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Top 10 best countries for entrepreneurs

Top 10 best countries for entrepreneurs

Are you looking to start your own business abroad? Here are the top ten economies for entrepreneurs, according to the annual Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM).

Growth Planning

UK businesses gloomiest about economic outlook out of EU countries

Nearly two thirds of UK businesses think economy will worsen over coming six months reflecting wider European malaise

News

UK CFOs think 2018 is going to be great for business

A poll of around 100 CFOs in the UK has found that confidence is the economy and hiring is up.

Financial Management

ONS to calculate GDP growth using VAT returns

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is changing how it’s going to calculate the UK economy and GDP growth.

Entrepreneurs

How Britain’s over-50s are leading the economy

Research by Hitachi Capital UK and CEBR shows over-50s outspent their younger counterparts for the first time in 2016, contributing £119 billion to UK economy.

Entrepreneurs

UK business confidence up despite no long-term growth plans, says ICAEW

Business confidence has moved into positive territory for the first time since Q2 2016, having risen gradually since the EU referendum, according to the latest ICAEW UK Confidence Monitor (BCM). Will it be smooth sailing for business growth post-Brexit?

Growth Planning

“Trump effect” boosts UK business confidence

The ups and downs of 2016 may be behind us, but two new studies into business outlook in the UK reveal a lot of faith in the "Trump effect".

Legislation and Regulation

Those left behind “will have their revenge,” warns economist

While some European countries need structural reform, economist Philippe Aghion believes that blanket policies will only widen the chasm between those who share in wealth and those who don't.

News

Brexit won’t affect economic growth in 2017, say economists

Economists from Warwick Business School continue to find little evidence in the data to suggest that Brexit will lead to disappointing economic growth in 2017, forecasting GDP growth will likely be between 2% and 3%.

News

Are we talking ourselves into a recession?

The new measures introduced by the Bank of England yesterday to pre-empt Brexit fall out raises the question of whether predictions of recession are at risk of becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.

News

BoE cuts bank rate to 0.25 per cent: Should you be worried?

Bank of England decreased interest rates from 0.5 to 0.25 per cent as a pre-emptive measure post-Brexit. Is this an effective measure, or a case of too little, too early?

News

ONS figures set to highlight productivity woes

Productivity may be directly affected by non-conducive work spaces|Productivity may be directly affected by non-conducive work spaces

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