Crowdcube has become the first in the industry to hit the £200 million mark in capital raised through crowdfunding. The milestone was achieved after Bluebella, an award-winning lingerie and nightwear brand, raised over £1 million from more than 600 investors. This is the latest achievement in what has already been a standout year for the
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Earlier this year a survey of 2,238 people, undertaken by the University of Hertfordshire and Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), found that 21 per cent of the population – around nine million people – had attempted to find work via ‘sharing economy’ platforms and that one in ten, equivalent
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2016 has been widely reported as an annus horribillis for UK commuters with strikes, faults, delays and rising prices combining to create a perfect storm of frustration and misery. Now it appears the tipping point has been reached, with over half of all workers re-thinking travel arrangements to accommodate flexible working for 2017, according to new
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Lockheed Martin shares fall after Donald Trump says he will cut the cost of its F-35 fighter jet programme.
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A risk consultancy claims businesses are on course for the highest levels of uncertainty since the Cold War thaw in 1991.
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The past 12 months has brought forth a number of challenges for business owners and managers across the North West and throughout the UK. Significant employment law changes are anticipated for 2017, amid the ongoing uncertainty resulting from the Brexit referendum. With this in mind, in order to ensure that employers enter the New Year
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With the cost of IT outages and downtime, outages and failures costing UK businesses in excess of £12 billion in lost productivity in 20151, experts are warning companies to be prepared as the countdown to Christmas and the onslaught of last minute bargain buying begins. Jason Fry, IT specialist at PAV i.t. services, says, ‘Failure
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Donald Trump has tweeted that the cost of the F-35 programme is “out of control” – causing shares in the fighter jet’s maker to plunge.
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In 2017 HMRC is introducing an online, digital system for anti-money laundering supervision. When it launches, businesses will be able to register and renew online.
The online system will:
Currently we ask businesses registering for the first time to complete their form online, print it off and post it to us. Businesses renewing their registration are sent a letter and asked to respond by post. We know that this causes delays.
A selection of customers have been helping us develop the system over the last year. We’re still asking customers to use the system and provide feedback, helping us refine it further.
Using the system for the first time will involve a one-off completion of your details.
This is the same if you are already registered with HMRC or if you are registering with us for the first time. Don’t worry if you don’t have everything to hand as you’ll be able to save your entries and come back to them for up to 28 days.
When you come to renew a year later, your details will be stored and the process will be quick, easy and completely paperless.
We’ll be communicating with customers when the system is ready to launch.
To use the new system you’ll need an online ID. If you don’t have an ID, you can register at Government Gateway online.
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Lloyds Banking Group is failing to meet “fee-free” guidelines for millions of holders of its no-frills accounts, Treasury figures show.
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