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21 May 2012
More than one in five ‘have no retirement savings’
More than a fifth of individuals have failed to put by any funds for their retirement, a new study has warned.According to the research from Scottish Widows, 22% of individuals aged 30 or above who ar...
18 May 2012
Employers ‘more confident about hiring’ despite economic gloom
Business groups have given mixed reactions to the latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics, which suggests that employment rose by 105,000 in the three months to March, with...
17 May 2012
Late payment culture ‘adding to small business woes’
Small businesses are continuing to feel the pain of the UK’s late payment culture, with the average small firm having £45,000 worth of unpaid invoices at the end of 2011.The latest researc...
16 May 2012
Experts highlight ‘serious flaws’ in child benefit changes
Government plans to reduce child benefit for families where an individual earns more than £50,000 have come under fire from a leading accountancy body.Child benefit is currently paid to all fami...
16 May 2012
Alton’s young entrepreneurs wait for loan incentive
Young business people in the Alton area are no doubt wondering when the final details of the government’s loan scheme for entrepreneurs, announced in the Budget, will be known. The one-ye...
16 May 2012
Buckinghamshire’s young entrepreneurs wait for loan incentive
Young business people in the Buckinghamshire region are no doubt wondering when the final details of the government’s loan scheme for entrepreneurs, announced in the Budget, will be known. ...
