Labour’s announcement that it planned to increase National Insurance in 2011 and its subsequent failure to retract the plan in the wake of massive opposition from the small business sector, could cost them the small business owner vote. This is … Continue reading
Running you own company is notoriously stressful, you are expected to be a marketing manager, accountant and HR consultant. Therefore, it is inevitable that in some areas skills will be more developed than others. According to a recent report conducted … Continue reading
When the recession first hit, many thought that the SME would be the worst hit, however, a large proportion of small businesses survived and the number of people forming a company actually increased. Yet now, as the UK’s economy emerges … Continue reading
Last month changes to employee legislation meant that the ‘sick note’ would abandoned. In its place would be, what the media are calling, a ‘fit note’. This note will advise an employer of which jobs an employee can still carry … Continue reading
Last night’s debate will go down in history as the day the British political system became presidential. With all the media attention on political party leaders – and of course their wives – focus on image and the fact that … Continue reading
Did you form a UK Limited Company before the 1st of October 2009 (which saw the remaining sections of the Companies Act 2006 implemented)? If so, chances your Articles are outdated and may be putting your company at risk. So … Continue reading
Today’s the day we have all been waiting for, the day when the first televised debate between the countries major political leaders will take place. The fact is, for all three party leaders, the outcome of this televised debate is … Continue reading
Days away from the first live political debate between the leaders of the three major parties in the UK; it seems that each party is attempting to position itself as the ‘SME Party.’ While Labour’s manifesto promised to keep tax … Continue reading
Job losses weren’t the only casualty of the recession; along with the threat of redundancy and pay freezes, many employees also had to sacrifice additional training and personnel development initiatives which were previously put in place by their employers. Indeed, … Continue reading
Four days before the big election debate, its seems that election fever is well and truly underway throughout all sectors apart from the company formation sector – if a recent report, conducted by the Forum of Private Enterprise, is to … Continue reading
