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Contraction in South East business activity ‘remains modest’ for ...
10 hours ago · While business activity continues to drop in the South East, private sector firms across the region are retaining a positive outlook as the contraction “remains modest”. The headline South East Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the ...
South West output stabilises in January - The Business Magazine
12 hours ago · Business activity across the South West was broadly stable at the start of 2025, following a blip in December when it fell for the first time in ten months. The latest data showed a slower contraction in sales and a recovery in business confidence, but backlogs and employment decreased further ...
UK's automotive sector investing in major skills drive
12 hours ago · Top employers in the UK automotive sector are investing in a major skills drive to grow apprenticeship numbers by almost a sixth in 2025, according to a new survey by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), as manufacturers embark on a ‘green growth decade’.. With the UK celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2025 this week, more than …
Private equity interest in the South West and Midlands on the up …
4 days ago · Total private equity investment in the South West and Midlands saw a marginal increase in 2024, according to the latest UK Private Equity Review from KPMG UK.. In the South West: The comprehensive annual study into private equity deal activity found that investment in the region grew by 3.4 per cent in 2024, totalling £6.2 billion.
Vodafone sales up as Three merger set to complete in next few …
6 days ago · Berkshire-based Vodafone has experienced a rebound in UK revenues as its £15 billion merger with fellow mobile giant Three looks to complete in the coming months.. The firm saw organic UK service revenue growth accelerate to 3.3 per cent in its third quarter – up from 1.2 per cent in the previous three months.
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Solent 250 2025 - The Business Magazine
The Solent 250 is an annual ranking that celebrates the top privately-owned businesses in the region listed by annual sales turnover.. Qualifying companies must be independent and headquartered in the Solent which is defined as Hampshire (south of Basingstoke), parts of Dorset, Wiltshire and West Sussex.
Increased employment costs big challenge for firms in 2025
Jan 13, 2025 · New research from Grant Thornton shows that increasing employment costs announced in the October Budget are one of the biggest challenges for businesses heading into 2025.. The research surveyed 800 UK businesses in December last year, just weeks after the Chancellor's Autumn statement, which set out increases to employer National Insurance …
Latest tax reforms that entrepreneurs and SMEs need to know about
The biggest impact for many SMEs is the 1.2% increase to Class 1 Secondary National Insurance contributions to 15%, coupled also with the reduction in the threshold at which it will begin to apply from £9,100 to £5,000, both of which will take effect from 6 April 2025.