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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.

Consumer spending reached six month high in October

Consumer spending is on an upward trend as high street shops and restaurants report continued profits running up to Christmas.

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British firms can no longer ignore opportunity singles’ day offers

Singles’ Day has the potential to become a global retail day, much like Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Law firm urges employers to act now to close unfair pay for women

Employers need to do much more to close the unfair pay gap that women suffer, new research reveals.

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Sim Trava named Family Business of the Year by the FSB

Sim Trava, a Costa Coffee franchise, has been named Family Business of the Year following its recent new deal.

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Government ‘must bear the costs’ of new SME tax obligations

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has called on the government to take primary responsibility for assisting businesses to meet their new obligations under HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme.

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Employees to encourage business leaders to fight against fraud

Employees in the UK are encouraged to take responsibility for helping prevent fraud by urging their bosses to provide security training.

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Black Friday sales to dampen Christmas spending

Christmas shoppers expect to spend more money on Black Friday and less in the January sales, a new study finds.

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UK SMEs are investing in digital transformation for faster growth

UK small businesses are actively investing in digital technologies to increase their revenues and gain new customers.

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Black Friday sales to dampen Christmas spending

Christmas shoppers expect to spend more money on Black Friday and less in the January sales, a new study finds.

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UK SMEs are investing in digital transformation for faster growth

UK small businesses are actively investing in digital technologies to increase their revenues and gain new customers.

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UK mid-sized businesses celebrate record growth

Mid-sized businesses report a record growth across all sectors in 2016, a new study finds.

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Millions of Brits admit to online shopping while drunk

More than two million Brits have spent money online after having a few too many drinks, a new study reveals.

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Futurists predict gender pay difference will close by 2045

Equal Pay Day highlights the gender pay difference, but futurists predict women will suffer until 2045.

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B2B commerce takes the fast track to digitalisation

Businesses who utilise a digital infrastructure report a total, global revolution of their model, a new study finds.

Partner content

What are the funding options for hospitality businesses?

Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade