All small businesses and the self-employed could have to move from annual tax returns to a mandatory quarterly digital tax reporting by 2020.

Inmates at a women's only prison are being given skills to get them back into work.

Nurses working in Kent hospitals have been taking English courses to help them understand the slang words used by patients.

A lack of trained workers is holding back productivity and dampening what could be an extraordinary period of growth and prosperity.

Creating a list of things to do gives your brain the freedom to do the thing it is good at - solving your work problems.

The Chancellor's aim to create a "higher wage, lower welfare" society sounds good but presents challenges for small business.

Build-to-rent schemes are set to become a growing phenomenon as we shift from a nation of homeowners to renters.

Although it is more expensive, the planned route for the Lower Thames Crossing brings the biggest long-term benefit, writes Jo James.

As the pensions industry faces uncertainty, many ordinary people are turning to financial spread betting to get a return on their cash.

New measures to curb buy-to-let landlords will push owning a home further out of the reach of first-time buyers, says a housing expert.

Small businesses have to adapt to challenges like the introduction of auto-enrolment workplace pensions this year.

The new year is a time to consider strategies for the 12 months ahead but what is the key to setting achievable goals?

Investing in staff is a sure-fire way to improve the productivity of your company, so why do many firms shy away from it?

There are three key decisions the government could make in 2016, which would all give some certainty, stability and reassurance to businesses in Kent.

Cross border regional commuting. That's one way to get Kent workers to live in France and skilled French workers to commute here, says Trevor Sturgess

Help to get first-time buyers onto the property ladder is always welcome so the announcement of a Help to Buy ISA in the budget is certainly good news

Small businesses will welcome aspects of the recent budget concerning the digital world with access to superfast services being a key requirement

There was fuel for thought in George Osborne's budget with a scheduled rise in petrol and diesel prices cancelled and good news for local papers

While the budget has good and bad points, there was good news for those first-time buyers looking to get on the housing ladder

In a bid to discuss relevant business topics and share experiences, the IoD is introducing a series of breakfast meetings to tuck into.