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Padasil NewsSelf Assessment: paper returns due by 31 October, online returns and payment by 31 JanuaryPaper tax returns for 2025 to 2026 must reach HMRC by 31 October 2026. Online returns and any tax owed are due by 31 January 2027, and HMRC expects around 12 million people to file.Read the article
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Padasil NewsEmployment Rights Act: government sets out which changes arrive in each month of 2027An updated timeline published on 22 October 2026 puts fire and rehire protections in March 2027, bereavement leave in April and flexible working changes in October. Zero-hours rules still have no date.Read the article
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Padasil NewsStart Up Loans: up to £25,000 at a fixed 7.5%, with a year of free mentoringThe government-backed Start Up Loan is open to UK founders whose business has been trading for less than five years. Here is what it costs and who can apply.Read the article
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Padasil NewsSole trader or limited company? How to start a business in the UK, step by stepMost new businesses in the UK start in one of two ways. Here is what each one means, what it costs to set up, the deadlines that catch people out, and how to choose.Read the article
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Padasil NewsRight to work checks now cover contractors and gig workersSince 1 October 2026, businesses can be fined for illegal working by people they engage as workers, individual sub-contractors or through online platforms — not only by their employees.Read the article
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Padasil NewsTariff-free imports extended and reporting cut: what the government's red tape package means for small firmsTariff suspensions on more than 250 products have been extended to December 2028, and the Treasury says reporting changes will save businesses over £600 million a year. Full details are due on 28 October.Read the article
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Padasil NewsMaking Tax Digital: next update due 7 November, and the £30,000 group starts in April 2027Sole traders and landlords already in Making Tax Digital for Income Tax must send their second quarterly update by 7 November. People with qualifying income over £30,000 join from 6 April 2027.Read the article
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Padasil NewsHow a London coffee house became the world's best-known insurance marketLloyd's of London began in the 1680s as Edward Lloyd's coffee house, where ship owners and merchants met to share news and risk. Its story is a lesson in why trust is a business's most valuable product.Read the article
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Padasil NewsGet paid on time: the late payment rules every small business can useUK law lets a business charge interest and fixed compensation when another business pays late. Most small firms never use it. Here is how it works, with a worked example and a polite way to ask.Read the article
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Padasil NewsHiring your first employee: the checklist, in the right orderTaking on your first member of staff is a big step. Here are the legal steps a UK employer must take — right to work, payroll, insurance and pensions — and the new rules that start this year.Read the article
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Padasil NewsEmployment Rights Act: what changes this autumn and what comes nextLonger time limits for tribunal claims started on 1 October. A stronger duty to prevent sexual harassment follows on 30 October, and the unfair dismissal changes arrive on 1 January 2027.Read the article
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Padasil News5,127 prototypes: James Dyson and the vacuum cleaner nobody wanted to makeBritain's big manufacturers turned the bagless vacuum down. Dyson licensed it in Japan, built his own factory, and within 18 months had the best-selling vacuum in the UK.Read the article
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Padasil NewsDirectors have until 17 November to verify their identity with Companies HouseThe 12-month transition for existing company directors ends on 17 November 2026. If your company's confirmation statement is still to come, your directors' identity checks must go in with it.Read the article
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Padasil NewsBlockbuster and the $50 million deal it turned downIn 2004 it had more than 9,000 stores. Six years later it was bankrupt. The fall of Blockbuster is often told as a joke about Netflix — the real lessons are more useful for a small business.Read the article
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