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down for: A Home and Small Business
Viewpoint by Len Tondel, from 1st February 2018
By
way of explanation. The
term 'home business' consists of two words.
'Business' is the second one; it's there to
qualify and support the word 'home' and all
that goes with it - and not vice versa. Consequently,
we also list below, items which are of interest
and value to the home. Whether in its context
as an office or as a part of your family and
lifestyle but always
directed at the improved prospects and enjoyment
that running a business from home, in its entirety,
can bring.
For a current, multi-part
overview of
starting and running a
business from home,
go here: http://www.homebusiness.org.uk/features.htm
 28.02.2018:
Business bodies throw support behind Corbyn’s
calls to keep customs union after Brexit.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-customs-union-brexit-labour-party-cbi-institute-of-directors-eu-tariffs-a8229986.html
They obviously don't know that (according
to the Tory/Israeli/American terrorist fake
news propaganda machine) he's a Russian spy!
Liam
Fox says being in an EU customs union would
be 'a complete sell-out of Britain's national
interests'. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liam-fox-customs-union-brexit-jeremy-corbyn-cabinet-eu-theresa-may-a8230236.html
Which would of course, cause a conflict of
interest with the existing 'sell-out of Britain's
national interests' to America and Israel by
the country's 'useful idiot' regime of corrupt,
Tory war criminals.
Leaving
single market 'like swapping a meal for a packet
of crisps', warns ex-trade chief. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/27/uk-economy-at-risk-outside-single-market-warns-former-trade-chief
FSB
reveals cost of tax compliance in small firms.
https://www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/small-firms-urge-tax-reform-as-they-lose-5-000-and-15-working-days-a-year-to-compliance
The average small business in the UK spends
15 days and £5,000 on complying with tax
law, a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses
(FSB) has found. The majority of time was spent
on complying with VAT, PAYE and National Insurance
contributions rules. Around 55% of businesses
surveyed by the FSB were not aware of the tax
reliefs available to them, 46% struggled to
determine the correct rate of tax and 40% found
exemptions confusing. (EnterpriseQuest)
Quarter
of taxpayers using online appeals service.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appeal-your-tax-bill-online
HM Courts & Tribunals Service has revealed
that one in four tax appeals have been submitted
online since it launched its online appeals
service in June 2017. Overall, more than 2,000
taxpayers have appealed their tax bill online.
The online appeals service explains the steps
that taxpayers must take before submitting an
appeal, saving them from wasting time by submitting
an application that will be rejected. It also
enables appeal applications to be amended online.
(EnterpriseQuest)
New
rules to help credit card customers 'break cycle
of persistent debt'. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/27/new-rules-to-help-credit-card-customers-break-cycle-of-persiste/
Credit
card debt: Deadline set for new rules. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43210246
Doorstep
lender to return £169m to customers.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43209185
EE
working to fix network problem. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/27/ee-working-to-fix-network-problem/
Amazon
offers delivery charge refund for 'misleading'
fees. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/27/amazon-offers-delivery-charge-refund-for-misleading-fees/
Businessman
begins historic 'right to be forgotten' fight
at High Court. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/27/businessman-begins-historic-right-to-be-forgotten-fight-at-hig/
Social
media firms 'failing' to tackle cyber-bullying.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43197937
Apart
from state and corporate surveillance, isn't
that why social media was rolled out? To make
the illiterate, the inadequate, the morons,
the saddos and the nasties feel empowered?
Why
Should You Write a Business Plan? https://www.thebalance.com/why-write-a-business-plan-2948013?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12317586&utm_term=
Predictive
text app helps reverse gendered language.
https://www.springwise.com/predictive-text-app-helps-reverse-gendered-language/?utm_campaign=1101307_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NLRV,2V1FMX,2FIS1,1
Flexible,
recyclable electronic skin heals itself.
https://www.springwise.com/flexible-recyclable-electronic-skin-heals/?utm_campaign=1101307_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NLRV,2V1FMX,2FIS1,1
Interior
design app lets users visualise products in
the real world. https://www.springwise.com/interior-design-app-lets-users-visualise-products-real-world/?utm_campaign=1101307_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NLRV,2V1FMX,2FIS1,1
New
project equips Jakarta’s street vendors
with smart technology. https://www.springwise.com/new-project-equips-jakartas-street-vendors-smart-technology/?dm_i=3GJ2,NKT8,2V1FMX,2FFR7,1#8217;s|street|vendors|with|smart|technology|Crowdfunding+Now|Retail|Smart+Cities
27.02.2018:
Brexit: 94% of SMEs say the Government is ignoring
their concerns about leaving the EU. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-sme-small-businesses-government-ignoring-concerns-leaving-eu-a8225836.html
Overseas
consumers will pay more for goods 'made in Britain'.
https://www.retailsector.co.uk/3102-international-consumers-prepared-to-pay-up-to-22-more-for-british-goods/
Research from Barclays has revealed that 39%
of consumers from overseas are willing to pay
more for 'made in Britain' labelled products.
British-made food, cars and clothing are the
top three products that international consumers
are willing to pay a premium for. Consumers
from India (67%), the UAE (62%) and China (61%)
are most likely to pay more for products labelled
'made in Britain'. The research has also indicated
that 39% of overseas consumers would be more
likely to buy a product if it displayed the
Union Jack. (EnterpriseQuest)
This
has been common knowledge for a long time. The
real problem is the mongrel British consumer
('fake' Brit, Brexit Knobhead types) who not
only refuse to pay a bit more for British goods
but generally refuse to buy them altogether.
£15bn
boost to UK growth as watchdog set for embarrassing
U-turn. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/25/hammond-set-15bn-windfall-economic-forecasts-upgraded/
Just £15 billion?! (Supposedly.) Is
that all?
Move
to cap 'rip-off' energy bills. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43192583
Another example of fake news and propaganda
from the Tory regime.
Landlords
who say 'no DSS' breaking equality laws.
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-42979242
The reason landlords tend to discriminate
against DSS recipients isn't so much down to
individual claimants as to the wasters who process
those claims; government agencies and local
councils, whose management at times verges on
nothing short of fraud.
New
EU-wide consumer protection rules. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20180221IPR98333/consumer-protection-eu-wide-rules-for-those-sold-a-defective-product
The European Parliament has approved new rules
to provide consumers from EU countries with
the right to have faulty goods repaired or replaced
regardless of their location or nationality.
Consumers will not have to prove that the product
was faulty at the time of purchase or delivery
for up to 12 months from the date of purchase.
The rules, which will apply to both online retailers
and sales made in-store, have been developed
to standardise consumer protection laws across
the EU and provide more certainty for retailers
selling their products in other member states.
(EnterpriseQuest)
Google’s
UK tax could jump seven-fold on plan for revenue
levy. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/25/googles-uk-tax-could-jump-seven-fold-plan-revenue-levy/
Sounds like a bit of Google/HMRC/Tory regime
propaganda/fake news to us.
Fairtrade
Fortnight: 14 Ethical Brands To Support.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/fourteen-brands-to-support-this-fairtrade-fortnight_uk_5a8d7d80e4b00a30a2513d94
26.02.2018:
Manufacturing order growth eases back as pound
boost fades. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/20/manufacturing-order-growth-eases-back-as-pound-boost-fades/
What 'boost' was this, then? Other than in
the Tory regime's fake news propaganda.
Jamie
Oliver ruffles farmer feathers with chicken
run-in. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/24/jamie-oliver-risks-new-battle-british-farmers/
Macron
in heated row with farmer during agricultural
show. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/24/macron-heated-row-farmer-agricultural-show/
French farmers - all French protesters -
are like the dross who smoke in public. The
price of their liberty, their freedom, their
rights are the privilege to inflict illness,
injury, depravation, loss and death on their
fellow human-beings. Perhaps Mr Macron will
be the first French president with the balls
to finally ensure the criminal elements in his
country are not only held to account by the
law - and not given bodyguards of gendarmes
to help break it - and start behaving in a spirit
of mutual co-operation and joint responsibility
which underpins the ethos of the countless subventions
they receive already from the EU taxpayer.
