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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.

Labour small biz minister: ‘Boris just says whatever pops into his head’

Bill Esterson, shadow small business minister, on Labour’s plans for a US-style Small Business Administration, rebalancing the economy and how the Tories have abandoned small business

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Lord Alan Sugar does not see how UK can leave EU on no-deal

Lord Sugar pours cold water on Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson’s talk of quitting EU ‘come what may’

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Hunt pledges to scrap tuition fee debt for graduate entrepreneurs

Just 1pc of students start businesses after leaving university, something which must change once Britain leaves European Union, says Tory leadership contender

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Are you North London’s most entrepreneurial fundraiser?

Noah's Ark needs your help to raise money for its new children's hospice in North London. It's looking for the area's most entrepreneurial start-up or SME when it comes to fundraising

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Jeremy Hunt will scrap business rates for thousands of high-street shops

Tory PM contender plans to scrap tax for 25,000 small businesses across five regional cities.

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Carney: UK would automatically be hit by export tariffs after no-deal Brexit

The Bank of England's governor also said that thousands of businesses don't have the correct paperwork to export to the EU after a no-deal Brexit.

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93pc of SMEs unable to recover more than half of fraud losses

Nearly half of businesses surveyed say they have been hit by fraud within last 12 months, with average amount lost £241,000

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Retail SME numbers growing despite economic uncertainty

SMEs registering to sell products to the retail sector is booming despite economic pall, says barcode body

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93pc of SMEs unable to recover more than half of fraud losses

Nearly half of businesses surveyed say they have been hit by fraud within last 12 months, with average amount lost £241,000

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Retail SME numbers growing despite economic uncertainty

SMEs registering to sell products to the retail sector is booming despite economic pall, says barcode body

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CBI urges incoming Prime Minister to forge new partnership with business

CBI president John Allan tells business leaders that new Tory PM needs to repair the UK's battered reputation and bring back 'feel-good factor'

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Boris Johnson to fund tax cuts by increasing NI contributions

Small business owners and sole traders would fork out for plan to cut income tax for anybody earning over £50,000

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Tory leadership hopefuls propose major tax reforms for small businesses

Two MPs have declared their support for small business owners in their campaigns to secure the Conservative leadership

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Millennial entrepreneurs turning to Bank of Mum and Dad

Under-35s are twice as likely as older generations to ask help from family to invest in their start-ups

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