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Are you prepared for quarterly tax reports?
31 March 2016All small businesses and the self-employed could have to move from annual tax returns to a mandatory quarterly digital tax reporting by 2020.
Prison visit was an education
31 March 2016Inmates at a women's only prison are being given skills to get them back into work.
Knackered, naked or just in need of some help with their English?
09 March 2016Nurses working in Kent hospitals have been taking English courses to help them understand the slang words used by patients.
Solving our skills crisis
16 February 2016A lack of trained workers is holding back productivity and dampening what could be an extraordinary period of growth and prosperity.
I’ve got a second brain, no worries!
15 February 2016Creating a list of things to do gives your brain the freedom to do the thing it is good at - solving your work problems.
'Business has to step up' amid pay increases
10 February 2016The Chancellor's aim to create a "higher wage, lower welfare" society sounds good but presents challenges for small business.
The future’s rent
09 February 2016Build-to-rent schemes are set to become a growing phenomenon as we shift from a nation of homeowners to renters.
I’m delighted by Option C progress
05 February 2016Although it is more expensive, the planned route for the Lower Thames Crossing brings the biggest long-term benefit, writes Jo James.
Savers turn to the markets
01 February 2016As the pensions industry faces uncertainty, many ordinary people are turning to financial spread betting to get a return on their cash.
'Landlords will just raise rent'
04 January 2016New measures to curb buy-to-let landlords will push owning a home further out of the reach of first-time buyers, says a housing expert.
If you can’t change you’ll be left behind
04 January 2016Small businesses have to adapt to challenges like the introduction of auto-enrolment workplace pensions this year.
How did I do with last year’s targets?
04 January 2016The new year is a time to consider strategies for the 12 months ahead but what is the key to setting achievable goals?
Training the business leaders of tomorrow
04 January 2016Investing in staff is a sure-fire way to improve the productivity of your company, so why do many firms shy away from it?
Wishlist for 2016: Stack, crossing and airport
04 January 2016There are three key decisions the government could make in 2016, which would all give some certainty, stability and reassurance to businesses in Kent.
A French connection
27 April 2015Cross border regional commuting. That's one way to get Kent workers to live in France and skilled French workers to commute here, says Trevor Sturgess
Welcome help for first-time buyers
04 April 2015Help to get first-time buyers onto the property ladder is always welcome so the announcement of a Help to Buy ISA in the budget is certainly good news
We need more superfast connection
03 April 2015Small businesses will welcome aspects of the recent budget concerning the digital world with access to superfast services being a key requirement
Chancellor's successful balancing act
02 April 2015There was fuel for thought in George Osborne's budget with a scheduled rise in petrol and diesel prices cancelled and good news for local papers
Why our first-time buyers need a lot of help
01 April 2015While the budget has good and bad points, there was good news for those first-time buyers looking to get on the housing ladder
Time to egg-spect good things
31 March 2015In a bid to discuss relevant business topics and share experiences, the IoD is introducing a series of breakfast meetings to tuck into.
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Terrorists who planned to bomb Bluewater are freed from prison
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‘A pub, diner or restaurant? Either way, the carpets were minging’
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Large chunk of M20 shut due to ‘police incident’
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‘Big dog’ brings motorway traffic to a halt
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‘This rat-run bridge isn’t wide enough - someone will be killed soon’