Airbnb
changes for 2018. http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/airbnb-changes-2018-how-upgraded-plus-properties-hotels-b-bs-a8225046.html
7
Pieces of Financial Advice for Starting Your
Own Business. https://www.thebalance.com/financial-advice-starting-business-1289325?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12317536&utm_term=
Creative
Ideas to Get Your Small Business Noticed.
https://www.thebalance.com/ideas-to-get-small-business-noticed-3997457?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12317536&utm_term=
10
Ways to Cut Business Costs. https://www.thebalance.com/how-to-cut-business-costs-2948320?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12317536&utm_term=
25.02.2018:
Contactless card fraud overtakes cheque scams
for first time. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/24/contactless-card-fraud-overtakes-cheque-scams-first-time/
That's been a successful marketing exercise
by the banks and the fake news media, then.
Fear
of meat scandal as data shows hygiene breaches
at over half UK plants. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/23/fear-of-uk-meat-scandal-as-data-shows-hygiene-breaches-at-most-plants
You mean to say there are still consumers
out there who aren't buying from their local
farms and butchers?
How
picking the wrong car hire firm can cost you
hundreds. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/picking-wrong-car-hire-firm-can-cost-hundreds/
Business
Travel And Parenthood: The Ultimate Guilt Trip?
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/business-travel-and-parenthood_uk_59db7b91e4b0f6eed351b1ab?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Crelated_lnk2%26pLid%3D610938349_uk
A
Day of Reckoning For UK Housing. http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/a-day-of-reckoning-for-uk-housing/
Pop-up
homes: assembled in just six hours, could these
£17k smart domes be the eco-homes of the
future? https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/home-garden/interiors/design-news/assembled-in-just-six-hours-could-these-17k-smart-domes-be-the-ecohomes-of-the-future-a117881.html
From 'proper' homes with gardens, garages,
pantries and rooms big enough to seat a family,
to tents, all in the space of just one generation.
Anyone feel they've been had?
Why
your office is beginning to look like a forest.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/design/why-your-office-is-beginning-to-look-like-a-forest-a8218516.html
Or, if you buy an eminently affordable home
almost anywhere in rural Europe then your 'office'
can be a real forest whenever and for as long
as you like!
Modern
take on a timber farmhouse in Lithuania.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/design/inspiring-home-of-the-week-modern-take-on-a-timber-farmhouse-in-lithuania-a8221011.html
There
have been 'modern takes' on hand-crafted timber
houses the width and breadth of Europe for the
past fifty years. Not much advertising money
in it for the fake news media, though.
5
Ways to Maximize Word of Mouth Marketing.
https://www.thebalance.com/word-of-mouth-marketing-2951713?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12315845&utm_term=
5
Ways to Handle a Customer Complaint. https://www.thebalance.com/handle-customer-complaint-2951721?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12315845&utm_term=
The
Advantages of Owning Your Own Business.
https://www.thebalance.com/the-advantages-of-owning-your-own-business-2948555?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12315845&utm_term=
How
to Grow Your Business: Tried and True Ways.
https://www.thebalance.com/top-ways-of-growing-your-business-2948140?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12315845&utm_term=
24.02.2018:
Britain will not be part of a European customs
union after Brexit, says Hunt. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/23/britain-will-not-be-part-of-a-european-customs-union-after-brexi/
Rogue
landlords 'should face minimum £30,000
fine for housing offences'. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/22/rogue-landlords-should-face-minimum-a-30-000-fine-for-housing-o/
Ofcom
drafts rules to speed up roll-out of superfast
fibre broadband. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/23/ofcom-drafts-rules-to-speed-up-roll-out-of-superfast-fibre-broad/
BT
told to share poles for ultrafast fibre internet.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43168564
That's a rather common-sense, Stone Age solution
to a high-tech, digital fraud fleecing billions
of consumers.
'Disbelief
and discontent' over rail timetable delays.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43168977
Putting
your house on the market? Do it on March 17,
says estate agent. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/uk/putting-house-market-do-march-17-says-estate-agent/
23.02.2018:
UK economic growth revised downwards. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43154467
Despite yesterday's story Productivity
growth strongest since financial crisis?
Or was that still more BBC fake news?
Renewed
optimism among retailers despite slowed sales
growth. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/22/renewed-optimism-among-retailers-despite-slowed-sales-growth/
Too
few homes being bought commonhold, says law
body. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43141221
New
rules ban geo-blocking of online buyers.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20180202IPR97022/parliament-votes-to-end-barriers-to-cross-border-online-shopping
New legislation to prevent online retailers
from geo-blocking has been approved by the European
Parliament and is expected to come into force
by the end of 2018. The legislation will require
online retailers to provide consumers from EU
countries with the same terms of sale and prices
(excluding delivery charges) regardless of their
location or nationality. However, online retailers
selling content protected by copyright, such
as e-books, music and films, will be exempt.
Research has found that 63% of online retailers
will not sell to consumers in other countries.
(EnterpriseQuest)
Small
grants scheme to improve farm productivity.
http://www.fwi.co.uk/business/60m-grant-scheme-deadline-approaching-fast.htm
The Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme
is now open to applications to help farmers
in England improve the productivity of their
farm. The £60 million scheme will provide
grants of between £3,000 and £12,000
to help farmers purchase new equipment and machinery
that will improve their farm's productivity.
The National Farmers' Union is urging all farmers
to apply as soon as possible due to concerns
that the scheme will be oversubscribed. The
deadline for applications is 14 March 2018.
(EnterpriseQuest)
From
'terrible teen' to thriving entrepreneur.
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-43146726/from-terrible-teen-to-thriving-entrepreneur
Cash
pours in for bargain hunter as £15 broken
teapot fetches £575,000. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/22/cash-pours-bargain-hunter-15-broken-teapot-fetches-575000/
TaxationWeb
newsletter. https://mailchi.mp/taxationweb/taxationweb-february-2018-newsletter?e=45c941d6f6
10
Loyalty Marketing Ideas for Your Small Business.
https://www.thebalance.com/loyalty-marketing-ideas-2951714?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12241203&utm_term=
CNET
Community: How are scammers sending text messages
using my cell number? https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/how-are-scammers-sending-text-messages-using-my-cell-number/?ftag=CAD5920658&bhid=22951757626637189212880527427435
Car
refuelling service is bookable via app and available
at home. https://www.springwise.com/car-refuelling-service-bookable-via-app-available-home/?utm_campaign=1093843_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-19&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NG0J,2V1FMX,2F1XS,1
App
informs customers of restaurant noise levels.
https://www.springwise.com/app-informs-customers-restaurant-noise-levels/?utm_campaign=1098152_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-21&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NJC8,2V1FMX,2FBAY,1
Eco-friendly
building uses interlocking wooden bricks.
