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		<title>Small firms encouraged to get involved in National Apprenticeship Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Soothill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses across the UK are being encouraged to take part in National Apprenticeship Week in order to help raise awareness of apprentice opportunities to school leavers, graduates and those out of work.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC announces &#8220;fresh approach&#8221; to Business Record Checks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the face of fairly universal criticism, HMRC announced late last week that they were putting the brakes on their controversial Business Record Checks programme, and suspending all new investigations until their revamped approach is detailed at the beginning of the 2012/13 financial year.]]></description>
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		<title>Third of SMEs used freelancers for the first time in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting a Job]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[freelancing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People Per Hour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[temp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The economic climate may be stormy and the weather chilly, but there was great news for freelancers last week when PeoplePerHour's Small Business Survey revealed that the UK's SMEs are turning to freelancers in droves to fill their skills gap as full-time employees continue to be a costly and compliance-laden burden.]]></description>
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		<title>One quarter of entrepreneurs considering packing it in</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting a Job]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cashflow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[red tape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Tape Challenge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would seem the continuing economic malaise is starting to get better of the UK's freelancers, contractors and small business owners. A survey by Aviva of 500 small and micro-business owners in December has found that a full 25% of entrepreneurs are considering putting their business out to pasture and re-entering the general workforce as an employee of a larger entity.]]></description>
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		<title>Unfair dismissal reforms clarified &#8211; some good news for employees!</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/unfair-dismissal-reforms-clarified-some-good-news-for-employees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[unfair dismissal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From April 2012 the qualification period for taking a case for unfair dismissal to an Employment Tribunal will be increased from one to two years - however the Government confirmed in the week of 16th January that this change will not be retrospective]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business owners &#8211; how to attract and work well with freelancers</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/small-business-owners-how-to-attract-and-work-well-with-freelancers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/small-business-owners-how-to-attract-and-work-well-with-freelancers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small businesses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the ongoing shift towards employers using freelancers / contractors instead of employing PAYE workers and employees in the current uncertain climate, we look at how small business owners can get the best out of their relationship with freelancers, for the benefit of both parties.]]></description>
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		<title>Give your business a tech detox in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/give-your-business-a-tech-detox-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/give-your-business-a-tech-detox-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francesca Geens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cloud software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was one of your New Year resolutions to be more productive and grow your business? Digital Dragonfly believes you need good IT systems in place to do both. If you spend all day working on your computer read on for 7 ways to develop healthy tech habits in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Did Google+ just get a lot more important?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/did-google-just-get-a-lot-more-important/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/did-google-just-get-a-lot-more-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search plus your world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Google+ has been getting a lot of buzz in the tech press and recently announced it has amassed 90 million users, it is still seen by many as a social media also-ran, having been unable to break into the public psyche in the same way Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have.]]></description>
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		<title>Small business confidence nosedives in Q4 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-business-confidence-nosedives-in-q4-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-business-confidence-nosedives-in-q4-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit crunch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FSB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accordingly to the quarterly yardstick of freelancer, contractor and small business confidence, the Federation of Small Business' ‘Voice of Small Business' index, the mood of the UK's small firms crashed in the latter part of 2011 due to a combination of high inflation, rising utilities bills and reduced consumer spending power.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC penalties ruling highlights enforcement inconsistencies</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-penalties-ruling-highlights-enforcement-inconsistencies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-penalties-ruling-highlights-enforcement-inconsistencies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accounting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company accounts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16882</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has taken a lot of stick for its late filing penalties recently - and rightly so. The fines, which can easily run into the thousands of pounds for small businesses (even if they do not owe any tax) are completely out of step with those levied at companies orders of magnitude larger.]]></description>
