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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.

Hospitality businesses running the high street

Independent hospitality businesses such as restaurants, pubs and cafes are trumping independent retail stores on the high street, research finds.

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CBI: Employers faced with hard decisions over pay

Sluggish wage growth in the economy is overshadowing a resurgence in recruitment prospects, according to the Confederation of British Industry.

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Managerial incompetence resulting in stressed workforce

A lack of competence and misplaced confidence among bosses is creating a stressed out, unfulfilled workforce, research finds.

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Entrepreneurs short of organisation skills

UK entrepreneurs score highly on ideas but are lacking in time management and planning, according to a new study among business people.

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FSB: Help small businesses access recycling services

Nine out of ten businesses would recycle more if they had access to better facilities, research from the Federation of Small Businesses finds.

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Bureaucracy biggest barrier to innovation

More than three quarters of business executives think bureaucracy within organisations is the biggest barrier to innovation, finds research.

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Vince Cable to banks: Be transparent about lending or face new taxes

Business secretary Vince Cable has piled pressure on the banks to be more transparent about lending to small businesses.

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Small business owners have no regrets about starting up

Most owners of small businesses have no regrets about starting up on their own. This is according to a recent survey that also revealed a distinct lack of planning in UK small firms and the role of mothers in starting up.

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Vince Cable to banks: Be transparent about lending or face new taxes

Business secretary Vince Cable has piled pressure on the banks to be more transparent about lending to small businesses.

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Small business owners have no regrets about starting up

Most owners of small businesses have no regrets about starting up on their own. This is according to a recent survey that also revealed a distinct lack of planning in UK small firms and the role of mothers in starting up.

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Managers ignoring employee wellbeing 

More than one in three workers do not feel valued by their employer, research finds.

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Job hunting workers cost employers

UK employees spend 14 million working hours a week job hunting, costing employers more than £250 million, research finds.

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FPB: Be wary of copyrighted images

Small business owners are being urged to check the images they are using on their websites in order to guard against costly copyright claims.

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BCC: Merlin figures ‘disappointing’

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has said that banks need to reconsider how they communicate with business customers following today’s ‘disappointing’ lending data.

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