https://www.springwise.com/eco-friendly-building-uses-interlocking-wooden-bricks/?utm_campaign=1098152_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-21&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NJC8,2V1FMX,2FBAY,1
22.02.2018:
Productivity growth strongest since financial
crisis. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43140646
UK
jobless rate rises for first time in two years,
hitting 4.4%. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/unemployment-uk-jobless-ons-wages-first-rise-a8220751.html
Number
of eastern EU nationals in UK workforce falls
by 5%. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/21/number-of-western-eu-nationals-in-uk-workforce-falls-by-5-percent
'Dirty
meat': Shocking hygiene failings discovered
in US pig and chicken plants. https://www.theguardian.com/animals-farmed/2018/feb/21/dirty-meat-shocking-hygiene-failings-discovered-in-us-pig-and-chicken-plants
NatWest
testing 'digital human' Cora who can answer
customers' questions. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/21/natwest-testing-digital-human-cora-who-can-answer-customers-q/
Hackers
could break into Tinder accounts with just a
phone number. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/02/21/hackers-could-break-tinder-accounts-just-phone-number/
Older
people are more cyber-savvy about keeping themselves
safe online than young people, government figures
show. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/21/older-people-cyber-savvy-keeping-safe-online-young-people-government/
21.02.2018:
UK millennials suffer worst falls in earnings
of any advanced economy apart from Greece, report
reveals. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-millennials-income-fall-worst-nationality-greece-earnings-report-resolution-foundation-a8217676.html
Key
gig economy case reaches Supreme Court.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43115219
UK
food and drink exports reach record high.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/food-and-drink-export-sales-soar-in-brexit-boost
Defra statistics have revealed that the value
of UK food and drink exports reached a record
high of £22 billion in 2017, which represents
a 10% year-on-year increase. The top five export
destinations were the Republic of Ireland (which
received £3.7 billion of UK food and drink
exports in 2017), the USA and France (£2.3
billion each), the Netherlands (£1.5 billion)
and Germany (£1.4 billion). The products
which had the highest export value included
whisky, chocolate, cheese and shellfish. (EnterpriseQuest)
Construction
firms asked to check employment status of contractors.
http://www.installeronline.co.uk/33740-2/
HMRC are contacting plumbing and construction
companies and asking them to check the employment
status of their sub-contractors, trade publication
'Installer' has reported. HMRC are signposting
companies to their CEST (Check Employment Status
for Tax) tool to check if a sub-contractor should
be classed as employed or self-employed. The
companies contacted by HMRC are those that repeatedly
report Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) payments
for the same sub-contractors. (EnterpriseQuest)
Device creates music using plants. https://www.springwise.com/device-creates-music-using-plants/?utm_campaign=1092709_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-16&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NF51,2V1FMX,2EZ6I,1
20.02.2018:
Old £10 notes: £2.1bn still in circulation
as deadline to spend them approaches. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/old-10-notes-deadline-legal-tender-circulation-jane-austen-plastic-banknotes-a8217476.html
Revealed:
Cash eclipsed as Britain turns to digital payments.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/feb/19/peak-cash-over-uk-rise-of-debit-cards-unbanked-contactless-payments
And the source of this information? Why the
finance and banking industry, of course. Which
has everything to gain from a cashless society.
At the consumers' expense.
'People
just don't carry cash nowadays': how Britons
are adapting to cashless world. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/19/people-dont-carry-cash-uk-firms-adapting
Oh, yes they do. If they've got some cash
to carry. And away from fake news media reporting.
Fall
in number of self-employed saving into a pension.
http://www.actuarialpost.co.uk/article/self-employed-ditch-pensions-as-rate-of-contributions-falls-13170.htm
The latest figures from the Office for National
Statistics have revealed a significant fall
in the number of self-employed people saving
for retirement. Just 25% of the self-employed
are actively saving into a pension, down from
40% in 2008. Sean McCann, Chartered Financial
Planner at NFU Mutual, said: "While auto-enrolment
is making it easier than ever for employed people
to save for their retirement, many in self-employment
put off saving into a pension in favour of investing
in their own business." (EnterpriseQuest)
Consultation
on proposed new employment status rules.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/employment-status
The Government is seeking views on proposals
to introduce a new statutory test of employment
status. The consultation will explore whether
a statutory test is needed in order to reflect
modern working practices. Under the proposals,
the test will help differentiate between employees
and other types of workers, such as freelancers
and those working in the gig economy. It will
also be used to determine tax obligations for
employers and workers, as well as a worker's
employment rights. The consultation, which was
published alongside the Government's response
to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices,
closes on 1 June 2018. (EnterpriseQuest)
Average
UK asking prices rise above £300,000 again
after two-month dip. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/house-prices/average-uk-asking-prices-rise-300000-two-month-dip/
Reality
Check: How does renting a home in the UK compare?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43075176
How
to Improve Your Home Business Website for More
Profits. https://www.thebalance.com/profit-tips-home-business-website-4128808?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12228123&utm_term=
Carry-on
suitcase transforms into a high chair. https://www.springwise.com/carry-suitcase-transforms-high-chair/?utm_campaign=1090567_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-15&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NDHJ,2V1FMX,2ETU7,1
E-commerce
site celebrates Mexico’s handicrafts.
https://www.springwise.com/e-commerce-site-celebrates-mexicos-handicrafts/?utm_campaign=1090567_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-15&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NDHJ,2V1FMX,2ETU7,1
Airport
accepts digital currency in terminal shops.
https://www.springwise.com/airport-accepts-digital-currency-terminal-shops/?utm_campaign=1087527_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-13&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NB53,2V1FMX,2EMS6,1
New
AI system set to disrupt the construction industry.
https://www.springwise.com/new-ai-system-set-disrupt-construction-industry/?utm_campaign=1087527_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-13&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NB53,2V1FMX,2EMS6,1
New
tattoo indicates if excessive sun is absorbed
by skin. https://www.springwise.com/new-tattoo-indicates-excessive-sun-absorbed-skin/?utm_campaign=1089177_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-14&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NCEX,2V1FMX,2EQEX,1
Platform
helps non-coders write voice apps. https://www.springwise.com/platform-helps-non-coders-write-voice-apps/?utm_campaign=1089177_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-14&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,NCEX,2V1FMX,2EQEX,1
19.02.2018:
MPs want Brexit fund for UK farmers. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43088855
And British farmers want non-Friends of Israel/Fags
for America MPs who aren't licking the arses
of taxpayer-subsidised, thieving, American and
Israeli terrorists exporting their produce to
this country with full Parliamentary and legal
blessing that even deprives the consumer from
making an informed, ethical and personal choice!
UK
banks facing further big hits for US fines,
PPI payouts, and Carillion collapse. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/17/uk-banks-facing-big-hits-us-fines-ppi-payouts-carillion-collapse/
Britain's
small business banking scandal - what lessons
will be learnt? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/17/britains-small-business-banking-scandal-lessons-will-learnt/
Sure, lessons will be learnt. Lobby corrupt,
supine fake British politicians even more; and
continue to grease the country's fake news media
to ignore banking crime.
Rent-a-church
spire plan to boost mobile phone coverage.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43071975
We originally heard this proposal when broadband
first came out (sort of) just after Marconi's
first Morse Code transmission. It now ranks
as one of the country's longest-running shaggy
dog stories along with connectivity fraud in
general.
Train
companies claim uncomfortable 'ironing board'
seats are due to strict Government regulations.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/17/train-companies-claim-uncomfortable-ironing-board-seats-due/
'Government' regulations, eh? And not Brussels
or EU regulations? As usual. So we won't be
seeing the country's fake news propaganda having
an anti-EU red tape/regulatory rant on this
occasion.
'Expedia
got my name right to charge my credit card £5,000
– but wrong on the tickets'. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/expedia-got-name-right-charge-credit-card-5000-wrong-tickets/
18.02.2018:
Thousands submit tax appeals online as justice
system goes digital. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/16/thousands-submit-tax-appeals-online-as-justice-system-goes-digit/
Still more HMRC chaos to deal with.
Food
standards must not fall victim to cheap imports
after Brexit, MPs warn. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/16/food-standards-must-not-fall-victim-to-cheap-imports-after-brexi/
As long as we avoid doing any shit deals
with the Americans, they should be OK.
London-based
fraud gang jailed over £1m online ads
scam. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/16/london-based-gang-jailed-1m-online-ads-scam
28
phones later – how ‘phone zombies’
help fuel street robbery. https://www.theguardian.com/news/shortcuts/2018/feb/16/28-phones-later-how-phone-zombies-help-fuel-street-robbery
Scammed
designs: when crafty home owners take on planning
regulations. https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2018/feb/16/scammed-designs-when-crafty-home-owners-take-on-planning-regulations
Facebook
will use postcards to verify identity of ad
buyers in wake of Russia meddling claims.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/facebook-russia-robert-mueller-russia-election-meddling-claims-a8215956.html
Or, you could simply do what any intelligent
person does already; ignore social media altogether
but especially any advertising which comes from
social media.
