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BREXIT: Six UK credit rating agencies and four trade repositories stripped of UK trading rights
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the supervisor of European Union (EU) credit rating agencies (CRAs) and trade repositories (TRs), has withdrawn the registrations of the following UK-based credit rating agencies…
China: Is it a good time for freelancers and SMEs to target the world’s fastest-growing…
E-commerce in China accounts for about a third of all retail sales in China, and therefore nearly half of all e-commerce globally, according to Shopify. With markets looking depressed in the UK and Europe could now be an…
Business charity calls on MP Paul Scully to initiate Self-employed Recovery Strategy and grants for…
The charity, Money Advice Trust, which is behind charities National Debtline and Business Debtline, has written to the Minister for Small Business, Paul Scully, to make the case for a dedicated ‘Covid-19 Self-employment Recovery…
Fishy business: City of London’s market rights are conveniently ‘missing’ in…
The European Commission has not included financial services in an emergency no-deal contingency plan should the last ditch Brexit trade talks fail in Brussels on Sunday 13 December.
Why? On the grounds that further market access in…
Sole traders banking app self-certifies for COVID support
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…
Millions in funding opportunities available for UK businesses – we have the details and how to…
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…
Retail & hospitality: how to operate in the new UK tiered restrictions and why it’s…
Welcome Back to The Freelance Informer Coffee Break Video Series.
In this session, we go to this week’s FT Business Clinic. The Q&A session focuses on how business leaders and smaller outfits must now adapt to operate within the…
Company founders and execs race to sell down stakes over anticipated capital gains tax hike
The Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) proposals published this week could see the number of UK taxpayers subject to capital gains tax (CGT) triple, according to tax experts, who warn investors should be on "high alert" over the…
Remote workforce to spur new microbusiness opportunities and open barriers for talent
More than 20 per cent of the global workforce could work remotely three to five days a week as effectively as they could if working from an office, according to a report published by McKinsey.
"If remote work took hold at that…
PM names target sectors at heart of 250K green jobs plan – savvy freelancers will spot the…
Think the 'green' sector doesn't apply to your business? Think again. Any freelancer should read through the PM's target sectors and think of how they could pivot or blend their goods or services to any of those segments and the likely…