Business Finances Archive
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Minimum Wage Rates Increase For UK Businesses
Posted on October 1, 2010 | No CommentsBack in July this year, the Government announced that the National Minimum Wage Rates (Were) Set To Rise 2%. Now we’ve reached the set deadline and the proposed changes are taking place. The national minimum wage has risen to: £5.93 an hour for people aged... -
Small Business Open To Fraud Through Online Transactions
Posted on August 20, 2010 | No CommentsA great deal of modern business is done online. Yet businesses without the proper security checks in place have been subjected to fraud and payment problems. Research by the Forum of Private Business has found that this has lead to small firms being stung by... -
Banks Still Not Lending To Small Business
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsWith the current state of the economy, we’re all tightening our belts and trying to get through. This attitude apparently includes the big banks who really should be making every effort to support small business and new start-ups after the tax-payers were forced to bail... -
Search The Business Finance Database
Posted on August 13, 2010 | No CommentsAfter our recent blog article (Business Finance – Top 10 ways to fund your new business) and having spoken to a number of new business owners and people carrying out a company formation who were having difficulty finding finance for their new business, we realised... -
Show Off Your Business To Potential Investors
Posted on August 11, 2010 | No CommentsAt The Company Warehouse, we’re always eager to do everything we can to help new businesses with the process of getting started. This means that we aim to expand and improve our services to give the best possible support to new start-ups and SMEs. Further... -
The Office of Tax Simplification – “Britain Is Open For Business”
Posted on July 22, 2010 | No CommentsNews from the Government shows the upcoming creation of a new body known as The Office of Tax Simplification. Just like the body’s title, the idea is simplifying things for business. A number of new measures have been introduced lately which make it clear that... -
Proposed Bank Levy a Finance Barrier For SMEs?
Posted on July 14, 2010 | 1 CommentNews from the Treasury shows further steps towards the implementation of the Coalition Government’s proposed levy on Britain’s banks. The Levy is intended to prevent banks from taking risks with financial investment that they might have taken in the past. Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary,... -
Late Payment of Commercial Debts
Posted on July 2, 2010 | No CommentsIn my previous article (Late Paying Businesses and The Solution – Factoring) I discussed the problems faced by small businesses and newly formed companies when dealing with late paying businesses they interact with. As mentioned, one of the solutions is the use of factoring, however... -
£1 Billion Regional Growth Fund Announced
Posted on July 1, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Government recently announced the upcoming launch of their Regional Growth Fund initiative. Providing investment designed to encourage growth, especially in the economically poor regions of the country. The £1billion fund will come into effect next year and applications for funding will be vetted by... -
Late Paying Businesses and The Solution – Factoring
Posted on June 30, 2010 | 3 CommentsResearch carried out by the Forum of Private Business has shown that small firms are currently feeling the pressure as more and more other businesses are late with their payments. Larger companies in particular are guilty of making struggling SMEs wait for payment of their...
