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Festival of Business: What are the opportunities for UK business in Asia?

Friday, September 16, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice | Tags: business, India, Grant Thornton, China, Manchester, sponsor, conference, event, fob, exports, Nick Farr, HSBC, Telegraph, Festival of Business, opportunities

Our final Festival of Business post focuses on the opportunities for UK businesses in Asian markets from the ‘Looking East: India or China?’ panel discussion at today’s Telegraph Festival of Business, in partnership with Grant Thornton.

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Festival of Business: Luke Johnson’s 10 points of entrepreneur wisdom

Friday, September 16, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice | Tags: business, entrepreneurs, entrepreneur, Grant Thornton, Manchester, sponsor, Luke Johnson, conference, event, fob, speech, entrepreneurship, Telegraph, Festival of Business, start-ups

Highlights from entrepreneur Luke Johnson’s afternoon address on entrepreneurship at the Telegraph’s Festival of Business today. Grant Thornton is a partner of the event – more coverage to follow…

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Festival of Business: Osborne to follow Germany’s lead on mid-market

Friday, September 16, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice | Tags: business, Grant Thornton, UK, George Osborne, Manchester, sponsor, conference, mid-market, event, fob, speech, Telegraph, Festival of Business, high-growth

Highlights for business from Chancellor George Osborne’s opening address at the Telegraph’s Festival of Business. Grant Thornton is a partner of the event and we’ll be posting more coverage shortly…

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Festival of Business 2011 in tweets

Friday, September 16, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice | Tags: business, Grant Thornton, Manchester, sponsor, conference, event, fob, Telegraph, Festival of Business

Grant Thornton UK LLP is partnering with the Telegraph for its Festival of Business, launching in Manchester today. Here’s our pick of the social media conversation which we will be updating throughout the day…

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Have you registered yet for the Festival of Business?

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice | Tags: business, UK, sponsor, conference, mid-market, Telegraph, Festival of Business, high-growth companies

The Telegraph’s Festival of Business takes place in Manchester this Friday (16 September) with Grant Thornton as corporate partner. Join us in celebrating 1,000 fast-growing, dynamic UK businesses and take advantage of an excellent range of business panels, discussions, keynotes and networking opportunities. Places are free but limited so be quick – details on how to register are at the end of this article.

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How the UK ranks for women in the top jobs

Thursday, August 25, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought Leadership | Tags: business, statistics, research, infographic, women in business, data, women, IBR, board, gender, International Business Report, diversity, female, map

‘Improve your organisation by helping more women to get into top jobs’ – this was the message sent out to UK business by the Home Office last month. So how does the UK compare to its neighbours, emerging economies and the global average when it comes to employing women in senior jobs in the workplace? We review the global statistics and rankings.

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Is paying VAT on benefits worth the salary sacrifice?

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | Posted by: Graham Brearley
Categories: Business advice, Tax, Thought Leadership | Tags: tax, HMRC, income tax, VAT, NIC, salary sacrifice, childcare vouchers, national insurance contributions, National Insurance, Cycle to Work, AstraZeneca, employee benefits, VAT liability, vouchers, European Court, ECJ

That’s the question employers will be weighing up following the recent AstraZeneca (AZ) case ruling that raises the possibility of substantial VAT liabilities on employee benefits, such as retail vouchers, meals and Cycle to Work Scheme (CWS) rentals. How will the balance of payments fall? Senior VAT Manager Graham Brearley reviews the issue and asks: ‘Is this the end for salary sacrifice arrangements?’

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Insight: Why is UK business losing faith – and what can government do about it?

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Economy, Thought Leadership | Tags: business, economy, video, Scott Barnes, ICAEW, business news, confidence, BCM, Business confidence monitor, index, monitor, Q3 2011, Robin Fieth