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Budget effects on the economy, tax and the public sector

Monday, June 28, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Economy, Tax | Tags: media, property, technology, capital gains tax, CGT, VAT, George Osborne, reaction, Budget, public sector, construction, local government, IR35, capital investment, bank levy, Budget2010

Pain today, profit tomorrow? That seemed to be the overall aim of George Osborne’s first Budget. But find out what Grant Thornton’s experts really thought as we round up the partners’ responses on Budget changes and how they affect the construction, technology, property, media and other sectors…

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Webinar: put your Budget questions to the experts

Thursday, June 17, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Economy, Tax | Tags: Francesca Lagerberg, advice, analysis, George Osborne, Budget, webinar, Stephen Gifford, Clive Fathers, Rebecca Pritchard, Emergency Budget

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We’re inviting you to a special live and interactive Budget webinar on Thursday 24 June at 4pm to find out what the new Government’s first Budget means for you.

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Gigonomics and the hustle economy

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector, Technology sector | Tags: business, Alex Connock, entrepreneurs, recession, media, economy, BBC, George Osborne, trends, funding, public sector, future, creative industries, Tina Brown, freelance, profit analysis, gigonomics

In a recession, everyone, and every company, has to become a freelance hustler, says Alex Connock, chief executive of

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A typology of UK business model behaviours (infographic)

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice, Infographic, Thought Leadership | Tags: business, recession, finance, research, strategy, infographic, business models, success, Economist, competition, new business models, benchmark

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Want to benchmark your likely business success post-recession? Grant Thornton’s latest infographic is a complacency-busting chart of the six different types of business model behaviour shown by UK companies in the past 18 months.

See which are positive and negative behaviours, and discover if your company is stuck in a recession rut or positioning itself well for the upturn.

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Six predictions for the emergency Budget

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Economy, Tax | Tags: tax planning, capital gains tax, CGT, pensions, VAT, budget, NIC, tax avoidance, corporation tax, National Insurance Contribution

Should companies be preparing for the worst this Tuesday (22 June 2010)? Here’s what Francesca Lagerberg, Grant Thornton’s Head of Tax, thinks Chancellor George Osborne has in store in the emergency Budget…

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Insight: How can we improve the UK financing environment?

Wednesday, June 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Financing , Thought Leadership | Tags: business, finance, strategy, video

Watch our interviews with seven UK business leaders and finance specialists sharing their views on how the new government can help midmarket businesses finance their growth strategies.  You can find out more about Grant Thornton’s viewpoint on our

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Going international, freemium and cool – business links

Wednesday, June 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: innovation, links, growth, international, business models, expansion, employment, free, productivity, cool, freemium

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This month’s pick of the web for business leaders and entrepreneurs – with a focus on new business models and driving growth.

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