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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Why is HS2 important to UK freight transport infrastructure?
As legislation reaches the final hurdles for the new rail line HS2 to be approved we look more closely at… Read more »
How long will it take to achieve a properly skilled UK workforce?
The UK’s skills shortages in key sectors like engineering, construction and technology are well known and becoming more pressing in… Read more »
Employee productivity and how it is changing
The standard definition of productivity for a business is “A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system,… Read more »
SMEs – don’t be caught out by April’s Road Tax changes
The Treasury is looking for ways to significantly increase taxes and one recent initiative was to change the duty on… Read more »
Where next for High Street retail?
As the figures for pre-Christmas trading are appearing a clear divide is emerging in performance between non-food and food sales… Read more »
Corporate Governance review needs your responses
It has received very little publicity but in November 2016 the Government published a green paper outlining proposals for a… Read more »
Regularly reviewing and refreshing your business website
A business’ website is arguably one of its most important marketing tools for several reasons: most importantly, to reassure potential… Read more »
Can forecasting help SMEs prepare for the future in uncertain economic times?
Our regular followers will know that we generally advise business owners to revisit and revise their plans and forecasts over… Read more »
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