Autumn Statement 2016: £400m of venture capital funds pumped into British Business Bank
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a plan to pump £400m of venture capital funds into the British Business Bank to support the UK’s growing companies.
Donald Trump is a maverick leader, but you can disrupt in other ways
While the new president-elect is a perfect example of a maverick leader, strong vision, strategy, leadership can be achieved through other means.
Autumn Statement 2016: What are businesses saying?
Today the chancellor Philip Hammond announced the Autumn Statement and unveiled a range of tax reforms and investments. Here’s what businesses had to say about the statement.
Autumn Statement 2016: National Living Wage increase puts pressure on small firms
The National Living Wage will increase from £7.20 to £7.50 from April next year, representing a pay rise of around £500 to a full-time worker.
Autumn Statement 2016: Reforms will tackle big business diverted profits
The government is set to implement a new diverted profits restriction tackling tax relief for corporate interest expenses and “reform the way that relief is provided for historic losses”, according to chancellor Philip Hammond.
Autumn Statement 2016: Export Finance funds doubled by chancellor Philip Hammond
As part of his Autumn Statement, chancellor Philip Hammond promised to double Export Finance funds, taking “total risk appetite to £5bn”.
Autumn Statement 2016: A 500-word summary for entrepreneurs and SME business owners
Chancellor Philip Hammond has just given his first Budget address in the Autumn Statement 2016 speech, and here are the most important developments for business leaders.
Autumn Statement 2016: £23bn investment announced to bridge “shocking” productivity gap
The chancellor has announced a new £23bn fund to bridge the UK’s productivity gap over the next five years.
Autumn Statement 2016: £1bn broadband investment to bolster digital infrastructure with 5G and fibre networks
In a digital infrastructure overhaul, chancellor Philip Hammond announced a £1bn broadband investment during the Autumn Statement 2016, which will spread fibre networks and 5G across Britain.
Autumn Statement 2016: Employee benefits schemes scrapped
Tax-free employee benefits offered by salary sacrifice schemes are to be restricted, chancellor Philip Hammond has announced.
Full transcript of Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement speech
After chancellor Philip Hammond’s first Budget address to the Houses of Parliament, here is a full transcript of his 2016 Autumn Statement speech.
Viva gender diversity: Who says technology is a man’s game?!
You might imagine that technology companies are at the forefront of diversity, especially considering most are full of super-intelligent people who would never dream of discriminating against someone. The reality, however is that gender diversity is a huge issue within our industry, and has been for some time.