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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.

eBay business is booming

More than 68,000 people make a living by selling on auction site eBay, according to research by ACNielsen that also shows the UK leads Europe in the number of eBay entrepreneurs.

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Red tape reforms get FSB support

Leading small business group the Federation of Small Businesses has expressed its support for the Legislative & Regulatory Reform Bill, designed to cut red tape for small firms.

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Conserve energy – boost profits

Imagine if you could save thousands of pounds a year and attract more customers to your business. And as a useful by-product, you would be saving the planet.

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Small business support services need work

Government-run support networks designed to offer help and support to UK small businesses and start-ups are falling short of the standards required, according to a report from the Confederation of British Industry.

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Judge staff by their desks

If you want to learn more about your employees or, even about yourself, take a look at their desks. Recent research shows how to spot the artist and the control freak in your office.

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Thursdays are worst days

Thursday is the least productive day of the week for finance and HR workers around the world, with only four per cent identifying it as the day on which they achieve the most. Yet one in four believe their output could be enhanced by an afternoon nap – or so new research from Robert Half International suggests.

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Lost in transit

Owners of small and medium-sized businesses are losing roughly one day every week travelling, according to a new report from research organisation The Bathwick Group, but this time doesn't have to be wasted.

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Free help with the DDA

A free service has been launched to help small and medium-sized businesses assess how accessible their premises are for disabled customers, as part of their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act.

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Lost in transit

Owners of small and medium-sized businesses are losing roughly one day every week travelling, according to a new report from research organisation The Bathwick Group, but this time doesn't have to be wasted.

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Free help with the DDA

A free service has been launched to help small and medium-sized businesses assess how accessible their premises are for disabled customers, as part of their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act.

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Are you ready for bird flu?

Avian flu has increasingly been hitting the headlines and appears to be getting closer to the UK, causing worry and uncertainty amongst business owners.

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The Work-Life Balance Debate

Three-quarters of small business owners believe their quality of life has improved since they took the plunge and started up on their own, according to research from insurance firm MORE TH>N Business.

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SMEs get help to close skills gap

A shortage of skilled workers is predicted to cause headaches for UK small and medium-sized businesses, according to research from the Department for Education & Skills. However, help could be at hand from the academic world.

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Be prepared for post pricing changes

On 21 August 2006, the Royal Mail is changing the way postage is priced to take into account size as well as weight under the new Pricing in Proportion (PiP) system and the campaign to educate businesses is underway.

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