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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.

Half of management candidates need to improve leadership skills

Business management candidates have been found lacking in crucial leadership and management skills, a new study reveals.

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Lack of confidence cost the UK £2.2 billion in 2016

Business confidence is not just a by-product of economic performance, but it is an indicator of future economic performance.

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UK CEOs rate cyber risks as second most significant threat

Cyber threat concern ranks higher than new market entrants or speed of technological change, new research reveals.

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SMEs put dampener on wider economy aspirations for UK

Three fifths of UK SMEs see Germany as the most important trading partner for the economy.

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Businesses owe £2.6 billion in unpaid VAT bills

Tax deadlines continue to pose a struggle for small business owners after it is shown they owe billions in unpaid VAT bills.

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Senior business leaders unequipped to develop people

Technical, financial and operational competence is high, but many leaders are ‘ineffective’ at crucial people management skills

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A quarter of SME owners admit to previously missing tax deadline

24 per cent of small and micro-business owners have previously missed the 31 January deadline to submit their online tax returns.

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Don’t rush to file your tax return before 31st January this year

Tax Advice Network advises businesses to take their time to make sure that they get their tax returns right.

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A quarter of SME owners admit to previously missing tax deadline

24 per cent of small and micro-business owners have previously missed the 31 January deadline to submit their online tax returns.

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Don’t rush to file your tax return before 31st January this year

Tax Advice Network advises businesses to take their time to make sure that they get their tax returns right.

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Disastrous ONS retail figures prove High Street has a decade left

ONS retail statistics reveal December’s High Street retail figures slumped to their biggest fall for over four years, while online sales rose 21.3 per cent.

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Why SMEs fear hiring new staff in 2017

More than half of SMEs do not plan to recruit in 2017 amid Brexit nerves, Close Brothers research reveals.

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Majority of UK workers apply for job roles they aren’t qualified for

Majority of UK workers have applied for jobs they aren’t qualified for, but are willing to invest in their employability, new research reveals.

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How you risk losing customers over data breaches

Consumers put responsibility for protection against data breaches firmly at the hands of the organisations holding their data – and not themselves.

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