Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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The UK economy is doing well, with unemployment at an 41 year low, but the short lived pay recovery is set to slow.
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Business owners report concern of a potential skills and labour shortage due to restrictions on EU nationals.
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Quarter of a million UK businesses finished 2016 in a state of ‘significant’ financial distress, 91 per cent being SMEs, new research reveals.
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Business confidence is not just a by-product of economic performance, but it is an indicator of future economic performance.
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Three fifths of UK SMEs see Germany as the most important trading partner for the economy.
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Just 18 per cent of UK SMEs think Donald Trump will have a negative impact on business, according to a new study.
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Business optimism is at its highest in over 15 months, with BDO’s Optimism Index jumping over four points.
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For the UK to succeed after the Brexit vote, businesses are encouraged to remain conscious of the whole economy.
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Business output has increased for the first time in 17 months and the UK economic growth is stabilising but at a slower pace that pre-referendum
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Service sector confidence for the next quarter is low as businesses report little growth, a new study reveals.
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The UK must boost the employability of young people to improve economic growth, a new study reveals.
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Mid-sized businesses report a record growth across all sectors in 2016, a new study finds.
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