Business planning

Strong performance in the manufacturing and services sectors during the first quarter of 2013 will help the UK avoid falling back into recession, a quarterly economic survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has found.

Flooding and storm damage to homes and businesses cost British insurers £1.9 billion in 2012, according to figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are failing to plan ahead for the long term because of economic uncertainty, research from Npower has found.

A record 9.61 million people filed and sent their self-assessment tax returns this year, with 7.93 million sent online, HMRC has revealed.

Small businesses should start planning ahead for harsh winter weather to avoid being caught out, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has advised.

Two in five businesses in Northern Ireland have no system in place to protect themselves from debt and poor cashflow issues, the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce (NICC) has found.

Small businesses are more confident heading into the New Year than they were this time last year, research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found.

A quarter of small firms are oblivious to major upcoming changes to the pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) system which will alter their payroll reporting duties to HMRC, a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found.

A new service designed to help small and medium sized businesses to export to high growth markets in South East Asia has launched.

Nearly one in six employers believes that the costs of the upcoming pension auto enrolment will result in a cut or freeze to employee wages, a new report has warned.