Articles by Brookson Limited
Retail & Services

Support called for SMEs from LEPs

Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have been called upon to offer more support to small and medium-sized enterprises…
Creative & Design

Creative SMEs get digital boost

Contractors, limited companies and other people setting up a business with creative digital skills could be in with the…
Retail & Services

How to get the most out of your smartphone as a contractor

As a modern contractor youll find that your smartphone quickly becomes your best friend. In a world where there is an…
Employment & HR

Self-employment is at its highest in 40 years

New statistics show that self employment in the UK is now at the highest level it has been for the past 40 years. The…
Employment & HR

Engineering and technical contractors in demand

Contractors with skills in key strategic, technical and engineering are the ones that will be most highly sought after…
Retail & Services

New government rules boost home-based limited companies

People who choose to run a limited company from home will see their regulatory burdens eased as the government has…
Financial Services

Spike in risk management contractor demand

Contractors who specialise in financial risk management are in demand among retail banks and insurers. This is…
Retail & Services

Contractor demand up 8% in 2014

It seems that demand for contractors is on the increase as new research shows that professional temporary and contract…
Retail & Services

Why should you care about decommissioning?

Decommissioning and abandonment (DA) activity in the UK is picking up pace and projects are increasingly centred around…
Training and Development

Are contractors the key to the UK skills shortage?

Theres barely a report about the labour market nowadays that doesnt mention the UK skills shortage. Its a major issue…
Information Technology

What’s keeping IT contractors up at night?

I recently read the London Business Survey from the Confederation of British Industry and KPMG, which showed Londons…
Legal

HMRC close the net on offshore payment intermediaries

The change in legislation from 6 April 2014 to place the compliance burden and tax/NI risk on recruitment agencies who…