New research published by Sage plc and Capital Economics finds that unlocking SME digital investment will be critical in helping small and medium size businesses remain resilient as a wave of local lockdowns trigger ongoing uncertainty – and could also deliver major benefits to the UK economy.
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Furlough extension will help UK SMEs get through the next few months
The Government has announced the extension of its furlough scheme until the end of October to support the 47% of UK businesses who are using it to combat COVID-19.
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Sage announces new updates to small business cloud accounting solution
Sage announced new updates to its small business cloud accounting solution. Doubling down on supporting small business, the reimagined Sage Business Cloud Accounting solution will help small businesses gain greater visibility to assess the health of their business across accounting, payroll and HR.
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Britain can become the world’s fifth largest manufacturer by 2021
Sage launches a report into the UK manufacturing sector. The results reveal how advanced the nation’s manufacturing sector is, compared to global counterparts, in adopting new processes and thinking to drive growth.
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Globalisation 4.0: Data flows and the future of manufacturing
For years, we’ve been hearing about how the ‘factory of the future’ is going to change the manufacturing industry. IoT technologies, automation, robotics and advanced analysis have long been seen as the coming thing – but the truth is that they’re now the present thing.
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Poor productivity cost the UK £40bn last year
Sage launches its second annual Productivity Tracker, which investigates the amount of time lost to administrative tasks. The study reveals that the ‘Productivity Puzzle’ is far from solved – in fact it has worsened.
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Building a culture that supports digital transformation
Digital transformation. First it was a buzzword then it was a trend, and now it’s a reality. Accountants are now facing the imperative need to move their operations onto digital systems, to reinvent the way they do things for the information age, to provide more streamlined, data-driven and personalised client services. And it’s not a one-time deal – technology moves at the speed of sound, so as soon as you’re up and running in your new environment, guess what? You’ve got to keep moving forward.
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Political uncertainty is the biggest barrier to trade for UK business
Sage releases the UK findings from a survey of 3,000 businesses in 12 countries, highlighting the impact of political uncertainty on trade and exports.
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