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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.

Early-stage businesses hit by unexpected expenses

The UK’s entrepreneurs are being stung by unexpected expenses during the first year of starting a business with serious consequences for growth, research finds.

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Presenteeism an issue in UK workplaces

More than two thirds (67 per cent) of 18-26 year olds have admitted to ‘faking’ the extent of their workloads by staying late at the office beyond their contracted hours.

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UK small businesses plan to hire

They provide jobs for more than 15.6 million British workers, and one in three small and medium-sized companies are planning to take on more in the months ahead.

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SMEs unsure about new data protection legislation

The majority of the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses have either not heard of, or are uncertain about, the impact of the EU’s new data protection legislation, research finds.

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Judges announced: British Small Business Awards 2016

The inaugural event from SmallBusiness.co.uk boasts some leading entrepreneurs, financiers and business luminaries.

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Freelancer numbers have risen by a quarter over eight years

The number of independent professionals, commonly referred to as freelancers, in the EU-28 rose from 7.7 million to 9.6 million between 2008 and 2015.

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One in thirty Britons could be a micro-business owner

There are 2.17 million microbusinesses with fewer than nine employees across the UK, according to a study.

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Employees risking contagion by coming into the office sick

Workers are putting their health and that of their colleagues at risk by not taking time off work when they are sick with infectious illnesses.

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One in thirty Britons could be a micro-business owner

There are 2.17 million microbusinesses with fewer than nine employees across the UK, according to a study.

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Employees risking contagion by coming into the office sick

Workers are putting their health and that of their colleagues at risk by not taking time off work when they are sick with infectious illnesses.

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Businesses held back by tax and regulatory changes

Almost two thirds of businesses claim that the lack of skilled workers available and constant alterations to tax and regulatory requirements are adding significant pressures to their business.

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UK employees take exception to their office environment

UK workers are the least satisfied with their office ambience, a study finds.

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Freelancers continue to struggle with bad debt

UK freelancers are owed an average of £5431.03 in late payments, with 36 per cent borrowing from a payday loan firm to cover a shortfall.

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UK sick leave numbers hit critical

Employers have to make their workers' happiness a higher priority to stop the UK heading the European sick leave table, it has been claimed

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