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General Election results leave ‘unanswered questions’ around IR35

The results are in and the Conservative Party have won the 2019 General Election. Will they still be committing to an IR35 review?

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Shoppers to spend £4.4bn with small retailers this Christmas

British shoppers to buy nearly one fifth of presents from independent retailers, spending on average £88 with indie shops

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Labour to stop rollout of Making Tax Digital to all small businesses if it wins

Labour publishes 20 Pledges to Business bringing together all its reforms to help small businesses, including creation of Business Development Agency

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SME owners have pumped £12k of their own cash into their businesses

SME owners have ploughed thousands of pounds into their businesses, but many still see them folding in the next five years

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Conservative Party 2019 manifesto deemed ‘pro-enterprise’ but lacking in detail

Experts say the Conservative Party's 2019 General Election manifesto has business-positive policies but is too focused on Brexit

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Labour reveals plans to increase corporation tax to 26% in 2019 manifesto

Labour published its manifesto for the 2019 General Election on 21 November. Industry experts share their thoughts on some of the party's key policies.

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Liberal Democrats election 2019 manifesto: experts react to key policies

As we near the 2019 General Election, industry experts tell us what they make of the small business policies from the Lib Dems' manifesto

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Boris Johnson offers small firms nearly £500m worth of tax cuts

Prime minister Boris Johnson woos small businesses with package of jobs tax cut and reducing business rate burden

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Liberal Democrats election 2019 manifesto: experts react to key policies

As we near the 2019 General Election, industry experts tell us what they make of the small business policies from the Lib Dems' manifesto

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Boris Johnson offers small firms nearly £500m worth of tax cuts

Prime minister Boris Johnson woos small businesses with package of jobs tax cut and reducing business rate burden

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Labour plan to nationalise broadband ‘will boost productivity by £59bn’

Labour plans to offer free high-speed broadband to every small business in Britain as way of boosting UK’s moribund productivity

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Payment companies are withholding funds from struggling businesses

New findings show that distressed businesses in the retail and restaurant industries are having their money kept from them by payment firms

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Government announces £35m fund to grow rural businesses

The Government has unveiled a £35m fund for rural businesses to create local jobs and boost productivity. Here's how to apply

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Influential MPs call for government to rethink broken business rates

MPs say that current business rates system is broken and unfairly penalises small businesses and high street retailers over online competitors

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