Afghans
submit 1.17 million war crimes claims to international
court. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/afghanistan-war-crimes-claims-victims-millions-submitted-court-isis-taliban-a8214301.html
That's what being 'liberated' by the American-led
Coalition of Evil does for you. And then there's
Iraq where the total claims would probablly
exceed 7 million; plus Libya and Syria; and
so on and so on. It will all be ignored and
swept under the carpet by the so-called 'international'
(pro-American) court and the fake news media,
of course. But it just goes to show what treachersous,
criminal political scum we have when we hear
suggestions we do a trade deal with the Terrorist
Shithole of America.
17.02.2018:
UK retail sales show weak growth despite gym
wear boost. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43082963
Mid-earners
'locked out of buying a home'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43075099
Housing
crisis: what can Generation Rent do to get a
home of their own? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-banking/mortgages/government-extends-help-buy-happened-shared-ownership/
Emigrate.
The
UK has a backlog of 423,000 new homes with planning
permission waiting to be built. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/news/uk-has-backlog-423000-new-homes-planning-permission-waiting/
£10,000
proposed for everyone under 55. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43078920
That should pay off at least one of the credit
cards.
It’s
time the Home Office listed the USA as a risky
place to visit for UK travellers. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/if-insanity-causes-gun-violence-how-do-we-trust-the-white-house-a8213791.html
We have been making this call for years -
as well as demanding that US travellers to the
UK and Europe are required to apply for visas.
American domestic terrorism - for that is what
it is, regardless of what fake news propaganda
calls it - has turned the US into one of the
world's primary, no-go terrorist zones, with
attacks now taking place on a DAILY basis. Of
course, we all know the Home Office and the
Tory regime take their orders from the Pentagon
- but perhaps when we have a new, democratically
elected government, this crisis will finally
be addressed as a priority.
20
Right and Wrong Reasons to Start Your Own Business.
https://www.thebalance.com/right-and-wrong-reasons-to-start-business-4066585?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12163059&utm_term=
Avoidable
Networking Mistakes That Make You Look Amateur.
https://www.thebalance.com/avoidable-networking-mistakes-3967774?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12163059&utm_term=
Best
Online Courses for Starting a Business.
https://www.thebalance.com/best-online-courses-for-business-1200637?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12163059&utm_term=
12
Unique Business Ideas That Make Money. https://www.thebalance.com/unique-business-ideas-2947949?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12163089&utm_term=
Startup
offers online peer-to-peer motorcycle rentals.
https://www.springwise.com/startup-offers-online-peer-peer-motorcycle-rentals/?utm_campaign=1084591_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-12&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N8VJ,2V1FMX,2EGS9,1
Sport
talent platform offers smart scouting. https://www.springwise.com/sport-talent-platform-offers-smart-scouting/?utm_campaign=1084591_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-12&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N8VJ,2V1FMX,2EGS9,1
16.02.2018:
Government to pocket a cool £25
billion following business rates hike. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/15/government-to-pocket-a-cool-a-25-billion-following-business-rate/
That'll come in handy towards the expense
of continuing to slaughter our export customers
and emerging markets in the Middle East and
Africa.
Brexit:
Majority of British firms opposed to customs
union exit, study suggests. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-latest-customs-union-exit-opposed-british-firms-smes-ed-balls-harvard-kennedy-study-a8212356.html
American Big Corp however, who call the shots
with the current corrupt, fagging Tory regime,
are all for the idea.
MPs
call for urgent action over erupting pensions
misselling scandal. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/mps-call-for-urgent-action-over-erupting-pensions-misselling-scandal-a8211191.html
Unwillingly
herded towards risky online banking? http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/unwillingly-herded-towards-risky-online-banking-resist/
China
urges shoppers to turn their backs on foreign
goods after Heathrow duty free row. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/15/china-urges-shoppers-turn-backs-foreign-goods-heathrow-duty/
And who didn't see this coming - apart from
the wankers who run Heathrow's duty-free? The
Chinese not being consumer mongrels like Brexit
Knobheads who Buy (anything but) British.
Was
EU Tax Evasion Regulation The Reason For The
Brexit Referendum? http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/eu-tax-evasion-regulation-reason-brexit-referendum/
HMRC
wins tax case against BBC presenter. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/15/hmrc-wins-tax-case-against-bbc-presenter
Teenagers'
spending habits revealed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43070841
Google
Chrome launches default ad-blocker. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43072266
The 'default' being that it won't block its
own webspam, Google Adshite.
Is
it worth buying a refurbished PC for under £150?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2018/feb/15/is-it-worth-buying-cheap-budget-refurbished-desktop-pc-computer
15.02.2018:
European Union grows at fastest pace for 10
years. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43055887
Not surprising, having just got rid of its
most unproductive member state.
UK
must boost productivity and focus on international
competitiveness to weather Brexit, says IMF.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-brexit-imf-productivity-international-competition-trade-deals-international-money-fund-a8209711.html
The deportation of skiving, idle Brexit Knobheads,
Kippers and other non-indigenous white wasters
sponging off the country, is clearly called
for.
UK
house prices bouncing back to 'healthier levels',
with annual growth of 5.2pc. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/house-prices/uk-house-prices-bouncing-back-healthier-levels-annual-growth/
Heathrow
duty free Chinese discrimination 'unacceptable'.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-43030291
Warning
over gamblers' 'VIP status'. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43050074
14.02.2018:
Majority of voters think Brexit will hit UK
economy immediately, poll finds. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-latest-voters-hit-economy-bmg-poll-trade-deal-single-market-customs-union-eu-a8207276.html
'Will'? It already has. Then again, pollsters
are demonstrably as clueless as Brexit Knobheads
and social media users.
UK
regions most vulnerable to Brexit revealed.
https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2018/01/11/regional-services-exports/
Research from the UK Trade Policy Observatory
has revealed the UK regions that are most vulnerable
to the impact of Brexit. Overall, regions in
the north of England are most vulnerable as
they export the largest proportion of services
to the EU. However, the research has also indicated
that regions with a high proportion of businesses
in the manufacturing and motor trade sectors
are particularly exposed to a downturn in demand
due to Brexit. This is because the manufacturing
and motor trade sectors are most likely to trade
with the EU. In comparison, regions with larger
professional and real estate sectors export
more to non-EU markets. (EnterpriseQuest)
First-time
buyers 'at 11-year high'. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43043294
Firms
on Caribbean island chain own 23,000 UK properties.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42666274
Common knowledge for decades although the
Fake Brit Tory regime, their sponsors and the
country's offshore, fake news media will obviously
pretend otherwise.
Millions
of young people quitting Facebook. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-quit-young-people-social-media-snapchat-instagram-emarketer-a8206486.html
So there's hope for the planet yet?
German
court finds Facebook's data collection was illegal.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/02/12/german-court-says-facebook-data-collection-illegal/
Help
for small firms to switch business bank accounts.
https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/simpler-steps-for-small-businesses-opening-a-business-current-account/
UK Finance has announced a new service to help
small business banking customers to switch current
accounts more easily. UK Finance, in partnership
with 18 business bank account providers, has
agreed a standardised set of information that
each bank will require from business customers
in order for them to open or switch current
accounts. Each bank must clearly display the
information they require on their website. UK
Finance has also launched an interactive online
guide which will provide small business banking
customers with a checklist of the information
they will need to open or switch accounts.
(EnterpriseQuest)
'Don't
use showgirls to sell roof tiles'. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43036944
Use them to sell bombs, drones and weapons
of mass destruction to the world's terrorists,
instead.
