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Changing From a Sole Trader to a Limited Company

June 29, 2022
If you’re considering changing your business to a limited company, here’s how to get started.

Should SMEs be looking beyond traditional banks?

June 29, 2022
Since the 2008 financial crisis, consumer trust in banks has declined and despite efforts to support customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of trust in traditional banks remains low.

Rising energy prices – what does it mean for UK SMEs?

June 29, 2022
What does the ever-rising energy prices mean for the UK SME?

Post-Budget tips for SMEs: making the most in a tougher business climate

June 29, 2022
The prospect of high inflation, how to address the UK’s eye-wetting levels of national debt and increases to the National Living Wage will only add to some of the longer-term problems businesses have faced of late. But setting aside the headwinds, how can businesses find their feet in what Chancellor Rishi Sunak has modestly described as a challenging environment?

More than one in three UK SMEs are planning to grow their workforce

June 29, 2022
The second batch of findings from our latest survey of UK small businesses found that 35% of SMEs plan to grow their workforce by more than 10% over the next year.

4 Things Independent Retailers can Learn from Fashion Week

June 25, 2022
London Fashion Week (LFW) is one of the biggest dates in the global fashion calendar, bringing together 250 designers and orders worth £100 million in February and September every year.
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