New legislation, beginning in April 2010, means that almost 500,000 men, employed in the UK, will be entitled to take six months paternity leave. At the moment, the maximum time a new Father is allowed to take off as paternity … Continue reading
Much has been made of how the recession has resulted in redundancy and pay freezes for a large proportion of the UK’s workforce. However, what about the small business owners? How has the poor economic conditions impacted them financially? According … Continue reading
The fact that the government is expected to announce that the UK’s economy is officially out of recession, shortly, has provoked both economists and journalists to assess the main results of the ‘credit crunch’ on business as they see it. … Continue reading
Last week the Office for National Statistics revealed that throughout September and December, unemployment figures in the UK reduced by 7,000. However, a recent report by the CIPD warns that these figures, while positive, may well mask a broader issue. … Continue reading
January is notorious for being the most miserable month of the year; the weather is awful, the bills you ran up over the festive period are in and pay day seems a long way away. So a recent report, claiming … Continue reading
In the light of yesterday’s post, which explained how the government is looking to the SME sector for advice on what alternative finance options should be available to small businesses, it is interesting to note that the producers of hit … Continue reading
It has been widely stipulated by both the media and many marketing leading economists, that the main thing holding the SME and company formation sector back from full economic recovery, is the lack of available finance. However, an over reliance … Continue reading
One of the main reasons many small businesses and recent company formations have gone into administration during the recession, poor cash flow and ineffective financial planning. Therefore, the results of a recent survey carried out by finance company AXIS – … Continue reading
According to the leader of the opposition, David Cameron, company formation in the UK is one of the most laborious and time consuming processes in the world, which presents many barriers to entrepreneurialism in this country and if his party … Continue reading
Having robust cash flow management is one of the most important aspects of any successful business. Indeed, it has been widely established that taking the time to develop an effective system and implementing it from the point of company formation, … Continue reading
