Extract . . .
“UK tax authorities are braced for a deluge of inquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations.
The first 45,000 of nearly six million taxpayers have been sent letters telling them that they have paid the wrong amount of tax.
Tax experts say they should consider challenging demands for extra payments.”
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11211658
Friday, September 10
Angels with dirty faces
Extract . . .
“EN visited the British Business Angels Association’s annual conference and found a sector torn between confidence and crisis.
A curious mixture of celebration and barely disguised resentment characterised the welcome given to the new £185 million EU-backed North West Fund that dominated much of the sixth annual British Business Angels Association (BBAA) Conference, held on 14 July at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester.”
Link
http://www.enforbusiness.com/feature/angels-dirty-faces
“EN visited the British Business Angels Association’s annual conference and found a sector torn between confidence and crisis.
A curious mixture of celebration and barely disguised resentment characterised the welcome given to the new £185 million EU-backed North West Fund that dominated much of the sixth annual British Business Angels Association (BBAA) Conference, held on 14 July at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester.”
Link
http://www.enforbusiness.com/feature/angels-dirty-faces
Is Microsoft Office worth paying for?
Extract . . .
“The latest version of Microsoft’s Office suite, Office 2010, has now been released.
This time a new cut-down Starter edition is be offered by computer manufacturers and pre-installed on PCs they sell. It will be free of charge to users and will instead include advertising to make money.
It’s not the only free office program around, though. For instance Open Office offers similar tools and more recently, several free applications have appeared online, such as Google Docs and Zoho.”
Link
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2268914/microsoft-office-worth-paying
“The latest version of Microsoft’s Office suite, Office 2010, has now been released.
This time a new cut-down Starter edition is be offered by computer manufacturers and pre-installed on PCs they sell. It will be free of charge to users and will instead include advertising to make money.
It’s not the only free office program around, though. For instance Open Office offers similar tools and more recently, several free applications have appeared online, such as Google Docs and Zoho.”
Link
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2268914/microsoft-office-worth-paying
Quick chat: Martha Lane Fox
Extract . . .
“Founder of Lastminute.com and Britain’s first Digital Champion, Martha Lane Fox talks to Daniel Bennett about the future of the internet.”
Link
http://www.bbcfocusmagazine.com/feature/tech/quick-chat-martha-lane-fox
“Founder of Lastminute.com and Britain’s first Digital Champion, Martha Lane Fox talks to Daniel Bennett about the future of the internet.”
Link
http://www.bbcfocusmagazine.com/feature/tech/quick-chat-martha-lane-fox
Group discount buying hits UK
Extract . . .
"One of the leading US group marketing companies that has just launched in the UK warns small businesses to think carefully about how they use these rapidly emerging marketing tools. LivingSocial, which operates group discount voucher schemes in Manchester, London and 62 other cities, largely in the US, is matching consumers with small businesses."
Link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/7985454/Group-discount-buying-hits-UK.html
"One of the leading US group marketing companies that has just launched in the UK warns small businesses to think carefully about how they use these rapidly emerging marketing tools. LivingSocial, which operates group discount voucher schemes in Manchester, London and 62 other cities, largely in the US, is matching consumers with small businesses."
Link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/7985454/Group-discount-buying-hits-UK.html
Bust up over local enterprise partnership bodies
Extract . . .
"The two business groups told by Government to play a "central role" in the organisations that replace regional development agencies have fallen out.
Regional leaders within the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which has 230,000 members, have accused their counterparts at the chambers of commerce, which have 91,000 members, of acting in their own interests rather than those of the whole business community."
Link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/7985433/Bust-up-over-local-enterprise-partnership-bodies.html
"The two business groups told by Government to play a "central role" in the organisations that replace regional development agencies have fallen out.
Regional leaders within the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which has 230,000 members, have accused their counterparts at the chambers of commerce, which have 91,000 members, of acting in their own interests rather than those of the whole business community."
Link
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/7985433/Bust-up-over-local-enterprise-partnership-bodies.html
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