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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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81% of entrepreneurs work while on holiday

61% of small business owners say they feel more like sweatshop workers than the glamorous ‘rockstar’ image put about by Elon Musk

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Small firms account for 56% of UK tax gap

The government's latest Measuring tax gaps report shows that small businesses account for over half of the UK tax gap

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Small business investment fell by 11% in 2022, as market conditions worsen 

Situation for small businesses trying to raise equity even worse this year, with 28% decline in first three months of this year, compared with last quarter of 2022

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Making Tax Digital will set firms back £1.5bn in upfront costs

Making Tax Digital set to knock businesses back by £1.5bn in upfront costs, highlights the government's spending watchdog.

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Small business investment fell by 11% in 2022, as market conditions worsen 

Situation for small businesses trying to raise equity even worse this year, with 28% decline in first three months of this year, compared with last quarter of 2022

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Making Tax Digital will set firms back £1.5bn in upfront costs

Making Tax Digital set to knock businesses back by £1.5bn in upfront costs, highlights the government's spending watchdog.

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25% of online purchases abandoned due to delivery gripes

Almost £32m of online sales are abandoned at checkout because of frustrations over high delivery fees, slow speeds and limited options

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Win a pop-up shop space on London’s Oxford Street

We've teamed up with Sage to bring you the chance to win a pop-shop space on Oxford Street. Read on to find out how to enter

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Minister mulls U-turn on VAT-free shopping

Business minister asks businesses hurt by scrapping VAT-free shopping for overseas visitors to provide him with ‘data and information’

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Business fraud costs firms £16,000 for each incident

Fraud cost companies tens of thousands of pounds each time they are victimised but most do not bother to report incidents to police

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