30 years after its introduction, 70 per cent of UK businesses are still struggling to comply with the complexities of the UK VAT system according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Some Ј50 million (GBP) of cover for the UK renewable energy sector is being made available by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) to help developing countries limit greenhouse gas emissions from today (1 April).
Asset-backed financing of management buy-outs (MBOs) is set for a bumper year as small companies struggle to attract funding, while mid-market private equity houses at the upper end are also switching on to the asset class.
National insurance rises due to take effect this week will force a third of smaller companies to cut jobs, according to evidence presented to the chancellor today.
Gordon Brown may be forced to revise down his forecast for UK growth this year, according to a number of gloomy reports released on Monday.
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The combination of war with Iraq, the falling stock market, and the perceived threat of terrorist attack, have left Britain’s small businesses feeling vulnerable according to new research from Bibby Financial Services.
International Trade Minister Baroness Symons has announced the further steps she is taking to modernise the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) in readiness for its proposed transformation into a Government Trading Fund.
Tenon Group, the UK accountancy and corporate recovery specialists, published their preliminary results statement declaring a pre-tax profit of Ј4.3m.
Small firms are still being caught out because they offer longer credit periods to customers than they receive from their suppliers, said a new report by the Credit Management Research Centre (CMRC).
