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Launched on September 6th 2010 this scheme provides new businesses a National Insurance relief of £5,000 pounds for up to 10 new employees for a period of 12 months. The scheme does have geographical boundaries, notably excluding the perceived more affluent areas including the South East, and also, interestingly, precludes new businesses in agriculture, [...] The Forum for Private Business, a UK business group has started the Get Britain Trading Campaign, to raise awareness of the significant contribution made by small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s). The four key areas that this campaign focuses on are: Improving cash flow. Simplified and proportional taxation. Creating employment and improving skills. Creating [...] Over 90 UK defence, aerospace and security companies exhibit at IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi. This week’s IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi clearly shows the importance of this market sector to many UK defence, aerospace and Security companies who make up nearly 10% of IDEX exhibitors. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members are estimated [...] 2011 is set to be a difficult year for the Defence industry. Companies will have to step up competitiveness and look to overseas markets to remain profitable. With Defence ministries worldwide now having to make major cutbacks, affordability has risen up the priorities list, and suppliers from countries that would not normally have been [...] UK manufacturing is driving the nation’s economic recovery, rising to a record high at the start of 2011. The Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) recorded 62 in January, up from 58.7 in December. The pace of growth in new orders and employment was a record, while output expanded at its fastest since [...] |
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