Business Insights

A budget for SME’s? – Moorfields comments on what the Spring 2013 budget means for your business

UK businesses of all shapes and sizes were anticipating what impact George Osborne’s latest budget announcement might have on their future.

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Growth in online shopping signals bleak future for traditional high street stores

While trading conditions for retailers are certainly tough amidst the backdrop of an ailing economy, despite February’s increase in footfall on the high street, it seems that online retailers have continued to thrive.

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RTI rules eased for small businesses across the UK

Following last month’s plea from the Federation of Small Businesses and other industry bodies that a planned overhaul of payroll taxes in April should be softened, HMRC has announced that it is easing real time information (RTI) reporting arrangements for SMEs.

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Property insolvency – what do I need to know?

When your business is visibly struggling and you are attempting to identify the most important assets that you need to make creditors and insolvency practitioners aware of, the actual property can often be overlooked.

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Budget matters – how will George Osborne’s announcement affect SMEs?

Several members of the coalition government have made a number of loud noises about how the emergence and expansion of SMEs could represent Britain’s best chance economic recovery. However, the effectiveness of previous initiatives such as the Funding for Lending Scheme has been questioned in this regard.

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