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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.

Sole traders bear the brunt of late payment woes

East of England residents are the worst culprits when it comes to paying local sole traders late, creating an annual loss of £6,108 per microbusiness over the last year.

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SMEs fail to recognise email phishing attempts

The vast majority of SME companies are being fooled when it comes to phishing attempts, research finds.

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Cashless payments set to explode globally, finds study

The shift towards cashless payments, driven by increasing access to smartphones and the internet, will generate an additional $10 trillion in consumer spending globally over the next decade.

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Employees going into work when unwell

More than two thirds (67.5 per cent) of employees go into work when they are unwell, with 68.3 per cent admitting that they feel guilty for taking sick days, according to a study.

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Small businesses failing to stay on top of gas safety

Almost a fifth of small businesses do not have a carbon monoxide alarm and around the same number are lax on gas safety checks, research finds.

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Small business lending enjoys record levels over past year

Despite the backdrop of political and economic uncertainty surrounding the EU Referendum, small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months.

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Are your company values getting through to job candidates?

Thousands of UK businesses could be missing out on hiring top talent by not doing enough to promote their company values to prospective candidates, research suggests.

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Tough competition and higher interest rates concern businesses more than Brexit

The majority of small and medium-sized enteprises (SMEs) are more concerned about competition from emerging markets and higher interest rates than the effects of Brexit and the upcoming US presidential elections, research finds.

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Are your company values getting through to job candidates?

Thousands of UK businesses could be missing out on hiring top talent by not doing enough to promote their company values to prospective candidates, research suggests.

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Tough competition and higher interest rates concern businesses more than Brexit

The majority of small and medium-sized enteprises (SMEs) are more concerned about competition from emerging markets and higher interest rates than the effects of Brexit and the upcoming US presidential elections, research finds.

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Arrogance is the biggest turnoff for recruiters when interviewing candidates

Candidates on the hunt for new jobs are being warned by recruiters not to cross the line from confidence to arrogance in their interviews.

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Call for Chancellor to reform taxes for businesses

Ahead of the Autumn Statement, an accountancy practice has set out 11 ways businesses would like to see taxes reformed.

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A third of consumers believe cash will become obsolete by 2020

Consumers have demonstrated their lack of faith in the endurance of cash, with the latest payment gadgets ruling the roost, according to a study.

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Consumers frustrated with repeating themselves during customer service

Having to repeat themselves, whether in-store, online or over the phone, is the worst customer service bugbear for UK consumers, research finds.

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