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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.

Win a chance to sell into China with Alibaba

Entrants could get marketing advice and tools to boost their exposure as well as being pitched to some of the most famous influencers in China

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Swap Bounce Back debt for employee equity, say industry experts

The FSB and Ownership at Work suggest that swapping Bounce Back debt for employee equity could save small firms from closure.

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TikTok launches entrepreneur competition with £5,000 cash prize

TikTok has launched a competition for entrepreneurs with a package of prizes for the winner. Here's what you need to know and how to enter

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How to win £20,000 in TV advertising with Sky Media’s SME100 scheme

Sky Media's SME100 is back, offering TV advertising worth £20,000 to small businesses across the UK. Find out how to apply

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SMEs forecast to create 1.2m jobs in Britain over the coming year

With optimism coming from the vaccine rollout programme, UK SMEs expect to be hiring 1.2m staff over the next year

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Some small business owners still haven’t received their Restart Grant

Some small business owners still haven't received their Restart Grant to help them with reopening post lockdown

Business Loans

Small business owners who duck out of repaying Covid debt face ban

Insolvency Service given power to investigate company directors who deliberately wind up firms to avoid repaying emergency Covid-19 debt

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SMEs plan to invest £150,000 in the coming months as restrictions ease

SMEs feel optimistic and plan to invest in their business post lockdown, with three quarters sharing a positive outlook

Business Loans

Small business owners who duck out of repaying Covid debt face ban

Insolvency Service given power to investigate company directors who deliberately wind up firms to avoid repaying emergency Covid-19 debt

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SMEs plan to invest £150,000 in the coming months as restrictions ease

SMEs feel optimistic and plan to invest in their business post lockdown, with three quarters sharing a positive outlook

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2020 named ‘Year of the Start-up’ with record 770,000 UK businesses created

Research shows that a record 770,000 new businesses were created last year, with online and mail-order being the most popular

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Small firms lost billions of pounds on unexpected contract renewals in 2020

Research from Superscript shows that businesses lost a huge sum last year thanks to sneaky auto-renewals on their contract services

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Gumtree launches small business competition to win £10,000 cash prize

Small and micro businesses with no more than 15 employees can enter this Gumtree competition – it's open until May 16

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MPs demand answers from banks on business account delays

The chair of the Treasury Select Commitee is asking six of the main high street banks about issues SMEs have faced in opening new business current accounts

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?