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Businesses accuse energy firms of profiteering

British businesses including Iceland and Burger King have complained to Ofgem about energy firms profiteering from non-domestic customers

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Late payments watchdog collects less than £1m in past two years

Office of the Small Business Commissoner claws back just £800,000 in late payments since new commissioner took over, saying sums involved are getting smaller

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How funding can supercharge your small business

Apply for the Xero Beautiful Business Fund to win a share of £360,000 in funding.

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Gen Z opt for side hustles over Saturday jobs

Gen Z Brits find running a side hustle more attractive than working part-time jobs in the retail or hospitality industries.

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Business rates relief ‘likely’ to extend beyond April 2024

Business rates relief for SMEs is 'likely' to continue into 2024/25. John Webber explains why this isn't so good in the long run.

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London SMEs spending half of revenue on tech

In the capital, 64 per cent of SMEs are turning to technology investments to increase productivity

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Energy brokers dismiss £2bn lawsuit as ‘utter fantasy’

Energy Consultants Association calls class action lawsuit by 5,000 small businesses ‘a PR attempt’ and that compensation claimed bears no relation to reality

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Thousands of firms join £2bn lawsuit against energy giants

Energy giants paying brokers secret commissions pumped up energy bills for thousands of unwitting small businesses, claims campaigning law firm

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Energy brokers dismiss £2bn lawsuit as ‘utter fantasy’

Energy Consultants Association calls class action lawsuit by 5,000 small businesses ‘a PR attempt’ and that compensation claimed bears no relation to reality

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Thousands of firms join £2bn lawsuit against energy giants

Energy giants paying brokers secret commissions pumped up energy bills for thousands of unwitting small businesses, claims campaigning law firm

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UKCA safety mark postponed indefinitely by Government

Plans to transition to a UKCA designation system for business products, separate from the EU's CE marking, have been put on hold

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Tax-free shopping could give economy extra £10bn

Business groups are calling to reinstate tax-free shopping for international visitors but the Treasury is reluctant to do so.

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Trading with EU getting increasingly hard, say firms

Small businesses especially are finding trading with the EU increasingly difficult when it comes to selling goods and services, firms complain to Institute of Directors

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A quarter of R&D tax relief lost to fraud and error 

HMRC says the scheme for small businesses was responsible for £1bn of lost payouts between 2020 and 2021.

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