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Autumn Budget tax hikes lead to warnings from legal expert
Businesses, landlords and savers set to be impacted by Labour’s Autumn Budget are being urged to seek expert legal advice following the Chancellor’s announcement of sweeping tax hikes. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a raft of tax rises, worth around £26...
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Autumn Budget tax hikes lead to warnings from legal expert
Businesses, landlords and savers set to be impacted by Labour’s Autumn Budget are being urged to seek expert legal advice following the Chancellor’s announcement of sweeping tax hikes. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a raft of tax rises, worth around £26...
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Leading Hip Surgeon Supports Campaign to Help Students
One of the world’s leading hip surgeons has joined efforts at the University of Worcester to raise money for student scholarship and hardship funds. The University’s Foundation Anniversaries Campaign launched just two weeks ago and has already raised £25,000. Ronan...
Leaders In Strategy Blog – Why People Are NOT Your Greatest Asset!
Written by Mike Harris, Managing Director at Strategus Consulting Introduction Hello to all you Leaders In Strategy! I’m Mike Harris and welcome back to the latest episode of my blog, where I challenge the widely held belief that employees are a company’s most...
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Thursfields showcases new larger Birmingham office and raises £450 for Alzheimer’s Research UK
On 12th October Thursfields celebrated its recent expansion into larger premises in Birmingham City Centre. The event saw over 60 professionals from a range of Corporate and Professional backgrounds networking and socialising in the firm’s expanded office space...
How businesses can defend against AI-enabled threats
With October being Cyber Security Awareness Month, Wavenet – a managed services provider offering cybersecurity, communications and connectivity that grows with businesses – urges companies to safeguard themselves in the lead up to the busy Christmas...
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Eat out to Help out increases restaurant spending by more than a third on subsidised days
The government scheme, which gave diners 50% off their food and non-alcoholic drinks, closed this week and was introduced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak to give the hospitality industry a boost and inject customer confidence in the struggling sector. Around 87,000...
Largest recession on record but signs of recovery
On 12 August the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its official monthly estimate of GDP, showing the biggest quarterly fall on record. In April to June economic output had fallen by 20.4%, compared to the previous quarter. This followed a fall of 2.2% in...
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Job Support Scheme Expanded to protect jobs and support businesses
The government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to protect jobs and support businesses required to close their doors as a result of coronavirus restrictions, the Chancellor announced on Friday, 9 October. Under the expansion, firms whose premises are...
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Job Support Scheme Expanded to protect jobs and support businesses
The government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to protect jobs and support businesses required to close their doors as a result of coronavirus restrictions, the Chancellor announced on Friday, 9 October. Under the expansion, firms whose premises are...
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Furlough Scheme Extended and Further Economic Support announced
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended for a month with employees receiving 80% of their current salary for hours not worked and further economic support announced.
Support for new and early-stage businesses
Exciting news for new and early-stage businesses as Enterprising Worcestershire has secured three years of funding to offer them support. From November, match-funded grants of between £1000 and £15000 will be made available to eligible businesses under three years...
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New Business Support Launches for Worcestershire
Businesses and start-ups across the county can now benefit from a new multi-million pound support package being run in partnership with local authorities in Worcestershire. £3.9 million in grant funding is on offer across the county and over 600 businesses and 200...
Three Key Fixes Needed For SME Finance
The BCC has called for action to improve the availability of finance for SMEs as accessibility, awareness and a lack of competition continue to hold firms back. In written evidence submitted to the Treasury Select Committee, the BCC said many smaller firms are no...
Welcome new Members!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Members! Adder Bookkeeping Ltd – Adder Bookkeeping was established in December 2006. Their core purpose is to relieve business owners of the pain and stress of accounting and support clients to make better...
PR Stunts
Intro: If you are looking for that bit of extra publicity or noise about your brand, then a PR Stunt is something you could consider. A planned event or story created specifically to attract public attention and media coverage, these stunts can draw in a much higher...
Experienced commercial professional joins Hazelton Mountford’s Growing Insurance Brokerage
Bringing over 20 years of insurance experience, Helen Barratt strengthens the existing team at Hazelton Mountford. Helen joined the Chartered firm earlier this month as Commercial Account Handler. Helen boosts the team’s expertise, sharing her experience within...
Unveiling the Ultimate Business Festival, BizFest: Join Real World Consultancy at the Royal Porcelain Works
Real World Consultancy (RWC) the Worcestershire-based award-winning business coaching company renowned for its commitment to empowering entrepreneurs and fostering business growth, is thrilled to announce a spectacular event that promises to transform the way you...
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