Keep Trade Local

Small business rate relief is set to increase from 1st October 2010 An announcement in the most recent Budget, that the government is to increase small business rate relief later this year, sheds a glimmer of light for small businesses. Information from Business Link states that “Between October 1st 2010 and September 30th 2011 eligible [...]

An FSB and ICM survey shows that three quarters of businesses would grow their business if the tax regime was easier to understand. Research carried out by the FSB and ICM of over 1,600 small businesses showed that 75 per cent of small businesses believe that they would be able to grow their business if [...]

Small shops are struggling to survive because of local, regional and national government policies, together with the competition authority’s failure to deal with the aggressive policies of supermarkets. These factors have been compounded by the recession and the closure of over 100 businesses every day. Throughout these difficult times, the Post Office has remained the [...]