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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.

Small companies unable to expand without cash injection

A quarter of microbusinesses feel they will need to raise additional funds in order to grow their business, research finds.

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Small businesses hit hard by costly public sector tender process

UK firms bidding for public sector contracts face the second highest bidding costs in the EU, finds research.

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Eligible businesses failing to claim back VAT

More than a third of the UK's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are missing out on significant VAT savings they are entitled to, according to a study.

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SMEs burdened by increase in compliance costs over past two years

The average small business today pays substantially more on compliance costs than in 2011, finds research.

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Small businesses taking on global mindset in bid to accelerate growth

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are making major changes to their business models to adapt to global markets, according to a study.

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Graduates increasingly setting up on their own rather than joining labour market

The number of graduates fresh out of university choosing to work for themselves, rather than becoming employees, has more than doubled in the past year, finds research.

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Small business owners feel like they are ‘masters of their own destiny’

Over nine in ten small businesses are either 'very' or 'quite' happy about prospects for business.

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Good news for businesses looking for online funding as public shows interest in peer-to-peer lending

One in four people in the UK would consider loaning money to small businesses through peer-to-peer (P2P) lending once the sector is fully regulated.

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Small business owners feel like they are ‘masters of their own destiny’

Over nine in ten small businesses are either 'very' or 'quite' happy about prospects for business.

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Good news for businesses looking for online funding as public shows interest in peer-to-peer lending

One in four people in the UK would consider loaning money to small businesses through peer-to-peer (P2P) lending once the sector is fully regulated.

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Numerous small companies do not have a system for employee expenses

A quarter of UK businesses operate without a policy outlining what employees can and cannot claim on expenses, a study finds.

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Succession planning not a priority for small businesses

Small businesses owners are jeopardising the survival of their companies by failing to plan their own exit strategy.

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Majority of managers have seen their morals tested during their career

More than three fifths of managers have been expected to behave unethically at some point in their career, research finds.

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Small business employees take on tech challenges themselves

The UK small business workforce is a nation of amateur DIY technicians despite a lack of formalised training, research finds.

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