Currency volatility is hitting the headlines at the moment – with a strengthening dollar and the threat of Brexit looming, businesses in the UK face serious currency risk.
For most small business owners, the day-to-day challenge of growing the company, keeping customers happy and paying staff and suppliers leaves them little time to worry about currency markets. But volatile exchange rates aren’t just a problem for City traders.
Indeed, running a startup business is pretty enjoyable, but unless you turn this into a real business then let’s be honest, it won’t last very long. But how can you make your venture a real business We conducted a handful of interviews to find out how successful companies climbed the ladder and transformed by managing finances.
According to a recent study by the Resolution Foundation, implementing the National Living Wage (NLW) will prove a greater challenge in lower-paying areas – including Scotland.
The number of civil servants being recommended for New Year's honours has almost doubled over the past two years, with several members of the financial sector fitting the bill. However, HMRC chief executive Lin Homer's appointment to damehood has been seen as a controversial move.
Michael Carbone, managing director at Sage Payments, looks at how small and medium-sized businesses face a serious money problem – and why companies of both these sizes are the authors and the victims of this problem.
As the pension freedom revolution rolls on, the British pensions industry is currently undergoing huge changes that will affect millions of people, but one company has embraced “robo-advice” to provide support to employers and employees alike.
During the 2015 Autumn Statement, it was announced by George Osborne that the government is introducing a penalty fee of 60 per cent of tax due for General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) as part of the Spending Review.
George Osborne's 2015 Autumn Statement has closed and he revealed during the Spending Review that the UK's small businesses and self-employed individuals will possess digital tax accounts by the end of the decade, which comes as part of a £1.3bn HMRC reform for the government.
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