Top entrepreneurs sign start-up manifesto
More than 250 of the UK’s top entrepreneurs have signed an open letter to the next Government urging it to roll out a string of reforms to help the start-up sector.
Paras Shah Blog |
More than 250 of the UK’s top entrepreneurs have signed an open letter to the next Government urging it to roll out a string of reforms to help the start-up sector.
Recent research suggests that investors have ploughed a record £9 billion into UK tech start-ups this year, placing the sector head and shoulders above the rest of Europe.
The Government has devised a number of policies and schemes that are designed to help start-ups grow while learning about how to do business in the UK effectively.
The Government will do more to combat low pay by launching a “more ambitious” National Living Wage (NLW) scheme, it has been revealed.
The retail revolution, which is leaving many of the UK’s high streets littered with empty shopfronts, is offering start-ups plenty of possibilities however experts have recommended that individuals need to be careful where they set up shop.
According to a recent Enterprise Nation poll, more than half of the UK’s small business founders are happy to ask for advice, which appears to be a sign of the maturity of the start-up sector.
Recent research shows that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) collected £9.8 billion in extra revenue through tax investigations into the UK’s largest businesses for the Treasury last year.
According to new figures released recently by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), 203 businesses are being started every week by unemployed benefit claimants, with older people and those in the North West showing the most entrepreneurial spirit.
New research has found that almost 14,000 student start-ups and social enterprises generated £821 million in turnover in 2018.
The latest industry research has found that the number of firms affected by late payments has increased, with a 22 per increase in the number of small firms spending additional money on legal action to chase payments.
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