Autumn Budget 2024: NI and NMW changes raise SME concerns
The Chancellor’s budget is described as “tough” a “hammer blow” for contractors as businesses and support organisations react...
Date: 30 October 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
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Small business news - November 2024
November 2024
More small firms hiring freelancers to fill skills gaps
Marketing is the main skills gap for SMEs according to a new survey of small business owners - and the answer for more than half is to bring in specialist freelancers...
Date: 29 October 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Small firms approaching Autumn Budget "with trepidation"
At a time when business costs are still rising, small business owners are concerned that the upcoming Autumn Budget could bring additional employment costs...
Date: 22 October 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Small business costs still rising despite slowing inflation
New research finds that UK small firms are still burdened by high prices and business owners say they are not seeing the benefits of falling inflation...
Date: 15 October 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
One in five entrepreneurs without a degree earns £100,000+
Entrepreneurs who opt out of higher education are just as likely as those with degrees to earn six figures or more, according to a study by GoDaddy...
Date: 8 October 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Why are so many new employees "no shows" on day one?
More than a quarter of UK employers who have tried to fill vacancies in the past 12 months have had new starters fail to turn up on their first day at work...
Date: 1 October 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Sorting fact from fiction as tax deadline looms
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Date: 1 October 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Government plans to tackle late payments "once and for all"
The government has announced a new Fair Payment Code and fresh rules on company reporting as part of a package of measures designed to tackle late payments to small businesses...
Date: 23 September 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Fully-funded Skills Bootcamps available to sole traders and small firms
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Date: 23 September 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Small business revenues rise as cost pressures ease
Small businesses across the UK are reporting rising revenue, driven largely by a significant increase in ecommerce activity, according to a new survey by Quickbooks...
Date: 17 September 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Tipping Act brings new rules for employers from October
New legislation could see millions of UK workers taking home more money in tips as the government introduces a Code of Practice on tipping that comes into force in October...
Date: 17 September 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Three in four young Brits want to be their own boss
New research has found that tech-savvy Gen Z and Millennials are more likely to set up their own businesses because they grew up in the digital age...
Date: 10 September 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Why are small firms experiencing post-election gloom?
The latest polls of business owners show a fall in confidence among the UK's five million small firms and freelancers...
Date: 3 September 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Revealed: half of SME invoices paid late in the past year
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Date: 3 September 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Skills shortages leave small firms struggling to recruit
A new survey of 1,300 businesses by the British Chambers of Commerce has found that small firms across the UK continue to struggle with recruitment and staff retention...
Date: 27 August 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
HMRC debunks five common self-assessment myths
The UK tax body HMRC has clarified the rules about five common misconceptions around registering for self-assessment and paying tax as a self-employed worker...
Date: 27 August 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller
Animal breeders urged to report undeclared income
HMRC is writing to those it believes have undeclared income from the breeding of animals, including dogs and cats...
Date: 21 August 2024 Written by: Rachel Miller