Couple
fined for using fake garage door to hide house
in Leicester. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/12/leicestershire-couple-reeta-herzallah-hamdi-almasri-fined-fake-garage-door-house
The
prostitution claims surrounding Oxfam don’t
surprise me. I’ve seen it all before with
charities across the world – and the UN.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/oxfam-prostitution-charity-aid-workers-haiti-un-peacekeepers-a8206646.html
Yes, but they do help to distract from (what
was) the developing story of Westminster's political
predators, perverts and paedos. And while we're
on the subject of the UN - and NATO - their
nice little earners like private snuff movies,
body parts, drug and arms smuggling, looting
and white slaving. Not to mention terrorism,
war crimes and crimes against humanity. No wonder
governments, official state propaganda and the
fake news industry welcome the occasional story
of charity workers paying for sex rather than
indulging in the usual, un-reported, daily quota
of rape and murder.
UK
to send Royal Navy warship through disputed
South China Sea in challenge to Beijing.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/uk-south-china-sea-royal-navy-warship-beijing-hms-sutherland-gavin-williamson-trump-us-australia-a8208016.html
Yet another pathetic gesture by a regime
of pathetic war criminals which will cost more
than it would to re-house the survivors of the
Grenfell corporate manslaughter tragedy. Much
less the damage it will do to the supposedly
new-found trading relationship with China.
13.02.2018:
UK consumer spending falls in January, says
Visa. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-consumer-spending-latest-updates-visa-a8206146.html
Looks like another major marketing drive
by the card companies is on the way.
Rising
wage growth means households can take rate hike,
says BoE official. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/12/rising-wage-growth-means-households-can-take-rate-hike-says-boe/
Unless you are self-employed, a small business
or part of the gig economy, in which case, real
wage growth has actually been declining.
Consumers
to get brief respite as January inflation set
to edge lower. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/12/consumers-to-get-brief-respite-as-january-inflation-set-to-edge/
Figures
reveal trends and growth in self-employment.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/trendsinselfemploymentintheuk/2018-02-07
The number of self-employed people in the UK
has increased from 3.3 million in 2001 to 4.8
million in 2017, according to the latest figures
from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The self-employed now account for around 15%
of the total labour force in the UK, up from
12% in 2001. The figures have also revealed
significant growth in the number of self-employed
who work on their own or with a partner, but
without any employees. This group has increased
from 2.4 million in 2001 to 4 million in 2017.
(EnterpriseQuest)
Record
£51.6 billion in rent paid by private
tenants in 2017, report finds. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/10/record-a-51-6-billion-in-rent-paid-by-private-tenants-in-2017-r/
Trade
with Australia could increase 'substantially'
after Brexit. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/12/trade-with-australia-could-increase-substantially-after-brexit/
That's a very big 'could'. As opposed to
what actually 'was'.
Energy
industry to investigate improved standards for
vulnerable customers. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/10/energy-industry-to-investigate-improved-standards-for-vulnerable/
As opposed to actually ignoring improved
standards for vulnerable customers - a state
of affairs which the energy industry will rapidly
return to once the 'investigation' PR exercise
has been rapidly concluded.
Energy
switching trial to cut 50,000 bills. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43031371
Unilever
threatens to pull adverts if tech giants fail
to curb extremist content. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/12/unilever-threatens-to-pull-adverts-if-tech-giants-fail-to-curb-e/
Did Unilever threaten to pull their advertising
when the internet and the 'fake news' media
were awash with extremist, terrorist, hate-preaching
propaganda in the run-up to the illegal, cowardly,
murderous invasions of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya,
Syria, etc by Shitland America? Or were profits
doing OK then, regardless? Before the public
started to become increasingly cynical over
Big Corp-approved, 'official' fake news versions
of what was really going on.
12.02.2018:
UK food and farming sector calls on Government
to maintain free trade with EU. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/10/uk-food-and-farming-sector-calls-on-government-to-maintain-free/
Unfortunately, the present regime of Tory
war criminals only responds to 'calls' from
Israel, America or Saudi Arabia.
New
transport connection to the continent could
become reality - reports. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/10/new-transport-connection-to-the-continent-could-become-reality/
So here we have an American (Fake Brit) 'hard'
Brexiteer flogging the idea of additional transport
links to the Continent after the country is
supposed to have turned its back on its EU trading
partners and a customs union. The only explanation
would seem to be that just like the NHS, education,
policing and 'defence', the business has been
promised to shitland American contractors.
Hidden
report reveals ministers exaggerated UK fracking
boom. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/10/hidden-report-reveals-ministers-exaggerated-uk-fracking-boom/
A somewhat benign explanation: it's fake
news put about by the country's fake news industry
to offer profit at the taxpayers' expense to
corrupt politicians and American Big Corp. Or
- business as usual.
Government
will consider making online trolling an offence
- Justice Secretary. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/11/government-will-consider-making-online-trolling-an-offence-jus/
Oh, dear. That should put Little Ingerlandt's
fake news industry out of business.
Mobile
phone signal could be lost in icy cold snap,
Met Office warns. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/11/mobile-phone-signal-could-lost-icy-cold-snap-met-office-warns/
So it's not 'smartphones', then? Simply
'mobile phones'. As they were before Shite
Made In America came along to fleece millions
of dummies.
Facebook
tool can judge whether you are middle class.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/02/11/facebook-tool-judges-whether-middle-class/
Or, in simple terms, Facebook is for tools.
From
Freemasons to frat houses: The secret societies
we know very little about. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/freemasons-secret-societies-frat-houses-know-groups-clubs-a8202636.html
11.02.2018:
Major retailers urged to help in fight against
iTunes scam. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/09/major-retailers-urged-to-help-in-fight-against-itunes-scam/
Scam
gang sentenced after BBC probe. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43002870
101
New Ideas to Inspire You to Start a Business.
https://www.thebalance.com/small-business-ideas-2951453?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12138399&utm_term=
How
to Start a Side Hustle While Keeping Your Day
Job. https://www.thebalance.com/how-to-start-a-side-business-while-keeping-your-day-job-4115403?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12138399&utm_term=
Connected
micro dishwasher cooks and saves water.
https://www.springwise.com/connected-micro-dishwasher-cooks-saves-water/?utm_campaign=1079633_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-07&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N51T,2V1FMX,2E4CL,1
App
helps young renters swap homes. https://www.springwise.com/app-helps-young-renters-swap-homes/?utm_campaign=1079633_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-07&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N51T,2V1FMX,2E4CL,1
Startup
turns ordinary people into brand ambassadors.
https://www.springwise.com/startup-turns-ordinary-people-brand-ambassadors/?utm_campaign=1079633_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-07&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N51T,2V1FMX,2E4CL,1
10.02.2018:
UK interest rates doubling this year would be
'no great shock', says Bank of England deputy
governor. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-interest-rates-latest-updates-doubling-this-year-bank-of-england-deputy-governor-ben-broadbent-a8202116.html
Antenna
could boost broadband speed for 80,000 rural
homes. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/09/antenna-could-boost-broadband-speed-for-80-000-rural-homes/
EE
'shoebox' to tackle broadband not-spots.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42995210
National
Statistics. User engagement and the business
population estimates. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/user-engagement-and-the-business-population-estimates
GIVE
IT BACK THEN. Automatic fines issued to
800,000 taxpayers every year by the HMRC computer
for late filing of tax returns may be illegal,
a judge has ruled.
A
small property business, Khan Properties, appealed
against its automatic fine for being late and
won its case, judge Richard Thomas ruling that
in his view the approach HMRC should have taken
was to have a "flesh-and-blood human being
who is an officer of HMRC make the assessment,
that is to decide to impose the penalty and
give instructions that may be executed by a
computer".
The
ruling has not been appealed by HMRC, and a
flood of claims for reimbursement of fines levied
by the HMRC computer is expected. https://ezinematters.com/
DEATH
OF THE COLD CALL? MPs are preparing to debate
new laws which could impose an outright ban
on cold calls, something 85% of consumers would
support. The move follows revelations that 4,200
nuisance calls are sent every minute, totalling
2.2 billion a year, with most relating to bogus
personal injury claims. Insurance claims, PPI
and pensions. Nearly one third are targeted
at those 65 or older. https://ezinematters.com/
Facebook reaffirms pledge to fight 'bad content'
on the site. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/09/facebook-reaffirms-pledge-to-fight-bad-content-on-the-site/
That will mean the end of official fake news,
propaganda and hate-preaching, then?
