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Strong consumer demand is allowing more retailers to raise prices than at any time in the past decade, despite rising interest rates, according to business surveys. |
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The continued complexity of the UK tax system has been attacked by business representatives in evidence to parliament. |
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Most small businesses are satisfied with their banks, but when service goes wrong it goes badly wrong, concludes a review of banking for these companies. But the survey by the Federation of Small Businesses found banks are not fulfilling their commitment to the Competition Commission in 2002. |
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Higher UK interest rates and the resultant strength in sterling threaten costs, sales and profits. The Bank of England has raised rates to attempt to dampen the increase in inflation but the result could be to slow economic growth, warns business. |
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The corporation tax rate for smaller UK companies is to rise even though the tax is being reduced for large corporations. The SME rate will rise from 19 to 20 per cent from April 2007. |
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Government advertisements asking employees to report employers that might not be paying their full taxes have been criticised by the Federation of Small Businesses. |
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The British Chambers of Commerce has asked members of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee to think again before raising interest rates. Minutes of the Bank’s February meeting reveal that two members voted to increase rates immediately. |
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All companies quoted on the Alternative Investment Market will now have to maintain a website that displays management and financial information under new rules published by the London Stock Exchange. |
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The Office of Fair Trading is calling for a new banking code that ends hidden charges on customers and aids small businesses. |
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Data protection is high on the agenda of many businesses following a series of well-publicised security lapses in recent years. |
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It is amazing how little small businesses know about the world of trademarks. |
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In today’s business climate, keeping costs to a minimum is imperative. |
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Wouldn’t it be great if only a phone call away there really was a specialist small-business adviser who knew what you were trying to achieve and had the experience and know-how to help? |
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London’s Alternative Investment Market (Aim) is a haven for fast-growing small companies looking to raise funds. |
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Relationships are all around us, whether they’re of a personal nature or in a business context. In the purchasing and supply profession, creating, managing and developing relationships with suppliers is critical and can be the make or break of a good purchasing strategy. |
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Are you a business owner? Would you like a large and quick boost to your cashflow? Are you worried about or short of working capital? Would you like to receive your money from outstanding invoices before they have been paid? Would you like to reduce the time you spend on credit control? Would you like to increase your cashflow to enable expansion? |
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Looking back, Malcolm and Sally Green, co-founders of The Birdcare Company, might have guessed that building an export business for their budgie food firm would not always be straightforward. |
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Thousands of small and medium-sized businesses in the UK pay billions of pounds each year in excess banking charges. But how has this situation become possible and how likely is it that your company has been a victim of such circumstances? |
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