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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.

UK SMEs plan to boost European sales despite Brexit uncertainty

Small businesses are keen to boost sales in Europe, despite uncertainties around Britain's upcoming departure from the EU.

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Barclays doubles unsecured lending to small businesses

Small businesses are in luck as Barclays has doubled its unsecured lending limit from £50,000 to £100,000.

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Most employees don’t feel their ideas are being heard

New research reveals most employees have ideas to improve the business, yet many companies are failing to listen to them.

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Sexual harassment: #MeToo and Time’s up encourage workers to speak out

According to new research, prominent movements against sexual harassment have given over a quarter of UK workers the confidence to report it.

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Digital transformation: Innovation and talent management

The speed in which a business adopts digital technology can reveal how it manages its staff, according to new research.

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Lending to SMEs plummets: 84 per cent of country saw fall over past year

Bank lending has decreased for a huge number of British SMEs, with businesses in central London suffering the most.

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Sales workers turn to comfort eating to deal with stress and anxiety

More than half of those working in the sales industry say that stress and anxiety causes them to comfort eat, research shows.

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Late payments World Cup: Which country pays the quickest?

Brazil would be crowned champions if the World Cup was decided by how quickly countries are able to pay suppliers, according to a study.

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Sales workers turn to comfort eating to deal with stress and anxiety

More than half of those working in the sales industry say that stress and anxiety causes them to comfort eat, research shows.

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Late payments World Cup: Which country pays the quickest?

Brazil would be crowned champions if the World Cup was decided by how quickly countries are able to pay suppliers, according to a study.

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Employers look for workers with soft skills as they struggle to fill talent gap

Soft skills like openness to change are becoming more desirable as the technical skills gap continues to tighten. Here are the employee characteristics that bosses are most interested in.

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Four million UK businesses vulnerable to losing company data

Far too many businesses are at risk of losing their company data because they either don't back it up or they keep electronic copies in the same location as the original data.

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Most business leaders say AI is critical for the survival of their firms

A global survey of business leaders has revealed that rather than hindering them, AI will be key to the survival of their companies over the next five years.

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Millennials: which is the best city for your start-up?

New research reveals a rather surprising hotspot for business. Millennials - find out where you should launch your start-up.

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