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Monday, 11 April 2011 09:26

UK Profit Warnings Hit Two-Year High

Written by Ernst & Young

UK quoted companies faced their toughest quarter of trading in two years as the squeeze on household spending, soaring commodity prices and rising inflation eroded consumer and business spending.

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Friday, 08 April 2011 10:29

Is the Government Making Tax Better for Entrepreneurs?

Written by Smith & Williamson

The increase in EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme) income tax relief to 30% was one of the positive developments for entrepreneurs coming out of the Budget. Together with the proposed increase in the annual amount qualifying for EIS relief for individuals to £1 million, this was a helpful change for UK…

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Tuesday, 22 March 2011 18:02

Budget 2011 - Summary of what to expect

Written by Smith & Williamson

Chancellor George Osborne has a tough task during tomorrow's budget; to control the budget deficit whilst delivering the 'most pro-enterprise budget' for generation in order to stimulate economic growth and job creation in the private sector. With the budget kicking off tomorrow morning, Smith & Williamson give their predictions of…

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Thursday, 17 March 2011 11:16

February spending levels fall:month-on-month figures down 7.1%

Written by Barclays

Consumer spending on the high street fell in February as consumers started to slow their spending down, according to the latest figures announced today from the Barclaycard Spending Index. The amount spent on credit and debit cards, in-store and online, fell by 7.1% in February compared to the previous month.

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Monday, 14 March 2011 09:21

How small businesses can navigate the question of company cars

Written by Emily Coltman

Emily Coltman, Chief Accountant at FreeAgent (www.freeagentcentral.com), and a qualified chartered accountant, gives her tips for small business owners planning to buy a new car.

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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 17:05

UK’s entrepreneurs harbouring ambitions to expand their business

Written by Barclays

New research published today by Barclays Business signals a strong focus on growth amongst the UK's small businesses and an ambition to take their business onto the next level. The research reveals that ambition is greatest amongst those SMEs with a turnover of £500,000 or more – 20 per cent…

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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 12:05

Investec realises 27% return on Coffee Nation investment

Written by Investec

Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance ('Investec') has successfully exited its preferred equity investment in Coffee Nation, the UK market leader in self-serve gourmet coffee. This follows the £59.5 million sale of the company to Costa Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Whitbread PLC, the UK's largest hotel and restaurant group,…

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Tuesday, 01 March 2011 15:15

HMRC to spot-check SME record keeping

Written by Smith & Williamson

HMRC believes that around 4 in 10, or some 2 million, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) keep inadequate tax records. Later this year – HMRC has not said when – it will launch a programme of spot checks to make sure businesses are applying the rules for keeping 'accurate and…

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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 10:11

Tax reform must focus on improving UK competitiveness says CBI

Written by CBI

Controlled Foreign Company reform risks being constrained by cumbersome anti-avoidance measures. The CBI today welcomed the Government's commitment to making the UK the most competitive corporate tax system in the G20 by a phased reduction in the corporate tax (CT) rate to 24%.

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Monday, 21 February 2011 18:22

New £2.5bn fund for British SMEs

Written by ACQ

British banks are raising a £2.5bn (€2.96bn) fund to invest in SMEs, Sky News has reported. The fund will be spearheaded by Stephen Welton, a senior manager at CCMP Capital, the former buyout arm of JP Morgan, according to the news channel.

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Thursday, 03 February 2011 10:11

Visa Europe and Monitise sign partnership agreement to develop mobile payment services

Written by Monitise

Visa Europe has signed a partnership agreement with Monitise plc to develop and supply mobile payments services for Visa Europe's member banks and financial institutions across Europe.

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Tuesday, 25 January 2011 08:52

UK profit warnings at record low in 2010

Written by Ernst and Young

UK quoted companies issued just 196 profit warnings in 2010, the lowest number recorded and an exceptionally low number when compared to 282 warnings in 2009 and 449 in warnings in 2008. The sectors with the highest number of warnings for the year were: Support Services (38), Software & Computer…

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