Start-ups: Selling to the British Museum….and Blackpool Zoo
Zuza Trading is one of Cumbria’s most unusual businesses. Owner Claire Shepherd established the business to support community projects in South Africa by exporting their…
E-Commerce: Tough penalties for online traders
From this month, online retailers are allowed to earn only £1,000 annually without being taxed. HMRC is targeting businesses like these, which have mushroomed in…
Recruitment: £1,000 Immigration Skills Charge hits businesses
The introduction of the Immigration Skills Charge has made it more expensive for UK employers to hire skilled workers from outside the European Economic Area…
Nuclear: Where next for Sellafield?
Sellafield has come to feel as much a part of Cumbria as the hills and the sheep, but that doesn’t mean change isn’t afoot. The…