Here on the constructaquote.com blog, we have already taken a look at the recent penalty increase for using a mobile device at the wheel, with drivers now receiving 6 points on their license and a £200 fine. Today, we’re...
A new survey has shown that a decline in profits for Britain’s service sector is due to rising costs and weak sales.
Signalling a lack of confidence and business optimism, the pessimistic tone of the report contrasts with fairly strong...
Last week, Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the Autumn Statement marking his first big speech since taking on his new role. In addition, he outlined the latest economic predictions from the Budget Responsibility Office since the Brexit...
Using a mobile phone while driving has been an illegal act since 2003, but that has not stopped thousands of British drivers from being caught and punished for using their devices on the road.
178,000 drivers were stopped by the...
Recruitment can be a major struggle for smaller companies. According to Aldemore’s survey of 1,000 SMEs, 43% claimed that they have had difficulties with the process of finding a new employee. Fortunately, social media giant Facebook is looking to...
MailChimp, the email marketing service popular among small businesses, is expanding its services beyond email with the introduction of a new Facebook advertising campaign tool.
In an attempt to dissolve the need of separately logging into Facebook, ad campaigns for...
Well, it looks like the economy is on the rise yet again. This recent bit of good news comes after optimistic predictions were made by the bank of England, which says consumers have not been affected by any uncertainties...
With the impending triggering of article 50 and the Brexit saga, it has come to the governments attention that if the country does not retain access to the European single market, the UK construction industry will lose more than...
Facebook-owned photo and video social platform Instagram has announced it is to boost its features list for businesses by introducing in-app appointment bookings.
Seemingly aimed towards SMEs, the bookings function was unveiled through a video showing it being used on...
Last week we reported on how the new spring budget would effect small business. In the budget, the Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced a number of changes to self-employed individuals in the UK, in particular, an increase in national insurance.
The...