Legal
Q&A: can we use our neighbour's driveway
to access our garage? https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/legal-qa/can-we-use-our-neighbours-driveway-to-access-our-garage-a117601.html
10
Simple Secrets of Great Communicators. https://www.thebalance.com/secrets-of-great-communicators-1918463?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12073975&utm_term=
7
Ways to Step Up Communication in Your Small
Business. https://www.thebalance.com/step-up-communication-2951531?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12073975&utm_term=
Handheld
device helps hyperhidrosis sufferers. https://www.springwise.com/handheld-device-helps-hyperhidrosis-sufferers/?utm_campaign=1074201_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-05&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N0UX,2V1FMX,2DRAX,1
App
encourages consumers to recycle by offering
rewards. https://www.springwise.com/app-encourages-consumers-recycle-offering-rewards/?utm_campaign=1074201_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-05&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N0UX,2V1FMX,2DRAX,1
Recyclable
aerogel-filled bricks improve building insulation.
https://www.springwise.com/recyclable-aerogel-filled-bricks-improve-building-insulation/?utm_campaign=1074201_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-05&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N0UX,2V1FMX,2DRAX,1
09.02.2018:
UK shift into less productive work. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42976632
Is this skiving, Fake Brit, Brexit Knobheads
turning up for work before going back home to
bed again?
Bank
of England hints at earlier and larger rate
rises. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42986729
Council
tax hikes planned 'across England'. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-42984368
Thanks
to Brexit, the full benefits of free trade will
be made available to everyone - Fox. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/liam-fox-brexit-free-trade-deals-democracy-latest-a8199051.html
It is hard to decide if Fox's infantile rubbish
is a cynical and deliberate pack of lies or
genuine naivete and ignorance. Whatever - it's
official fake news at its worst which sadly,
plenty of gullible idiots will choose to believe.
Brexit:
Official forecasts suggest economies throughout
UK will be hit. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-42977967
Housing
market activity got off to a subdued start in
2018, say surveyors. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/07/housing-market-activity-got-off-to-a-subdued-start-in-2018-say/
More
than a quarter of households 'have no savings
they can quickly access'. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/07/more-than-a-quarter-of-households-have-no-savings-they-can-quic/
Jump
in landlords facing serious mortgage arrears.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42989391
Tax
and mortgage crackdown cuts buy-to-let investment
by 80pc. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/investing/buy-to-let/tax-mortgage-crackdown-cuts-buy-to-let-investment-80pc/
Freemasons
leader appeals for end to 'discrimination' of
members. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/08/freemasons-leader-appeals-end-discrimination-members/
Dozens
charged for Infraud cyber-crime site. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42978428
08.02.2018:
UK house price growth hits six-month low.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/house-prices/uk-house-price-growth-hits-six-month-low/
Five
million households to 'save £115 a year'
under new safeguard energy tariff. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/07/five-million-households-save115-year-new-safeguard-energy-tariff/
Energy
bills to rise for five million on price cap.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42972840
Germany
now 'biggest breaker of EU rules', according
to official figures. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/angela-merkel-germany-breaks-more-eu-rules-worst-bottom-class-a8198271.html
Unlike the UK of course, which is Europe's
#1 devotee of 'red tape' and not only adopts
everything the EU has to offer but comes up
with three times as many rules of its own. (And
not the lying assertions to the contrary of
Fake Brit politicians and the fake news media.)
Watchdog
Ofcom urged to act on nuisance calls. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/watchdog-ofcom-urged-to-act-on-nuisance-calls/
I see there are still people out there who
think Ofcon is a pro-consumer organisation.
Google
clamps down on ticket resale websites. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42961738
Not enough revenue from them for Google,
perhaps? Unlike the official, fake news media
and its endless webspam like Google Adshite?
MPs
investigating fake news to meet US Senate Intelligence
Committee leaders. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/mps-investigating-fake-news-to-meet-us-senate-intelligence-commi/
Which means we can expect even more official
fake news, propaganda and censorship in future.
Working
from home? Welcome to the new developments which
mean business. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buy/working-home-welcome-new-developments-mean-business/
The
first Britons were black, Natural History Museum
DNA study reveals. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/02/07/first-britons-black-natural-history-museum-dna-study-reveals/
Is this finally going to be the country's
excuse to deport Fake Brit Brexit Knobheads
and the hate-preaching staff and readershits
of The Scum, The Daily Wail and The Terrorgraph?
Poundland
rapped over 'naughty' elf ad - but it's already
started a Top Tosser campaign for pancake day.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/07/poundland-rapped-naughty-elf-ad-already-started-top-tosser/
Yes, and we all know who's going to win this
particular accolade, don't we children? Four
letter word, beings with 't' and ends in a 'y'.
They should get that - unless they receive help
from a parent who Twatters or belongs to the
Brexit Knobheads.
International
Franchise Show 2018, 16th and 17th February,
London Excel. Free tickets. https://www.thefranshiseshow.co.uk
The
Business Show 2018, 16 and 17 May, London
Excel. Free tickets. http://www.greatbritishbusinessshow.co.uk
Bag
a bargain: how to furnish your home at auction.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/interiors/bag-bargain-furnish-home-auction/
5
Different Ways to Work From Home. https://www.thebalance.com/all-the-different-ways-to-work-from-home-1794496?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12073897&utm_term=
Before
You Start a Home Business. https://www.thebalance.com/before-you-start-a-home-business-2947099?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12073897&utm_term=
Quick-Start
Business Plan. https://www.thebalance.com/quick-start-business-plan-2948011?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=12073897&utm_term=
New
image recognition system for real estate.
https://www.springwise.com/ai-system-can-extract-detailed-information-images/?utm_campaign=1073302_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-02&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N05Y,2V1FMX,2DP88,1
Heat
responsive label changes color when drink is
too warm. https://www.springwise.com/heat-responsive-label-changes-color-drink-warm/?utm_campaign=1073302_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-02&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N05Y,2V1FMX,2DP88,1
Solar-powered
thermal batteries release heat on demand.
https://www.springwise.com/solar-powered-thermal-batteries-release-heat-demand/?utm_campaign=1073302_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-02&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,N05Y,2V1FMX,2DP88,1
07.02.2018:
Holiday and sick pay for gig economy workers.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42959756
Ummm. A major crisis for Tory regime sponsors
and donors.
Business
leaders warn May: our patience over Brexit is
running out. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/07/business-leaders-warn-may-our-patience-over-brexit-is-running-out
It beggars belief that any of the country's
so-called 'business leaders' ever thought that
the present rag-bag Tory regime of Fags for
America, Friends of Israel, war criminals, thieves
and liars ever were capable of negotiating a
pro-UK citizen Brexit deal!
Security
chiefs fencing off millions of scam emails to
protect the public. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/phishing-email-scam-fake-malicious-hmrc-nhs-national-cyber-security-centre-a8195656.html
So THAT's what they're doing! Wow.
