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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.

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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Businesses fall foul of forgotten, as well as late, payments

Nearly half of all debts owed to businesses are as a result of forgotten or late payments, rather than more expected reasons such as customers not having the means to pay, research finds.

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Company owners in the dark about business rate changes

More than a third of business owners are unfamiliar with the business rates changes put in place by the government.

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How businesses should navigate changes to internet security

UK businesses could find themselves locked out of secure payment websites if they don’t act to accommodate changes caused by a new and more sophisticated level of internet security.

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Small companies urged to be cautious of rise in online financiers

Small and medium-sized UK companies have been warned about the growing number of bandwagon lenders and 'flatpack' finance providers that are flooding the market.

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How businesses should navigate changes to internet security

UK businesses could find themselves locked out of secure payment websites if they don’t act to accommodate changes caused by a new and more sophisticated level of internet security.

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Small companies urged to be cautious of rise in online financiers

Small and medium-sized UK companies have been warned about the growing number of bandwagon lenders and 'flatpack' finance providers that are flooding the market.

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Overdrafts fall by the wayside for small businesses

The value of lending to small businesses via overdrafts is falling by £100 million a month as small as SME bank overdrafts die out, research finds.

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Financial hurdles hit female business owners 

Cash flow, time management, and staffing issues are the main difficulties faced by female business owners, research reveals.

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Universities urged to work closer with small businesses

Small businesses and universities must engage at a deeper level and collaborate in more innovative ways if the relationship is to yield greater benefits for both groups and the local economies in which they are rooted, says the Federation of Small Businesses.

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Small business EIS investment increases year on year 

The number of investments made into UK small businesses through the tax efficient EIS scheme rose by 11 per cent from 122,320 in 2013/14 to a record 135,445 in 2014/15.

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