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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.

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Autumn Statement what it means for small business

As predicted, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt clobbers small businesses with stealth tax raids on VAT and National Insurance but there's good news with enhanced help for retailers, hospitality and leisure when it comes to business rates

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Government delays introduction of UKCA product safety mark again

Unpopular scheme to replace EU’s CE product safety mark now due to start in 2025

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Mary Portas calls for more Government help to save high street firms

Retail guru Mary Portas wants the Government to support businesses through the cost of doing business crisis

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What the cost of doing business crisis is doing to small firms

The cost of supplies and stock has rocketed by 21 per cent year on year, with nine out ten small firms reporting higher costs

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Help to Grow may be axed by Government

The Government is eyeing cuts to the troubled Help to Grow scheme, created to help small businesses improve operations

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One in four small businesses fear closure

Small business owners say survival is their key priority over next six months as energy prices rocket and 80% have difficulty recruiting staff

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Who won at this year’s British Business Awards 2022?

Over 200 people attended this year’s British Business Awards 2022, with supermodel businesswoman Caprice Bourret hosting the glamorous event

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One in four small businesses fear closure

Small business owners say survival is their key priority over next six months as energy prices rocket and 80% have difficulty recruiting staff

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Who won at this year’s British Business Awards 2022?

Over 200 people attended this year’s British Business Awards 2022, with supermodel businesswoman Caprice Bourret hosting the glamorous event

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Hunt scraps VAT-free shopping and presses on with IR35 reforms

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reverses nearly all of Kwasi Kwarteng's tax cuts, loading billions onto bills of small business owners

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Corporation tax to rise to 25% as planned

Government drops planned corporation tax cut to 19% as Prime Minister Liz Truss sacks chancellor

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Energy Bill Relief Scheme – how it works

Government bows to pressure and backdates energy bill relief scheme to December 1 last year before the war in Ukraine broke out

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