Some
iphoneX users unable to pick up phone calls.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/iphone-x-apple-bug-problem-phone-cant-pick-up-answer-issue-software-download-a8195161.html
7
Fast and Easy Ways to Make Extra Money From
Home. https://www.thebalance.com/make-extra-money-from-home-4053256?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=11993476&utm_term=
Tips
on Creating and Growing Your Personal Brand.
https://www.thebalance.com/creating-and-growing-personal-brand-2295814?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=11993476&utm_term=
5
Home Businesses Ideas You Can Start Fast and
for No Money. https://www.thebalance.com/home-business-ideas-fast-3893732?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=11993580&utm_term=
9
Affordable Part-Time Home Business Ideas You
Can Start Now. https://www.thebalance.com/part-time-home-business-ideas-1794538?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=11993580&utm_term=
Top
8 Internet Business Ideas You Can Start Today.
https://www.thebalance.com/top-internet-business-ideas-you-can-start-today-1794709?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=11993580&utm_term=
VR
headset program helps prevent motion sickness.
https://www.springwise.com/vr-headset-program-helps-prevent-motion-sickness/?utm_campaign=1060572_Custom%3ASpringwise%20Daily%20-%202018-01-23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MQCC,2V1FMX,2CWG6,1
Beer
cans offer drinkers discount codes for their
ride home. https://www.springwise.com/beer-cans-offer-drinkers-discount-codes-ride-home/?utm_campaign=1060572_Custom%3ASpringwise%20Daily%20-%202018-01-23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MQCC,2V1FMX,2CWG6,1
Folding
wheel could revolutionize transportation.
https://www.springwise.com/folding-wheel-revolutionize-transportation/?utm_campaign=1071051_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-02-1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MYFF,2V1FMX,2DJZY,1
06.02.2018:
Ex-Carillion boss sorry for firm's collapse.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42958507
The leeching, incompetent slug would be a
lot sorrier if he was a proper small businessman
or self-employed and had to lose the roof over
his head, his savings and possibly his family
if he fucked up on this sort of scale.
Ombudsman
abandons 'broken' housing market. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42949800
What invisible 'ombudsman' would this be,
then?
Former
Facebook and Google workers launch campaign
to fight tech addiction. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/05/tech-addiction-former-facebook-google-employees-campaign
Survey
reveals trends in UK domestic tourism. http://catererlicensee.com/great-britain-tourism-survey-shows-brexit-impact-on-domestic-tourism/
The number of domestic overnight visits in the
UK fell by 1% in the first nine months of 2017
compared to the corresponding period in 2016,
according to the Great British Tourism Survey.
Since 2015 (the year before the UK voted to
leave the EU) the number of domestic overnight
holidays has increased, but the amount spent
has fallen. The numbers of business visits and
visits to friends and relatives have fallen
steadily, total spend on business visits has
remained at pre-EU referendum levels and total
spend on visits to friends and relatives has
also decreased. (EnterpriseQuest)
The
unwanted holiday homes owners can't give away.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42909256
05.02.2018:
Fall in number of self-employed bankruptcies.
http://www.freelanceuk.com/news/5352.shtml
The
most recent figures from the Insolvency Service
have revealed that there were 838 declared bankruptcies
by self-employed people in Q3 2017, representing
a quarterly fall of 4% and a year-on-year decrease
of around 13%. This is despite the number of
personal insolvencies reaching a three-year
high, of nearly 99,200 in 2017. According to
the Insolvency Service, the number of self-employed
people going bankrupt has fallen steadily each
quarter since Q2 2015. (EnterpriseQuest)
The
figures are available in full at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/insolvency-statistics-october-to-december-2017
UK
crops left to rot after drop in EU farm workers
in Britain after Brexit referendum. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-crops-eu-farm-workers-brexit-referendum-rot-manpower-recruitment-numbers-a8194701.html
Brexit
immigration paper delay criticised by UK businesses.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/05/brexit-immigration-white-paper-uk-businesses-delay
Significant
growth in the number of eBay traders. http://www.retailtimes.co.uk/thousands-expected-register-business-ebay-january-online-marketplace-reports/
The latest figures from eBay have revealed that
30% more businesses are expected to have registered
and started trading on eBay in January 2018
compared with the same period in 2017. The figures
have indicated that traders selling cars and
car accessories are the most successful type
of business on eBay, accounting for 35% of the
top 20 new sellers from 2014 to 2017. Home and
garden and physical media (such as DVDs and
vinyl) make up the top three types of new traders
on eBay. (EnterpriseQuest)
Survey
reveals trends in UK domestic tourism. http://catererlicensee.com/great-britain-tourism-survey-shows-brexit-impact-on-domestic-tourism/
The number of domestic overnight visits in the
UK fell by 1% in the first nine months of 2017
compared to the corresponding period in 2016,
according to the Great British Tourism Survey.
Since 2015 (the year before the UK voted to
leave the EU) the number of domestic overnight
holidays has increased, but the amount spent
has fallen. The numbers of business visits and
visits to friends and relatives have fallen
steadily, total spend on business visits has
remained at pre-EU referendum levels and total
spend on visits to friends and relatives has
also decreased. (EnterpriseQuest)
Apple
iPhone X glitch leaves owners unable to take
calls. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/02/05/apple-iphone-x-glitch-leaves-owners-unable-take-calls/
04.02.2018:
£100m in Government-backed loans for Carillion
contractors hit by firm's demise. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/02/a-100m-in-government-backed-loans-for-carillion-contractors-hit/
Sounds better than 'taxpayers' money', doesn't
it?
Russian
oligarchs living in Britain 'will be forced
to account for their wealth'. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/02/russian-oligarchs-living-in-britain-will-be-forced-to-account-f/
All prompted by the tv series, McMafia, eh?
Or what's known as Little Ingerlandt realpolitik.
So
the regime will also be seeking an expanation
for the wealth of the country's 'Israelis',
especially those who bugger off with billions
in pension funds without so much as a rebuke
from their mates in government? And then of
course, there's all those mega-rich Arabs, supposedly
funding terrorism across the world? Ditto for
Shithead American billionaire-terrorists. And
then there's all the (non-Russian) banks, of
course. And Big Corp. All taking food quite
literally out of the mouths of millions and
millions of everday people and small businesses
to help finance the bombing, murder and starvation
of millions more.
Or
in other words, it's going to be pretty much
the same as it has been for the UK's self-employed
and small businesses for the past fifty years.
What’s
eating the restaurant trade? http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42923499
How
Much Should You Pay Yourself as a Small Business
Owner? https://www.thebalance.com/small-business-owner-pay-2948601?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=11940399&utm_term=
15
Side Jobs to Make Some Extra Money. https://www.thebalance.com/15-side-jobs-to-make-some-extra-money-4074574?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=11940399&utm_term=
Tiny
device detects if water is safe to drink.
https://www.springwise.com/tiny-device-detects-water-safe-drink/?utm_campaign=1059058_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-01-23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MP6A,2V1FMX,2CT17,1
This should come in particularly useful in
backward countries like France where up to 90%
of the tap water can carry unacceptably high
pollution levels. (And why the French always
buy bottled drinking water.)
New
app helps improve online debates. https://www.springwise.com/new-app-helps-improve-online-debates/?utm_campaign=1059058_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-01-23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MP6A,2V1FMX,2CT17,1
AI-enabled
self-ordering kiosks offer a customized interactive
experience. https://www.springwise.com/ai-enabled-self-ordering-kiosks-offer-customized-interactive-experience/?utm_campaign=1059058_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-01-23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MP6A,2V1FMX,2CT17,1
New
smart shower lets users pre-set the perfect
temperature. https://www.springwise.com/new-smart-shower-lets-users-pre-set-perfect-temperature/?utm_campaign=1069583_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-01-31&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MXAN,2V1FMX,2DGMI,1
Casual
dining chain opens recording studio inside London
restaurant. https://www.springwise.com/casual-dining-chain-opens-recording-studio-inside-london-restaurant/?utm_campaign=1069583_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-01-31&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MXAN,2V1FMX,2DGMI,1
03.02.2018:
Fury as minister escapes discipline for 'conspiracy
theory' that civil servants are distorting Brexit
evidence. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/steve-baker-brexit-minister-latest-updates-tape-recording-civil-servants-conspiracy-a8190001.html
Unfortunately, the Tories have been producing
so much fake news swill in recent years that
they can no longer differentiate between reality
and their own lies and propaganda.
Britain
cannot be involved in any customs union with
EU post-Brexit - Fox. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/02/britain-cannot-be-involved-in-any-customs-union-with-eu-post-bre/
(Official Fag for America, arms dealer and
terrorist point of view.)
