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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 spurn Twitter and Facebook

Despite the hype around social media websites, only 1 per cent of owner-managers think chatting with customers on Twitter or Facebook is key to creating good customer experiences.

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Gates beats Cowell as top boss for apprentices

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is the top fantasy boss for UK apprentices, a survey finds.

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Businesses rely on credit cards

Almost half of SMEs rely on credit cards to fund their day-to-day operations.

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UK businesses lack exporting mindset

Nearly 70 per cent of small and medium sized enterprise in the UK do not currently export and are not likely to in the future, reports the British Chambers of Commerce.

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FSB: Let’s help businesses take on apprentices

The Federation of Small Businesses has urged the government to make it easier for companies to take on apprentices.

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Small businesses ‘overlooked’ by MoD

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is not offering enough defence contracts to small businesses.

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Work-life balance issues keep glass ceiling intact

Balancing work and family responsibilities is the biggest barrier to women getting senior jobs, research finds.

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Stamp duty land tax could hit unwary SMEs

Businesses have been warned to finalise quickly any purchase of more expensive properties or face an increased stamp duty land tax (SDLT).

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Work-life balance issues keep glass ceiling intact

Balancing work and family responsibilities is the biggest barrier to women getting senior jobs, research finds.

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Stamp duty land tax could hit unwary SMEs

Businesses have been warned to finalise quickly any purchase of more expensive properties or face an increased stamp duty land tax (SDLT).

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Employees concerned with pension planning

Nearly 60 per cent of employees worry they are not saving enough for their retirement ahead of the 2012 pension reforms.

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Enterprise UK to close following funding cut

Campaigning business charity Enterprise UK is closing its doors from April 2011 following the government's decision to withdraw funding.

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International payment risks deter small businesses

The cost of making and receiving international payments is the main frustration of overseas trading, say 41 per cent of small business owners.

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Latest GDP figures ‘astonishingly poor’ 

Gross domestic product (GDP) slumped by 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010, sparking fears of higher unemployment in 2011.

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