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HMRC has taken a tougher line on businesses wanting to pay their tax bills late, doubling the percentage of tax deferral applications that it turned down last year. The taxman rejected 5.8pc of all VAT, PAYE and Corporation tax deferral applications in 2010, up from the 2.7pc rate seen during 2009. The total number of rejections rose from 6,760 to 8,550.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/8288668/Revenue-gets-tough-on-late-payment-of-tax-bills.html
Tuesday, February 8
Why Amazon’s Kindle is the top eReader: it’s the ecosystem
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Amazon now sells more ebooks, through its Kindle Book Store, than it does paperbacks. This year the company expects to sell more than 8 million Kindles, according to some estimates. For just £111, the devices offer an iPod-like combination that’s both affordable and life-changing: suddenly, books are available instantly but never off-puttingly heavy, and thanks to the keyboard you can make endless notes without the irritations of defacing a pristine page.
Read more here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8288377/Why-Amazons-Kindle-is-the-top-eReader-its-the-ecosystem.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d42c49e8509d42e%2C0
Amazon now sells more ebooks, through its Kindle Book Store, than it does paperbacks. This year the company expects to sell more than 8 million Kindles, according to some estimates. For just £111, the devices offer an iPod-like combination that’s both affordable and life-changing: suddenly, books are available instantly but never off-puttingly heavy, and thanks to the keyboard you can make endless notes without the irritations of defacing a pristine page.
Read more here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8288377/Why-Amazons-Kindle-is-the-top-eReader-its-the-ecosystem.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d42c49e8509d42e%2C0
How to compete against a dominant brand
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You may be up against a big brand, but they don't have the monopoly on your sector, says Thomas Coles. Starting a business is a daunting prospect in any climate, particularly when the chosen market is dominated by big brand players: it can seem as though you are a very small fish in a large competitive pond.
Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1052120/mt-experts-ten-top-tips-compete-against-dominant-brand/
You may be up against a big brand, but they don't have the monopoly on your sector, says Thomas Coles. Starting a business is a daunting prospect in any climate, particularly when the chosen market is dominated by big brand players: it can seem as though you are a very small fish in a large competitive pond.
Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1052120/mt-experts-ten-top-tips-compete-against-dominant-brand/
MT Special: 'How to Do More with Less' Week (Includes Video clips)
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Our five-part video guide on how to achieve maximum results for minimum outlay starts today.
This week is 'How to Do More With Less' week on managementtoday.com – a subject which we're prepared to bet is pretty close to all our readers’ hearts just at the moment. Indeed, with the faltering recovery, yo-yo-ing consumer confidence and the prospect of higher taxes and reduced public spending ahead, we can’t think of a better time to be taking a close look at this particular topic.
Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1052220/mt-special-how-less-week/
Our five-part video guide on how to achieve maximum results for minimum outlay starts today.
This week is 'How to Do More With Less' week on managementtoday.com – a subject which we're prepared to bet is pretty close to all our readers’ hearts just at the moment. Indeed, with the faltering recovery, yo-yo-ing consumer confidence and the prospect of higher taxes and reduced public spending ahead, we can’t think of a better time to be taking a close look at this particular topic.
Read more here
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1052220/mt-special-how-less-week/
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