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update
Royal
approval
Haines Watts client Priyesh
Patel, Managing Director
of Cofresh Snack Foods,
was made an MBE in
the Queen’s New Year
2017 Honours List for his
contribution to exports
and services to the economy
in Leicestershire.
Charity
starts
at home
Haines Watts’ Herefordshire office decided to help
children this Christmas by donating toys to Home-Start.
Practice administrator Kim Hutton chose Home-Start
Herefordshire because of the work they do with families
in need of help and support. The team decided to forego
the usual office Secret Santa and donate the toys instead.
Every little helps
A survey by American Express Small Business Services
discovered that employees place more emphasis on praise
from their boss (35%) over a bonus (20%). Those working
for small businesses also appreciate recognition in the
form of rewards, with vouchers, a free meal and a bottle of
wine listed as the things they would most like to receive.
Millennial
matters
Bring in billions
Research has shown that SMEs in the UK’s
top 10 cities are likely to contribute
almost £217 billion per year to the
country’s economy by 2020.
Manchester and Leeds are
predicted to see the largest
rises in revenue in the five
years from 2015 (15%),
with Sheffield seeing the
smallest revenue rise in
the top 10 at 8%.
Almost two fifths (39%) of Millennials would like to own
their own business in the future, according to a recent
survey. More than half of those polled (54%) cited flexible
working hours as being the main driver behind their
business-owning ambitions. There are marked differences
between sectors, with 20% of young men looking to
start their own technology firms, compared to just 2%
of young women.
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