This week’s news: 8-12 February 2016

Find out what affected business this week

February 25th is Employee Motivation Day, and new research shows that “British employees are, on the whole, happy at work, with a third feeling inspired to succeed every day and 70 per cent feeling positive more than three days a week.” Good news!

Less good news: HMRC is having delays processing taxpayers’ cheques – leading some to worry about late payment notices and interest charges even though they sent their payment before the deadline.

AccountingWeb ranks accounting one of the most recession-proof careers, but according to CCH Daily disappointing pay rises mean one in three accountants are still looking for a new job.

Fleximize debunks five common myths about startups, including the idea that you have to rely on VCs and equity finance to get your company off the ground – and at Rangewell we can connect startups with a wide range of debt financing options that meet the needs of growing businesses.

TechCrunch has an in-depth look at the state of the marketplace lending originator ecosystem –  and where it’s going next.

Finally, we’ve got some big awards news coming up on Monday – stay tuned!