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National Living Wage Rate Increased
31 October 2016 NewsThe UK voluntary living wage has increased by 20p an hour to £8.75, while the London Living Wage goes from £9.40 to £9.75 -
Contactless Card Spending Tops £2 Billion in a Month in UK
06 October 2016 NewsA total of £2.1 billion-worth of contactless payments were made in July, new figures from The UK Cards Association show -
Employers Urged to Check Payrolls After Minimum Wage Boost
02 October 2016 NewsThe national minimum wage boost went up on 1st October, with employers being reminded to check payrolls as almost 500,000 young workers are owed a pay rise -
Retail School: Alternative Funding
26 April 2016 NewsWant to avoid the banks? Paul Clapham explains how you can -
Retail School: Funding 101
12 April 2016 NewsIf you are looking seriously at expansion or aiming to start up a new food business, £300 million is available if the business you are planning is located in rural England. This is newly available money which could cover 40% of your set up costs, and… -
National Living Wage Now In Operation
31 March 2016 NewsThe National Living Wage (NLW) has come into force, meaning that employees aged 25 and over will be paid at least £7.20 an hour -
Budget 2016: Extra Support for Small Businesses
25 March 2016 NewsThe Government has announced England's largest ever business rate cut for all ratepayers, worth a total of £6.7bn over the next five years -
SME Grant Contest Launched
10 March 2016 NewsThe FedEx Small Business Grant is offering small, for-profit businesses with fewer than 100 employees which have been running for two years or more the chance to win up to £20,000 to invest in their global future -
Minimum Wage Change: What’s Does It Mean For Indies?
24 April 2015 NewsWages have always been a hot topic – with a natural divide between the views of employees and employees ever-present – and as of October 2015, the National Minimum Wage is increasing from £6.50 per hour to £6.70 -
Heart Distribution’s Growth Scheme Benefits Producers
06 May 2014 NewsThe scheme, launched last September, offers loans to businesses to aid their development -
Farm Shop Receives £20,000 Grant
15 April 2014 NewsHockley Farm Shop is expanding thanks to the awarding of a grant from Hampshire Country Council -
Heart Distribution Launches Producer Growth Scheme
30 September 2013 NewsEarly September saw the launch of The Heart Distribution Producer Growth Scheme, providing loans to small businesses to aid their growth within the marketplace