Groups
opposed to hard Brexit join forces under Chuka
Umunna. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/01/groups-opposed-to-hard-brexit-join-forces-under-chuka-umunna
Almost as bad as belonging to the swivel-eyed,
Tory loon and war criminal Hard Brexit alliance.
Number
of council homes sold off under Right to Buy
increases five-fold in six years after Tories
lift cap. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/right-to-buy-council-homes-sold-off-private-landlords-rent-tory-cap-a8189881.html
Labour
plans to force landowners to sell at hugely
discounted price so thousands more council homes
can be built. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-considers-forcing-landowners-to-sell-sites-at-discounted-price-to-free-up-space-for-thousands-a8190781.html
That will go down well with the Tory fox-hunting
set!
Britain's
fastest-growing family type: cohabiting couples
trend in UK leaves many without legal rights
if the relationship fails. https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/cohabiting-couples-trend-in-uk-leaves-many-without-legal-rights-if-the-relationship-fails-a117351.html
Record
10.7 million people submitted their tax returns
on time, says HMRC. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/01/record-10-7-million-people-submitted-their-tax-returns-on-time/
Almost
2 million individuals who set up powers of attorney
since 2013 due fee refunds. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/almost-2-million-individuals-set-powers-attorney-since-2013/
Regulators
have admitted that online bookies have been
'conning' the public – but they haven't
gone far enough. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/online-gambling-bookies-ladbrokes-william-hill-pt-entertainment-conning-the-public-a8190821.html
ALL Tory industry regulator-puppets have
the same defficiency - too late and never enough.
In fact, it forms part of the regulators' selection
criteria.
Your
Chariot awaits: Californian startup launches
four new bus routes in 'under-served' parts
of London. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/chariot-awaits-californian-startup-launches-four-new-bus-routes/
Carmakers
that cheat on emissions tests could be given
unlimited fines under a strict new regime.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/emissions-scandal-volkswagen-unlimited-fine-diesel-cars-uk-a8188851.html
You mean there are (the majority of) other
carmakers who don't cheat on emission tests?
Wow!!! Imagine that. Like (the majority) of
doping athletes who aren't just Russian? Or
(the majority) of terrorists who aren't just
Muslim?
02.02.2018:
Warning of 'utter chaos' if May ends EU free
movement next March. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/01/warning-utter-chaos-may-ends-eu-free-movement-next-march
'Utter chaos' being of course, the natural
state of affairs for the Tory regime.
Growth
slows in UK manufacturing as raw materials drive
up costs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/02/01/growth-slows-uk-manufacturing-raw-materials-drive-costs/
Pensions
and property help boost household wealth.
https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/01/pensions-and-property-help-boost-household-wealth/
'Unexpected'
pick-up in house price growth at start of 2018.
https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/01/unexpected-pick-up-in-house-price-growth-at-start-of-2018/
So 'unexpected' no-one knows about
it.
Millionaire
numbers rise by a third. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42904875
Millionaires have become as common as Twatterers
and Arsebook users. There used to be a time
when 'a million' stood for a lot more than the
cuttings from a shredder.
Citizens
Advice call to investigate 'cost of loyalty'.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42885651
Gambling
firms told to stop 'unfair' promotions.
https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/02/01/gambling-firms-told-to-stop-unfair-promotions/
Trouble is, that means fewer bungs for bent
politicians.
Data
is the new lifeblood of capitalism – don't
hand corporate America control. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/31/data-laws-corporate-america-capitalism
That control was alread lost when Little
Ingerlandt's fagging politicians handed over
the last UK census to the US murder industry.
Openreach
boosts fibre broadband drive to reach three
million extra homes. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/02/01/openreach-boosts-fibre-broadband-drive-to-reach-three-million-ex/
Telecon industry and bent politicians' lies
to improve UK broadband connectivity = the 'new'
shaggy dog story.
Facebook
users spending less time online. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42893051
I guess not everyone wants to be a moron
for life.
Twenty-eight
Russian athletes have doping bans overturned
by Cas. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/01/russian-doping-scandal-athletes-bans-overturned-courts-of-arbitration-for-sport-athletics
The original ban being overturned on the
grounds that the only evidence which had been
submitted was the athletes' nationality. Russian.
This might be a good time for a fake whistleblower
to trigger a ban all those doped-up American,
British and EU athletes. Led for a change, by
someone who didn't come from doped-up sporting
background and who wasn't in hoc to US (Shitland)
Big Corp, American propaganda and the fake news
media.
My
internet usage is getting harder to manage and
worrying me. What should I do? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/31/internet-usage-worrying-hard-to-manage
Get a life? Or join the cabbage patch.
01.02.2018:
Smaller firms to be worst affected by Brexit.
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/archive/2018/title,1863531,en.php
Research from the University of St Andrews has
revealed that small and medium-sized firms will
be worst affected by the UK's decision to leave
the EU. According to the research, Brexit is
expected to lead to lower levels of capital
investment, business growth, product development,
access to finance and international trade among
smaller firms. The research has also indicated
that Brexit-related uncertainty is most likely
to affect exporters and hi-tech or service-based
industries. (EnterpriseQuest)
Britons
more upbeat about financial prospects for 2018
- survey. https://www.aol.co.uk/money/2018/01/30/britons-more-upbeat-about-financial-prospects-for-2018-survey/
Access
to ATMs 'at risk from fee change'. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42872438
Two
thirds of commuters don't think UK rail travel
is good value for money. http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-rail-travel-latest-commuters-trains-value-for-money-not-good-national-rail-passenger-survey-a8185451.html
Whereas the third which did think UK rail
travel was good value for money were illiterate,
Brexit Knobheads who didn't understand the survey.
Donald
Trump suggests UK among 'enemies of America'
after UN Jerusalem vote. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/state-of-the-union-latest-updates-donald-trump-enemies-america-un-recognise-jerusalem-a8186561.html
This being the same Donald the trump who
recently emphasised that Britain and the U Shithole
America were joined at the hip, the 'special'
(terrorist) relationship was stronger than ever
and that there would be a 'great' post-Brexit
trade deal? (A state propaganda, 'fake' interview
conducted by Pee'rs Moron, mind you.)
New
EU VAT rules announced. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-185_en.htm
The European Commission has announced plans
to give EU member states more flexibility to
set VAT rates and to support smaller firms and
cross-border traders. Under the plans, member
states will be able to introduce more reduced
VAT rates and exemptions for a wider range of
products and services. The Commission has also
set out its plans to tackle the disproportionate
VAT compliance costs faced by cross-border traders
when compared with those that only trade domestically.
For example, cross-border traders with an annual
turnover of less than €100,000 will be
exempt from paying VAT on sales. (EnterpriseQuest)
Fujifilm
to take over Xerox as photocopier demand drops.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42884631
And of course, one of the main reasons why
there has been a falling demand for Xerox is
that its customer service is absolute crap.
http://www.customerservicescoreboard.com/Xerox
In fact the best thing small businesses could
hope for would be for Xerox and its despicable
management to disappear off the face of the
planet.
'Dangerously'
drunk tourists may not win insurance claims.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42878841
Flight
with 85 plumbers on board forced to return to
airport with toilet problems. http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/norwegian-flight-plumbers-broken-toilet-return-airport-oslo-munich-a8184961.html
7
Keys to Thrive as a Solopreneur in a Fast-Paced
Business World. https://www.thebalance.com/thriving-as-a-solopreneur-in-fast-business-4148492?utm_campaign=smbinfo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=11993501&utm_term=
Wearable
device detects consumer emotions. https://www.springwise.com/wearable-device-detects-consumer-emotions/?utm_campaign=1065421_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-01-29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MU31,2V1FMX,2D7WP,1
Smart
bike light could make cycling safer. https://www.springwise.com/smart-bike-light-make-cycling-safer/?utm_campaign=1065421_Springwise%20Daily%20-%202018-01-29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=3GJ2,MU31,2V1FMX,2D7WP,1
With
our usual gratitude and thanks to BAD News and
Cobweb Info.
Len
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