The chancellor’s budget statement on Wednesday could deliver bad news to the self-employed, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg Nimesh Shah, a partner at the firm said: “The chancellor will more than likely focus on business support measures, to stimulate activity and generate employment, but his statement could also deliver bad news for […]
One of the biggest challenges faced by businesses today is a shortage of employees with tech skills. In the UK alone, research shows that 11.3 million people don’t have a complete range of basic digital skills while 4.3 million people have none. As the technology ecosystem rapidly expands and businesses invest in new innovations to […]
Whilst the announcement to loosen travel restrictions on certain overseas destinations is welcome news, RSM has voiced concern over the major challenges posed by the government’s mooted traffic light plan. It believes the system is too ‘stop-go’ in nature and so won’t allow travel operators to make short-term business critical decisions. Blanket restrictions on non-essential […]
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and ITN Productions are co-creating a unique news-style content series ‘Supply, Support and Sustain,’ exploring the profound challenges and remarkable opportunities and innovations taking place in the changing landscape of the global procurement and supply management profession. In these challenging pandemic times with demand for certain goods […]
As the tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors across England prepare to reopen this weekend, Greater Manchester leaders have issued a joint statement which sets out principles that will be adopted across the city-region to support these sectors. Leaders have pledged to make the case to government for more support for the tourism, leisure and hospitality […]
Leading pub membership organisation, the Forum of Private Pubs, is reporting that only 50% of our pubs are likely actually to open on Saturday, based on a survey of their members undertaken over this weekend. Specifically focusing on the guidelines issued by the government, only 27% of the pubs responding felt they were clear and […]
A new interactive map reveals the percentage in which cybercrime is increasing in your area· A new report by Fasthosts.co.uk has revealed the areas of the UK which have fallen victim to online crime and fraud the most Data analysed from the ONS and police show how different regions of the UK are seeing a […]
Recruitment Investments is a UK based group of business owners who specialise in buying and selling successful organisations within the recruitment sector. The group is headed up by Recruitment Investments Limited and consists of trading entities: Champion Employment, Rugby Recruitment Services, Next Recruitment, Professional Staffing Services, Gill Cooke Personnel, Motion People and Enable Recruitment Group. […]
A South West construction company is protecting its workforce as it begins to reopen some of its sites with the support of a multimillion pound Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan from Lloyds Bank. Chippenham-headquartered Stonewood Builders took the decision to close all sites back in March, when social distancing measures were first introduced. […]
A family-run Suffolk ice cream producer with Italian roots is celebrating its 100-year anniversary despite the ongoing disruption thanks to funding from Lloyds Bank. Criterion Ices, headquartered in Bury St Edmunds and with a parlour – Marine Ices – and second distribution hub in London, had to close when almost all of its hospitality and […]
