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Employee law a burden for SMEs

Small businesses feel strangled by employee law and legislation finds a survey.

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FSB: SMEs to be hit hard by pension reform

Automatic enrolment into a pension scheme will cost small businesses £2,550, the Federation of Small Businesses warns.

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HR teams ill-equipped to face industrial action

More than half of HR teams have no experience of dealing with trade union action, a study says.

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Overdrafts most popular form of funding

Bank overdrafts remain the single most popular form of business finance for small businesses despite year-on-year term lending decreasing by £269 million on 2009.

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Managers say no to home working

More than three quarters of small business managers are rigidly opposed to flexible working for their employees.

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London benefits most from SMEs

The Capital has emerged as the area where small businesses make the biggest contribution to the local economy.

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Cameron’s rallying cry to businesses

Prime minister David Cameron has stressed the importance of backing the ‘big businesses of tomorrow’ in a speech focussed on how to boost economic growth.

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FSB calls for SME growth plan

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged the government to install a growth programme to support smaller companies.

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Businesses turn to credit cards for funding

Entrepreneurs look to use credit cards for business funding in difficult times for securing capital.

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Law changes facilitate IP protection for SMEs

New changes to the law will make it easier for small businesses to protect their Intellectual Property (IP) rights.

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Businesses bamboozled by IT jargon

Four in ten managers admit confusing jargon has duped them into buying needless technical solutions from IT salesmen.