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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.

SMEs voice doubts about new government and future chances

Three in ten SMEs have no faith that the new government will do anything in particular to help their business grow.

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Retirement gap looms as pension confusion reigns among UK savers

New research highlights the retirement funding gap is such that the UK pension system is not understood by savers.

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Misinformation online costs high street businesses £6.1 billion a year

New research highlights that misinformation online is costing independent high street businesses £6.1 billion a year.

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Overclaiming on expenses is costing the economy £1.6 billion a year

White paper reveals that more than a third of British professionals overclaim on their business expenses.

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Six in ten customers would boycott tax avoiding companies

A recent survey from Rahman Ravelli reveals 60 per cent of consumers would boycott a company if it had been associated with tax fraud.

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Contactless payments to save UK shoppers almost £1 billion of their time

The continued surge of contactless payments is set to save UK shoppers 141 million hours, worth almost a billion pounds in time, by 2021.

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Nearly one million UK SMEs suffer cyber security breach in the last 12 months

Despite the risks, nearly half of SMEs plan to spend less than £1,000 on cyber security in the next 12 months, leaving them vulnerable to losses.

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UK professionals believe job hopping is becoming more acceptable

UK professionals believe job hopping is becoming more acceptable, with almost half admitting they believe it’s OK to stay at a job for less than a year.

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Nearly one million UK SMEs suffer cyber security breach in the last 12 months

Despite the risks, nearly half of SMEs plan to spend less than £1,000 on cyber security in the next 12 months, leaving them vulnerable to losses.

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UK professionals believe job hopping is becoming more acceptable

UK professionals believe job hopping is becoming more acceptable, with almost half admitting they believe it’s OK to stay at a job for less than a year.

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Late payments cause UK SMEs to miss out on over £250 billion

Report from Siemens Financial Services shows that late payments cause UK SMEs to miss out on over £250 billion of liquid cash flow.

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The UK sharing economy to grow by 60 per cent in 2017, study finds

UK and France are the European trailblazers for the sharing economy, leading the charge for sharing sectors.

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UK workers crying out for a four-day working week

UK workers crying out for a four-day working week as a third admit they are unproductive for two hours every day.

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Entrepreneurs resilient but cracks in confidence are beginning to show

Small businesses and entrepreneurs show resilience to post-Brexit woes, but confidence in cyber security is waning.

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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?

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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

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How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?