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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.

Changes to distance selling rules

The Government has announced changes to the rules on distance selling, with the aim of helping small businesses save time and money.

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Family firms pay tax penalty

Thousands of family firms could fall foul of a 'confusing' tax code that applies to working married couples.

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DDA is irrelevant, say SMEs

With only a month left until the final phase of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) comes into force, making it compulsory for all businesses to make their premises and services accessible to people with disabilities, many small firms believe the act is irrelevant.

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Get your business back on track

The first week back to work after the bank holiday and summer break can be a difficult time to get your business back up to speed, and your staff back into action.

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Channel 4 in search for entrepreneurs

Channel 4 is on the lookout for business start-ups to feature in the second series of television programme Risking It All, which follows people giving up the rat race to set up their own businesses.

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Free advice on DDA obligations

Businesses have until 10 September to access free and confidential advice on their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) on recruiting, employing and managing deaf and hard of hearing staff.

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An employer’s guide to work-related stress

Sickness absence, whether it is for work-related stress (WRS) or for some other illness, can be a frustrating process for an employer to deal with.

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Guide to the telephone preference service

From 25 June this year businesses have, for the first time, been able to prevent unwanted marketing calls by registering with the corporate Telephone Preference Service (TPS).

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An employer’s guide to work-related stress

Sickness absence, whether it is for work-related stress (WRS) or for some other illness, can be a frustrating process for an employer to deal with.

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Guide to the telephone preference service

From 25 June this year businesses have, for the first time, been able to prevent unwanted marketing calls by registering with the corporate Telephone Preference Service (TPS).

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Small businesses swamped by employment law

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the Government to think twice about plans to increase employment legislation.

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Insight into entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are admired by 93% of the population and the South of England has more doers and thinkers than the North.

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Dealing with misconduct

Disciplinary procedures for small businesses are about to undergo a dramatic change from 1 October 2004 and all businesses, regardless of size, need to be aware of it.

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Comply with waste disposal laws

On 16 July, revised legislation on disposing of hazardous waste came into effect.

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