Finding the middle way
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Many small businesses in the UK failed to benefit from tax incentives announced in the 1999 Budget. The tax cuts benefited only the 1 million small firms which are incorporated. The Federation of Small Businesses maintains that this situation puts pressure on the remaining 2.7 million small businesses to become incorporated, which may be the government's preferred option. Incorporation offers some benefits to small firms but it also has disadvantages. Some experts suggest that the government should establish a third company status option to encourage business development.
Publication Name: The Director
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0012-3242
Year: 1999
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Going private
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Small and medium-sized UK listed companies are increasingly opting to go private. Venture capital buyouts are a popular option. Twenty-four such deals were completed in the two years from early 1997 compared to almost none in the preceding seven years. The main cause is the low price of small-firm shares. Low share prices make it difficult for management to take risks, and for companies to raise new capital for expansion. Venture capitalists, who may be aware that companies are undervalued, are often willing to pay more than the stockmarket value.
Publication Name: The Director
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0012-3242
Year: 1999
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The high price of waiting
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Private business owners in the UK who are considering selling up should do so sooner rather than later, according to accountants at BDO Stoy Hayward and Cavendish Corporate Finance. This is because prices for private businesses, which are currently strong in most sectors, are set to decline in mid-1999 and remain low in 2000. Prices for private businesses will be negatively affected by the weakening of the world economy, as well as by uncertainty arising from the single currency and problems created by the year 2000 computer date change.
Publication Name: The Director
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0012-3242
Year: 1998
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