Ed Vaizey, the former culture and digital economy minister, is to join one of the technology industry’s fastest-growing advisory firms in the latest example of a British politician taking a role in transatlantic finance.
Source: Sky Business News
Category Archives: Services
Chancellor urges Brexit interim deal
Chancellor Philip Hammond has backed a transitional deal for Brexit saying it would be “helpful” to allow longer than two years for the UK’s exit from the EU.
Source: BBC
Why one in three customers do not buy your complete range
One in three customers do not buy your complete range of products and services simply because they do not know you offer them! Are you and your business unknowingly part of this statistic? A thought-provoking question, isn’t it? Some say the problem is even worse, that it’s closer to two out of three. Of course
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Guidance: Agent update: issue 57
Guidance and news for tax agents and advisers.
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Biggest crowdfunding rounds and predictions for 2017
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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The test of control at the heart of the Uber judgment
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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Half of commuters plan for flexible working increase in 2017
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 suffer after Trump F-35 tweet
Lockheed Martin shares fall after Donald Trump says he will cut the cost of its F-35 fighter jet programme.
Source: BBC
Business uncertainty highest 'since Cold War'
A risk consultancy claims businesses are on course for the highest levels of uncertainty since the Cold War thaw in 1991.
Source: Sky Business News
The seven key employment law issues for 2017
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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