Business & Accountancy

Amid all the recent discussion about possibly abolishing the default pension age, support for the move comes from a surprising quarter – SMEs! Read more »

A recent survey by Business Link found many smaller businesses wanting when it comes to the fundamentals of good financial management. Read more »

Whether access to credit for smaller businesses has improved or not seems to depend on who you ask, but anecdotal evidence suggests it is still both difficult to access and expensive. Read more »

According to research, nearly half of UK businesses still process invoices manually, when automating the process could result in considerable cost savings and greater efficiency. Read more »

We've put together a document summarising the key elements of the Pre-Budgest Report that affect small businesses and their owners/managers. Read more »

The UK economy is on the verge of coming out of recession, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said. Read more »

Changes to the roles played by a company's memorandum and articles of association. Read more »

The government has been called on to provide SMEs with help once the economy emerges from the downturn. Read more »

Many thousands of smaller businesses could see an increase in their administrative burdens if new accounting rules on leasing come into effect, it has been claimed. Proposals set out in a discussion paper by the International Accountancy Standards Board would mean that all leased equipment - including cars, commercial vehicles, machinery, PCs and photocopiers - be [...] Read more »

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that to help small firms it is making over £1 million worth of their current paid-for publications freely available via their website. From September 2009, around 250 publications that contain health and safety advice and guidance will be posted on the HSE website in PDF format to [...] Read more »