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Feb 22, 2024
Accident, sickness and unemployment cover explained
We never know what life has in store for us. We hope that everything goes our way, but we can’t guarantee it. What can be guaranteed is that the bills keep coming in even if our income doesn’t.
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Feb 22, 2024
Is “Going Green” an option for smaller businesses?
After some of the hottest temperatures seen on record last month we have been reminded about global warming and how small businesses could help the drive towards net zero.
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Feb 22, 2024
Rogue business rates agents – be aware!
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is urging businesses to protect themselves from rogue business rates agents.
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Feb 22, 2024
Retirement planning – are you on track?
The closer you are to retirement, the more important your retirement planning becomes.
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Feb 22, 2024
Innovation Funding Service
Innovate UK supports UK-based businesses to invest in research, development, and innovation through grant funding, loans, or procurements. You can browse and apply for funding opportunities through their Innovation Funding Service.
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Feb 22, 2024
Deadline for voluntary National Insurance contributions extended to April 2025
The UK government is giving people more time to pay National Insurance contributions towards their State Pension.
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Feb 22, 2024
Interest rate rises again
The Bank of England (BOE) raised interest rates by half a point to 5 per cent last week, with increasing calls for tougher action to fight persistent high inflation. Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, said that the Bank thinks inflation - the rate at which prices are rising - will fall "markedly this year" but adds there are signs of it being "persistent".
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Feb 22, 2024
The “Investing in Women Code” is closing the finance gap
The Government has published the third annual Investing in Women Code report. The Investing in Women Code is a commitment to supporting the advancement of female entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom by improving female entrepreneurs’ access to tools, resources and finance from the financial services sector.
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