into turmoil. No one could say with any great certainty what the future would hold for UK businesses, no matter what their size and trading position with…
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Will Freelancers be the Workers to Boost UK Businesses Post-Brexit? The main worry around Brexit for most business owners is seeing our strong bonds with Europe being severed and the possible loss of a valuable cross border workforce. Will Brexit make UK businesses less competitive and therefore less attractive in the global market? We simply don't know yet. Now that…
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Important Changes that Small Businesses need to know about The world of tax and business is an ever-changing place. Each year there seems to be a number of changes, both significant and small, that small business owners are obliged to keep up with and understand. Lets take a look at some recent changes that may affect your small business, or…
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Business Leaders Highlight Importance of Strategy Backing Emerging Businesses With the General Election voting day fast approaching and the release of party manifestos, SME business owners are keen to see how each party propose to help UK businesses and if their policies are going to be favourable for business growth. According to the latest Growth Climate Index, businesses believe that…
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Making Tax Digital is Unknown to 20% of Micro-Businesses A new study by FreeAgent has shown that around 20% or one-fifth of micro businesses have no idea about the government’s Making Tax Digital scheme, despite the government publishing further information about the plan at the end of January. Lack of information According to the research, some 84% of respondents thought…
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Foreign Shopper Rush to Buy British in Unexpected Brexit Side-Effect While many of the businesses around the country have been studying the negative side effects of the Brexit vote and the looming lengthy discussions around the separation process, some have noticed a positive side effect. Foreign spending in British shops has increased since the vote, as buyers make the most…
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What is a SIC code? For someone just starting out in business and wanting to officially register their business with Companies House, there are a few regulatory requirements that you need to apply to your business. One of these requirements is allocating an appropriate SIC code. Every registered UK company must report a SIC code. But what exactly is a…
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What is a Certificate of Good Standing? Attracting new clients or customers is an important part of growing and sustaining any business, so what can you do to earn the trust of prospective and new customers to convince them to take a chance on you rather than one of your competitors? The answer to this is to obtain an official…
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Why Entrepreneurship Has Taken Off in the UK If you go back ten or fifteen years or so, everyone used to talk about being their own boss, shedding the 9-5 lifestyle and answering to no-one. And sure, there were people who did just this, but sadly they were the minority. Fast forward to 2017 and there are now huge numbers…
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What are the Responsibilities of Setting Up a Limited Company? Because setting up a company can be such a quick and painless process, it is easy to forget that there is more to it than just registering your business name with Companies House. Whether you do the job yourself or use a company formation service, once the business is established,…
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