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SMEs are flourishing online

Small online businesses are flourishing, according to trade body for online retailers IMRG.

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BRC: Recession not imminent

Growth in sales may slow but the economy will not go into recession, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) predicts.

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Firms urged to set up volunteering schemes

Volunteering England has launched a campaign to encourage SMEs to give more to charities by setting up employer supported volunteering (ESV) schemes.

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Business founders seek work-life balance

More than a quarter of those who set up their own business did so to achieve a better work-life balance, according to an online poll of 908 owner-managed businesses SmallBusiness.co.uk.

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NGCE: more opportunities for women entrepreneurs

The government's effort to put women's enterprise higher on the agenda is paying off, according to the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship.

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Energy efficiency could save £2.5bn, says think-tank

British businesses could save £2.5 billion in costs if they implemented energy-efficiency savings, new research from the Carbon Trust shows.

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Groups predict small business tax confusion

Experts are predicting that thousands of small businesses will suffer when the basic tax threshold is raised later in the year.

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FSB: Small businesses exploited

Many small businesses are being exploited by their larger counterparts during the economic crisis, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) remarks.

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Law service sympathises with businesses over compensation

Businesses 'don't stand a chance' against compensation claims unless they 'wrap their employees up in cotton wool', a legal service says.

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Businesses ‘should get mediation sooner’

Employment relations service Acas is warning small businesses to seek advice about workplace disputes before they turn into costly lawsuits.

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‘Business opportunities in climate change’

Information Communications Technology (ICT) companies can benefit from climate change by devising strategies to reduce emissions says the Climate Group.

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Female apprentices recognised

Skills secretary John Denham has celebrated the number of women going into apprenticeships and the success of the programme overall.