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		<title>Pinterest &#8211; a fun, social way to organise your stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/pinterest-a-fun-social-way-to-organise-your-stuff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/pinterest-a-fun-social-way-to-organise-your-stuff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Sheets</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[curation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pinterest was launched in March 2010, and has really blown up in popularity over the past few months. Pinterest is an online pin board / social network - and despite what you may have heard is not just for fashion and food bloggers!]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC’s late filing penalties deemed “illegal”</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrcs-late-filing-penalties-deemed-illegal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrcs-late-filing-penalties-deemed-illegal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC is not having a good start to 2012. The Independent has published a piece highlighting HMRC's late filing penalties, which were deemed illegal by Geraint Jones, QC in a Tax Tribunal last September.]]></description>
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		<title>Small businesses cash in on the Olympic Games</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-businesses-cash-in-on-the-olympic-games/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-businesses-cash-in-on-the-olympic-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Soothill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freelancers and small businesses looking to take advantage of the Olympic Games this summer should watch out for a new book entitled 'Olympics: a snapshot history of the Olympic Games', which illustrates the effect the Olympics is already having on small businesses in London's East End.]]></description>
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		<title>North-south divide widens in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/north-south-divide-widens-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Sheets</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be thankful if you’re a freelancer, contractor or small business owner in the South of England today. A recent study from RMS Tenon, one of the UK’s largest accountancy firms, has showed that more than 21,000 companies became insolvent in 2011, but more importantly saw a widening of the divide between the North and South of the country]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC launches Alternative Dispute Resolution service for small businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-launches-alternative-dispute-resolution-service-for-small-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-launches-alternative-dispute-resolution-service-for-small-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Dispute Resolution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business record checks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC yesterday launched a pilot of an Alternative Dispute Resolution service for SMEs, which aims to reduce to need for tribunals during HMRC's compliance checks. The scheme, which was trialled last year and saw 60% of disputes either fully or partially resolved, involves independent facilitators who work with both HMRC and business owners to ensure a quick and fair outcomes for both parties.]]></description>
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		<title>Online shoppers choose small retailers</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/online-shoppers-choose-small-retailers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/online-shoppers-choose-small-retailers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Soothill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecommerce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news for all you retailing freelancers out there plying your trade through Etsy or your own online store - recent research has shown that online shoppers choose to buy from smaller retailers with personality rather than larger online stores.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC criticised by MPs for treatment of freelancers and small firms</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-criticised-by-mps-for-treatment-of-freelancers-and-small-firms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-criticised-by-mps-for-treatment-of-freelancers-and-small-firms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bookkeeping]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16722</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has been taken to task today by Conservative MPs and business leaders for their preferential treatment of large corporates, while attacking small and micro businesses through their Business Record Checks. The scheme will result in fines of up to £3,000 for freelancers, contractors and small businesses who cannot provide paperwork to back up the claims made in their tax returns.]]></description>
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		<title>Pensions auto-enrolment &#8211; some good news for small businesses!</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/pensions-auto-enrolment-some-good-news-for-small-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pensions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pensions auto-enrolment - some good news for small Businesses!  From October 2012 most workers will have to be auto-enrolled into a pension plan by their Employer (under the Pensions Bill that also abolished the Default Retirement Age during 2011).  At the end of November 2011 however the Government announced the welcome news that business with less than 50 workers will not have to auto-enrol their staff into such a pension scheme until May 2015.  ]]></description>
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		<title>No-fault dismissals and EIS &#8211; other titbits from the Autumn Statement</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/no-fault-dismissals-and-eis-other-titbits-from-the-autumn-statement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/no-fault-dismissals-and-eis-other-titbits-from-the-autumn-statement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Chancellor and plasticine man-child George Osborne delivered his Autumn Statement to Parliament, laying out how the Government would be tweaking their budget for the coming months in order to drag the UK out of the economic doldrums and back to healthy growth.]]></description>
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		<title>Small firms cancel Christmas parties to cut costs</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-firms-cancel-christmas-parties-to-cut-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-firms-cancel-christmas-parties-to-cut-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Soothill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cashflow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research carried out by business solutions firm, Pitney Bowes, has revealed that almost 50% of small firms are cancelling Christmas parties this year in order to save money. Five hundred small businesses participated in the survey which found that 63% of respondents admitted to scaling back on seasonal festivities.]]></description>
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