Do lending targets help the clients of umbrella company contractors?
The FSB claims that small businesses cannot start-up and grow with the present lending targets set by the government.
The FSB claims that small businesses cannot start-up and grow with the present lending targets set by the government.
Although July’s unemployment figures from the ONS showed that female unemployment had reached its highest level in 15 years, a new study from Robert Half suggests that opportunities for women are increasing.
Data from Equifax shows an increase in the number of companies going bust in the second quarter of this year.
The government is planning to accredit more lenders to offer loans to SMEs under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
New research from Aviva shows that around 10% of small firms in the UK are worried they might have to close this year if trading conditions do not improve.
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to read the CBI’s predictions for the UK economy.
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that MPs do not accept HMRC’s excuse that problems with implementing NPS were to blame for poor standards of service.
What makes the British workforce tick? Is it job satisfaction or pay and benefits?
New research by the CIMA shows that most businesses believe they will survive the next 12 months. 69% are now extremely confident that they will survive, a big jump from the 34% that expressed such a high level of optimism in March.
Vince Cable has announced that the coalition intends to scrap or simplify in excess of 160 onerous regulations to free contractors and small businesses from unnecessary bureaucracy.
Last week’s GDP figures from the Office for National statistics confirmed growth of just 0.2% in the second quarter of this year.