Construction Industry Struggles to Fill Skills Gap 23rd January 2018. Despite the housebuilding push and the various important contracts on the horizon, recent research has revealed that the nation is running out of brickies, chippies and sparkies. This is thought

Small Business Owners Ready To Boost Investment 23rd January 2018. Small business confidence has started to recover as many make plans to boost investment over the next three months, according to new research. Securing and developing skilled staff will be their

More SMEs to get access to the Financial Ombudsman? Firms with fewer than 50 employees, an annual turnover below £6.5 million and gross assets under £5 million would be able to take disputes with financial services firms to the Financial

Small Businesses Need Protection From Big Bad Banks 23rd January 2018. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has demanded a wider net for businesses protected by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in the event of bad banking. Currently, only individuals, or

CPA – Prompting Punctual Payment   SME BUSINESS NEWS A weekly round-up of press news and comment affecting your business Tuesday, 23rd January 2018. www.cpa.co.uk   SUPPORT   Support for small firms hit by Carillion collapse The government has set