The value of stock markets around the world soared in 2020 to reach an all-time high of $95 trillion. Investing in the stock market is a long-term process with the potential to help you manage and grow your finances. Although investing can seem daunting, complicated and risky, doing your research and learning as much as you […]
Following yesterday’s announcement of the decision of the First-tier Tax Tribunal in favour of Colin Newell reclaiming VAT on his biomass business operations subsidised by the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (RHI), a potentially massive VAT clawback is avoided in a welcome judgment for renewable energy, farming and Not-for-Profit sectors as they rely on critical subsidies, […]
Times have really changed and it seems everything is going digital including currencies. Bitcoin has become a common name but there are still people who do not know what it is or how it works. In a nutshell, Bitcoin is a digital currency, which is also commonly referred to as crypto currency. Essentially, this is […]
Landlords whose tenants stopped paying rent at the start of the moratorium in March 2020 are facing the prospect of no income for two years following the extension to the government’s rent moratorium, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Heather Powell, a partner at the firm and head of property said: “No other […]
The truth is that APIs have become a key aspect of success for many e-commerce businesses. The new technology has become essential for these kinds of businesses and it isn’t difficult to see why. API technology is being used to help online businesses to gain further insight into a range of areas, from better understanding […]
New research from investment holding company MBH Corporation shows SME bosses are worried that access to finance will become harder over the next three years as they continue to grapple with the late payment of invoices MBH Corporation’s study found two out of five (40%) of SMEs believe applying for funding will become more difficult […]
The new director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, Shevaun Haviland, will today set out the action needed to help firms and communities rebuild. In her first speech at the BCC’s Global Annual Conference, Haviland will argue that key steps are needed to boost UK trade, unlock the blockages in the skills training system […]
Shawbrook Bank has enhanced its service and delivery operations following the appointment of three new relationship managers. Sadie Sharples, Sue Stratton and Nigel Roberts collectively bring more than 60 years’ experience working in UK financial services. The appointments also strengthen the Bank’s commitment to its specialist, relationship-led lending proposition within its Business Finance Division. David […]
Top independent London based records management service, Secure Data Management Ltd, has been supported by ThinCats, the leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs with a £1.9m acquisition funding package to acquire The Chatham Archive & Document Storage Company Ltd. Secure Data Management specialises in providing offsite storage services to some of the UK’s best-known […]
Wishing that it were untrue, Iain Robertson believes that dealing in upmarket Mondeo territory (not on price, naturally) is hammering the final identity nails into the sometime respectably styled Bavarian coffin that BMW has wittingly created for itself. Success, if left untended, can become the undoing of a brand. Reflect, if you will, on the […]
