Posts Tagged ‘business rate’
Business Rate Bombshell for Independent Traders
Monday, November 2, 2009 9:38 No CommentsA business which brought its founder back from a debilitating condition is under threat from a dramatic rise in its rates bill.
Father-of-one Doug White opened ladies clothing shop Pinkstripes at Pulteney Bridge with his daughter Rafaelle White in 2004 shortly after she had begun a recovery from the fatigue syndrome myalgic encephalopathy.
The pair have run [...]
Small Businesses Call for Rates Relief
Monday, March 23, 2009 14:42 No CommentsHundreds of small business owners have launched a campaign at the Federation of Small Businesses’s annual conference in Newport yesterday. They have writen to Chancellor Alistair Darling, calling for the introduction of automatic business rate relief in next month’s Budget.
According to an estimation by the FSB, more than 50% small businesses miss out on reclaiming [...]
