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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.

SMEs hope for UK infrastructure improvement

Two fifths of small business owners feel the government should prioritise investment in infrastructure over other services, research finds.

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Spiralling fraud costs small businesses dearly

Small and medium-sized enterprises are losing £22 billion every year to fraudulent transactions, according to new research.

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Small company owners believe luck is not a big factor in business

Business owners have poured cold water on the notion that you need to be lucky in order to be successful, research finds.

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Graduates choosing to go it alone rather than become employees

The number of graduates choosing to work for themselves after university, as opposed to becoming employees, has nearly doubled in the past year, a study finds.

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Government turns to postgraduates to help companies export

Postgraduate students are to be recruited to help businesses across the country overcome the language and cultural barriers that stop them breaking into overseas markets, business secretary Vince Cable has announced.

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Small companies losing out on profit by not having business plan

Small enterprises that had a business plan in place last year were consistently more profitable than those that did not, research finds.

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Two thirds of mums consider starting a business from home

Nearly two thirds of mothers with children under the age of ten are thinking about starting a business from home in the next three years, research finds.

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More small businesses looking to export

More small companies than ever are looking to export goods and services, according to a study by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

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Two thirds of mums consider starting a business from home

Nearly two thirds of mothers with children under the age of ten are thinking about starting a business from home in the next three years, research finds.

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More small businesses looking to export

More small companies than ever are looking to export goods and services, according to a study by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

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London Fitzroy Hospital

Examining the history of an historic hospital.

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Employees blow hot and cold on office temperature

Less than a quarter of office workers find the temperature in their office comfortable, research finds.

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Budget 2014: Extension to apprenticeship grant scheme proves popular policy

George Osborne's Budget pledge to extend a scheme that provides employers with a grant for each apprentice they train has been well received by business commentators.

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Small businesses content with domestic market for growth opportunities

Almost two thirds (63 per cent) of small and medium-sized businesses believe that the domestic market represents the greatest growth potential for their business.

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