With the Conservative party determined to create three million new apprenticeships by 2020, chancellor George Osborne reiterated plans on how to fund the project, stating that the apprenticeship levy will raise £3 billion a year, with businesses paying a 0.5 per cent payroll tax from 2017, but will SMEs be included in the levy after all?
Research from Clifton Asset Management has found that so called ‘olderprenerurs’ (new business owners over 50) are set to take an estimated £400m of their pensions to help get their new venture off the ground.
This Christmas, children’s homeless charity Shelter has launched a nationwide campaign to help 100,000 homeless children in the UK, harnessing the power of social media to get people wearing slippers to work.
We spoke to Charles Cracknell, founder of the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank (YEB), a Humber-based business fund that has supported over 350 local people with their enterprising ideas. We discussed funding for young people, how Cameron’s devolution plans could affect local firms and why he hates the word ‘entrepreneur’.
The Autumn Statement will provide chancellor George Osborne with an opportunity to allay fears within small and medium-sized businesses, after a survey from accountancy firm BDO revealed that business confidence is at its lowest level since 2012
Cybersecurity hits are coming fast, with scarcely a week going by without a massive hack. To tackle this, the UK is doubling the amount it spends on cybersecurity over the next five years. This comes amid warnings that terrorist groups such as ISIS are working on building their capability to launch cyber-attacks.
This week's small business superstar is Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation, an SME network that helps support the UK's growing base of entrepreneurs. We discussed what the best thing about being an SME owner is, how the government is helping small firms and what it was like to be awarded an MBE.
