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Fall In Small Business Confidence As Employment Costs Takes A Toll
Small business confidence fell back into negative territory in the second quarter of this year, losing the ground made up by the first...
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UK Manufacturing Slips To Twelfth In World Rankings
The UK’s manufacturing sector has dropped out of the top ten world rankings, falling to twelfth according to the latest official figures...
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Scrapping IHT Relief For Family Business Could Damage Economy
Scrapping IHT relief on family businesses would appear to be at odds with Labour’s mission to kickstart economy but rumours continue to...
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Employment Growth Hits Four Month High
Business activity at UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) stalled in June with the NatWest SME Purchasing Managers’ Index...
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Recruitment & Tax Threaten To Undermine Scottish Growth
Although the leading business survey shows that confidence and trading conditions have improved slightly among Scottish firms, it remains...
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Continued Growth In Business Activity Across Most Of The UK
Business activity grew in nine UK nations and regions in June, after having risen in all 12 in the previous month, the latest NatWest...
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Corporate Restructurings Set To Accelerate Over Next Two Years
The volume of new corporate restructuring mandates is set to continue rising over the next two years as distressed companies grapple with...
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Easing Of EU Trade Barriers & VAT Cuts Desired By Business Owners
UK business owners want the easing of EU trade barriers and cuts to VAT from the next Government, according to a new survey just...
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Business Confidence Falls Back In June
The latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer has found that overall business confidence fell by 9 points to 41% in June. Despite falling...
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Jobs Confidence In Wales Pushing Up Pay Expectations
Workers across Wales are showing above-average confidence in their job prospects, with pay expectations set to increase as a result....
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Major Causes Of Small Business Insolvencies Revealed
Bad debts and payment disputes are a top cause of business insolvency, according to Purbeck Insurance Services, which has analysed...
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The UK Economy Is Picking Up Steam…
With the General Election a matter of weeks away, the focus is firmly on the UK economy. The latest CBI economic forecast points to...
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Business Activity Increases Across UK In May
Latest Regional PMI® survey data from NatWest showed a broad-based increase in business activity across the UK in May, with growth being...
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Rise In Small Business Confidence
Small business confidence made a welcome return to positive territory for the first time in two years, the first evidence that the small...
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Manufacturing Recruitment Seems To Be Easing...
Manufacturers find recruitment challenge easing – with two thirds of companies filling the majority of their vacancies, up from 43% last...
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Solid Expansion Of UK SME Business Activity So Far In 2024
Business activity among UK SMEs has expanded at a solid rate throughout the first quarter of the year with the NatWest SME PMI Business...
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UK Economy Emerging From The Doldrums
Although economic activity has picked up since the start of the year, the outlook remains weak by historical standards. GDP growth is...
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Challenges & Opportunities Facing UK Businesses
In this article we are going to delve into what the key challenges and opportunities facing UK businesses are. The typical economic cycle...
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Recession Fears Confirmed For Business By Latest ONS Data
Latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows the first GDP estimate for the fourth quarter of 2023 with a contraction in GDP...
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Seven In Ten People Not Confident The UK Will Meet 2050 Net Zero Milestone
Seven in ten people say they are not confident the UK will meet its 2050 net zero milestone, according to a new survey of nearly 6,000...
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