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Croatia luring tech, finance and marketing foreign talent with digital nomad visas

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Dec 9, 2020

If you would like to live the Mediterranean lifestyle and have lower costs of living than those in the UK, then Croatia might be a destination you could call home thanks to a new digital nomad visa scheme. The first concrete regulatory…

PayPal refuses customer fraud claims

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Dec 9, 2020

Scammers are wise to how PayPal investigates fraud and as a result, PayPal users are falling into new traps, according to a Which? report. For example, if a customer makes a buyer protection claim, PayPal will usually accept a…

Will Sunak welcome a UK Freelance Commissioner?

Staff Reporter Dec 8, 2020

In a joint letter from IPSE, the Creative Industries Federation, Prospect and the Federation of Small Businesses, it has been argued that freelancers have made many UK industries “highly innovative, fast-growing and world-leading”.…

Greece entices international freelancers with tax breaks and residency in bid to replace lost…

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Dec 8, 2020

Greece's parliament has passed a new law this month allowing digital nomads to half their income tax, which will likely attract more international freelancers and remote-working talent to the idyllic destination. From January 2021,…

Sole traders banking app self-certifies for COVID support

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Dec 8, 2020

Being your own boss has its perks, but when it comes to proving your creditworthiness, it's not so clear cut and can be a major source of dread for sole traders. That is why an app called 'Covid Credit' was developed by a consortium of…

Brits could be banned entry to EU from January 1st

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Dec 8, 2020

British nationals planning to travel to any of the European Union Member States after January 1 for purposes that are not absolutely essential, risk being banned from entering these countries amid the Coronavirus pandemic, Schengen Visa…

App bags government funding to create the ‘Uber’ of the construction trade

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Dec 3, 2020

The money will go towards ushering in a new dawn of transparency, safety and security features for the trade and home development sector Benjamin Dyer, CEO of Powered Now, comments on the revolutionary technology and discusses how…

COVID Immunity passports: would you get one if it meant keeping a job or contract?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Dec 3, 2020

COVID Immunity passports could provide much-needed reassurances to businesses, employers, colleagues, transport companies, airlines, local communities and policymakers. However, some are debating civil liberties and health data could be…

Millions in funding opportunities available for UK businesses – we have the details and how to…

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Dec 2, 2020

Please see below a list of all the current funding opportunities available to UK businesses on behalf of Innovate UK. Do make sure you check individual competition dates as they may have been extended. For example, UK registered SMEs…

Tiered approach has curbed COVID cases, masks still vital even with vaccine say medical experts

Staff Reporter Dec 2, 2020

Swab tests on over 105,000 people as part of a major research study have shown that coronavirus infections are declining in England. An interim report from the Imperial College of London's REACT programme, which includes results from…

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