Tata Steel crisis: Is the government doing enough
Things have not been going well for workers at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant as they have begun to learn where the axe will fall as the company outlines numerous job cuts.
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Crowdcube relives biggest highlights as investments top 150m
Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has smashed the milestone for £150m of investments for growing businesses, which prompted the five-year-old business to relive its biggest moments in little over five years of operating.
London overtakes the rest of Britain in brewing craft beer success
Britain’s capital has been the epicentre of a craft beer revolution, and the success that breweries such as The Camden Town Brewery or The Kernel Brewery have had has encouraged more startups to be established.
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act will impact you
From 1 April 2016, under the terms of the Modern Slavery Act, UK businesses with a turnover of £36m and over will be required to make an annual statement which sets out the steps being taken to stamp out slave and child labour from supply chains. If you’ve never heard of it then you’re not alone, but it will probably have an impact on your business.
Trampoline park operator Airhop has spring in its step with 6m Santander loan
Airhop, the Bristol-based trampoline park operator, is ready to bounce towards growth with a £6m loan from Santander, which will help the company open 18 new venues across the UK and Europe.
Staff urged to check employers are paying National Living Wage
With research suggesting employees don’t check their earnings, the government is encouraging staff to make sure their bosses are taking the new National Living Wage into account.
The Budget 2016: Chancellor restricts CGT on employee shareholder shares
Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Budget speech that he intended to place a lifetime limit of £100,000 on the capital gain which can be exempt from capital gains tax (CGT) acquired under Employee Shareholder Agreements entered into after 16 March 2016.
The Budget 2016: Online merchants dodging VAT overseas in George Osbornes firing line
As part of his Budget 2016 address, George Osborne sought to reassure the small business leaders that feel they’re struggling against online rivals and revealed he will clamp down on VAT dodgers overseas, while supporting sharing economy entrepreneurs with a tax break for an Airbnb allowance.
The Budget 2016: Government unveils plans to improve HMRCs service
With surveys indicating it has never been so difficult for business owners to get through to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), chancellor George Osborne has named three areas improvements will be made.
The Budget 2016: Crackdown on Google tax avoidance through restrictions on offsetting losses
While chancellor George Osborne has continuously unveiled plans to find extra billions through crackdowns on tax avoidance, he is now ending several loopholes, including restrictions on offsetting losses against tax from 2019 onwards.