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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.

Costs are one of the biggest struggles for businesses

According to research from Opus Energy, forty per cent of SMEs agree that costs are one of the biggest challenges they face.

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Businesses failing to manage sensitive data ahead of EU rules change

Russell Richardson, specialists in secure shredding, recently surveyed SMEs asking them 'Do you shred printed documents/data in the workplace?' Results suggest businesses are failing to manage sensitive data.

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Three in ten UK SME online retailers don’t export goods

Two in ten UK SME online retailers don’t import goods and one in ten don’t import or export, according to new research from HM Revenue & Customs.

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Three quarters of flexible workspace users are more engaged at work

Seventy-one per cent of users agreed that a flexible workspace has a positive effect on how they engage with work with four in five citing higher productivity levels and engagement.

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Half of UK SMEs unable to access all funding needed to grow

Fifty-five per cent of UK SMEs unable to access all funding needed to grow. Without funding education, Liberis believes UK small business growth may be stinted.

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Prepping for the AE pensions increase for SMEs

February finally marked the last staging date for the UK’s smallest employers to enrol their employees into a workplace pension scheme – so what are the upcoming changes and how can small businesses prepare for them?

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Will cryptocurrency ever become normal on the high street?

Study from Paymentsense reveals how other alternative cryptocurrency options have already established a foothold on the UK high street.

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GDPR: A third of Brits say they will exercise right to be forgotten

New research reveals data protection and privacy fears as GDPR deadline looms. More Brits to decide to exercise the right to be forgotten.

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Will cryptocurrency ever become normal on the high street?

Study from Paymentsense reveals how other alternative cryptocurrency options have already established a foothold on the UK high street.

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GDPR: A third of Brits say they will exercise right to be forgotten

New research reveals data protection and privacy fears as GDPR deadline looms. More Brits to decide to exercise the right to be forgotten.

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One million UK jobs at risk from contact centre crisis

One of the leading players in the contact centre industry has issued a warning that up to one million UK jobs could be at risk in the sector, due to smaller businesses being wiped out by a crisis in market conditions.

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UK workers think having a tidy desk could lead to a promotion

How tidy are your employees? Nearly Half of UK employees think that having a tidy desk will lead to a promotion.

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Are Britain’s family businesses at risk?

Just 42 per cent of UK family businesses had any form of succession planning in place, with only 30 per cent surviving the transition to the second generation and 10 per cent to the third.

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SME optimism is falling amid rising political uncertainty

SMEs are less optimistic than a year ago and cite finding skilled staff, red tape and political uncertainty as their biggest barriers to growth, according to research from Albion Capital, the independent investment manager.

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