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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.

Gender-based career ‘mentoring gap’ revealed in new research

There is a gender-based career ‘mentoring gap’ with more men than women saying they had a mentor. Men also report having had more mentors than women.

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UK SME business travel remains resilient

With a quarter of SMEs seeing falling travel budgets over the past year, SMES are feeling the pinch with many under pressure to save money on business trips.

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What is Britain’s deadliest industry to work in?

A new First4Lawyers study analyses decades of workplace death data as well as yearly salaries to find out which is the deadliest industry to work in and how much you get paid for it.

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What do shoppers want? The high street battle to engage the customer

‘Shop and stay’ consumers want new and engaging high street experiences – but will spend more when retailers offer in-store events.

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Self-employed risk losing £300 billion a year to lack of financial protection

New research reveals self-employed workers are leaving their businesses and families at financial risk in the event of critical illness.

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UK ‘job boom’ proves businesses are remaining confident

Businesses across the UK proved to be resilient in the face of ongoing uncertainty last quarter, as the nation witnessed a widespread job boom.

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Is arranging your office space by department still beneficial?

Three in five of business leaders say their office can be best described as being arranged by departments, according to new research.

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Office workers wasting time helping less tech-savvy colleagues

Solving the problems of less tech-savvy employees takes up an average of 17 minutes of our working day.

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Is arranging your office space by department still beneficial?

Three in five of business leaders say their office can be best described as being arranged by departments, according to new research.

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Office workers wasting time helping less tech-savvy colleagues

Solving the problems of less tech-savvy employees takes up an average of 17 minutes of our working day.

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Digital disruption triggers the demise of high street businesses

Fed up with the archaic rental system, nearly 13 million Brits turn their back on high street estate agents in favour of online platforms

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UK businesses struggling to deliver on digital strategy

Here, Regina Moran, VP, head of industry consulting and software solutions, EMEIA BAS at Fujitsu speaks on the skills gap in the UK and the digital pace of change.

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Companies are wasting money on benefits employees don’t value

New research from Sage finds that companies are failing to understand their workforce and the impact their working experiences can have on productivity.

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More than one in three SMEs are changing their strategy post-Brexit

With Brexit causing headaches for many UK businesses, SMEs are increasingly having to change their strategy to stay afloat.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Partner content

What are the funding options for hospitality businesses?

Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade