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Economy expected to show recovery following strong services sector performance

The UK economy has jumped back to strength in April 2017, driven mainly by a strong services sector performance, following a worrying start to 2017 in the preceding months. The Markit/CIPS purchasing manager’s index (PMI) is a sign of economic strength and anything above 50 indicates growth. For April, it reached 55.8 – well above…

FSB Survey – rising costs more important to small businesses than Brexit

New research published by the FSB (Small Business Federation) is showing that domestic issues such as supporting the rights of the self-employed are just as important an election concern for small businesses as Brexit. Small businesses are keen to see the next Government make long-term investments to help support growth. 38% view investment in infrastructure…