AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoBusiness Support: The University of Portsmouth is offering local firms free AI support and a chance to meet graduate talent through mock interviews and recruitment events. Costs and Tax: The Budget’s business rates changes remain a mixed picture: England plans to raise the threshold for full small-business relief from £12,000 to £18,000 in April 2027, while Scottish firms await Holyrood’s decision on comparable support. Business Pressures: The Bank of England’s rate rise to 4% adds to borrowing costs, as the UK business population falls by 104,000 and company dissolutions reach a record 787,120 in the year to March. Local Enterprise: Fermanagh and Omagh has the UK’s highest proportion of microbusinesses, with more than 94% of local firms employing fewer than ten people.
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