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The news section on Small Business UK allows you to keep up to date with the latest news, economic trends and regulatory developments affecting new and established UK small businesses.

8 essential business lessons from Steven Bartlett

We share eight key lessons from Dragons' Den star, Steven Bartlett, that will help you in running your small business

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Half a million jobs in small businesses at risk

Insolvencies expected to increase by 21% this year as small firms face myriad challenges, according to research

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Would you dare put your firm on a 4-day work week?

UK businesses are joining a four-day work week pilot scheme to test out conditions and productivity. Find out how to register your interest

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Small businesses facing 250% gas price rise

Research shows that small businesses are facing gas bills that are on average 250% higher than they were last year

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Two thirds of councils haven’t paid Covid rates relief

The £1.5bn Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund was to help businesses that did not already qualify for the £16bn pandemic business rates holiday

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How Spring Statement 2022 affects small business

How will Spring Statement 2022 affect your small business? Analysis and insight into what Wednesday's announcements by Chancellor Rishi Sunak mean for Britain's 5.5m small businesses

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Help to Grow: Management wants expert volunteers

The business department will rely on volunteers not business schools to deliver 1:1 mentorship to 30,000 small businesses. And it's looking for an outsourced management company to be paid £8m a year to deliver this now volunteer-driven programme

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Spring Statement 2022: What can businesses expect?

The Spring Statement will be on March 23 this year – businesses and experts reveal what they expect to see in Sunak's announcement

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Help to Grow: Management wants expert volunteers

The business department will rely on volunteers not business schools to deliver 1:1 mentorship to 30,000 small businesses. And it's looking for an outsourced management company to be paid £8m a year to deliver this now volunteer-driven programme

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Spring Statement 2022: What can businesses expect?

The Spring Statement will be on March 23 this year – businesses and experts reveal what they expect to see in Sunak's announcement

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Rishi Sunak urged to avoid upcoming tax hikes

The FSB has written to Rishi Sunak, asking him to avoid 'damaging' tax rises and extend the support available for small businesses

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HMRC urges businesses to explain tax rise to staff

HMRC is encouraging employers to provide messaging around next month's NI tax rise on payslips, with some bosses saying it's 'propaganda'

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Equity into smaller businesses surges 130% in 2021

Research shows a huge increase in equity for smaller firms but women and ethnic minority entrepreneurs are still experiencing difficulties.

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Britons starting a new business hits record high

Nearly 13% of UK adults are running fledgling businesses, according to research, the highest percentage since the late 1990s

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