Search Results for: SMEs
Germany to cut corporate tax for SMEs
August 30th, 2019
On August 29, 2019, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier announced the outlines of a plan to reduce the tax and regulatory burden on small and medium-sized companies in Germany. In presenting the SME Strategy, Altmaier proposed reducing the tax ...
Mazars has launched a solution for SMEs in UK
August 22nd, 2017
On World Entrepreneurs’ Day 2017 Mazars, the international accountancy and advisory firm, has launched ‘elev8 by Mazars’: a bespoke solution for SMEs which offers the full range of advisory and business support services to help businesses transform and take ...
LSEG and IBM to develop securities data blockchain solution for European SMEs
July 19th, 2017
Borsa Italiana project plans to digitize securities certificate data to simplify issuance and management of shareholding information Solution aims to create a shared registry of shareholder transaction records Blockchain technology helps expand SMEs’ access to credit and enable shareholder ...
Ireland Extends Tax Break For Investors In SMEs
May 19th, 2017
The Irish Government is to introduce a new exemption from stamp duty on transfers of shares in Irish companies admitted to the Enterprise Securities Market (ESM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The ESM is the ISE’s market for ...
Singapore Exchange to support capital access for the start-up and SMEs
March 31st, 2017
Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) today announced the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (“MOU”) separately with Crowdonomic Media Pte Ltd (“Crowdo”) and PwC’s Venture Hub, as part of its drive towards supporting and facilitating capital access for the start-up and ...
DBS Bank enables SMEs to apply for an account via video conferencing
May 18th, 2016
DBS Bank in Hong Kong is saving small businesses the hassle of going to a bank branch to open a new account by introducing a video conferencing service for due diligence checks. The bank’s “Meet Online” Business Account Opening ...
Italy To Announce Tax Break For Investors In SMEs
May 11th, 2016
In a newspaper interview, Italy’s Minister of Finance and the Economy, Pier Carlo Padoan, has disclosed that the Government will shortly introduce a decree providing a tax break for investors in Italian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). An interview ...
Tax systems to support creation and success of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
September 11th, 2015
SMEs form the vast majority of businesses in most countries and contribute strongly to employment and economic growth, but they face distinct challenges, particularly as concerns access to finance and relatively high tax compliance costs. Governments have a range ...
Capital Markets Union should ease cross-border investment and finance for SMEs
July 10th, 2015
The EU Capital Markets Union (CMU) should provide a new, more efficient way to channel savings into small business ventures and protect cross-border investors in the EU, says a non-binding resolution voted on Thursday. MEPs want CMU building blocks, ...
UK SMEs lack processes required to eradicate late payments, reveals Neopost survey
February 5th, 2015
New research from Neopost UK has found that – even though invoices make up nearly a third (31%) of all SMEs outgoing communications – the majority of the UK’s smaller firms are struggling to manage their invoicing processes in ...
