High business rates are crippling British businesses
Business rates have increased dramatically even though the previous government pledged to help companies through the recession.
Contractors may have to wait longer for settlement
Rather than reversing the trend for late payments, a new directive from the EU could actually make matters worse, according to the FPB.
What does the budget hold for umbrella companies?
Small businesses, umbrella companies and limited company IT contractors will be in a state of 'limbo' until the emergency Budget is delivered on 22nd June.
Should umbrella companies be worried about a hung parliament?
The stock markets have already taken a battering over the last 48 hours and several leading economists have suggested than anything other than a Tory / Lib Dem coalition could have a devastating impact on the UK economy.
