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Tag: European Union

Why I joined 200 businesses to argue were safer, stronger and better off in a reformed EU

February 23, 2016

By Ian Baxter

Entrepreneur Ian Baxter explains why, despite family pressure, he is an advocate of remaining part of the European Union on the back of David Cameron obtaining “special status” for the UK, and ahead of a June referendum when the public will ultimately decide.

The dull truth about a “Brexit”

October 9, 2015

By Jonathan Thornton

“Brexit” is the elephant in the room for business at the moment. But what do SMEs need to do to prepare, if anything

A British CEO in Berlin: What does the EU offer ecommerce entrepreneurs

August 24, 2015

By Philip Rooke

As opinion remains divided on whether Britain should stay in the EU, Spreadshirt CEO Philip Rooke makes his argument staying in – revealing there is too much on offer for ecommerce business builders.

Germany Calling: An argument for Britain needing to leave the EU

July 14, 2015

By The City Grump

With a last-minute deal to stop Greece falling out of the single currency almost certain to bring misery, and newspapers alleging that Germany wants to treat Greece as a bust company, The City Grump believes its high time that the UK left the not-so-unified EU.

Google holds its hands up in bid to win over European publishers

April 28, 2015

By Rebecca Smith

It’s not exactly been a secret that Google has been in hot water recently, with the European Union accusing the US tech giant of cheating competitors. The company looks to be making an effort to fix that image with its latest move.

Confidence in UK growth falls amid volatile political climate

April 13, 2015

By Rebecca Smith

Entrepreneurs are less confident about business growth, according to the latest results for Smith & Williamson’s quarterly Enterprise Index.

UK plc: Clueless within Europe, rudderless without

January 26, 2015

By Gavin Devine

One of the mainstays of the British media, and increasingly of British politicians, is that European regulations are loading unfair and unnecessary burdens onto British business. But what is in the best interests of UK plc

What is quantitative easing, and how does it help your business

January 23, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

Quantitative easing is a term often combined with buzzwords such as “treasuries”, “bonds”, “inflation” and “lending”, but all boils down to a couple of fairly simple principles.

The impact of EU deflation on UK small and medium-sized businesses

January 20, 2015

By Shane Schutte

Much has been said of the impact from European deflation, the introduction of quantitative easing and the spectre of another continental recession – but how does this impact you as a business leader or owner-manager

In Europe, but not European: Small firm owner managers up against the German Mittelstand

January 15, 2015

By James Cunningham

James Cunningham, lecturer in management at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, looks at the mind-set of UK small business owners against German counterparts.

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