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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.
A diary of upcoming events of interest for UK SMEs and small business owners. We have listed out each event or exhibition, telling you what each one is about and also where and when all the events are.
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The proportion of firms actively exporting goods and services has fallen to a 31 per cent low, according to the latest industry data
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HMRC has announced that it will be restricting access to its helpline at a critical time for many small business owners
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SME exporters will have fast-track access to finance products along with potentially greater access to markets in India
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More businesses are closing down than starting up for the first time in over a decade, with transport and storage firms being worst hit.
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces packages of tax cuts for small businesses, including national insurance, freezing business rates for retail, leisure and hospitality and making the tax break for business investment permanent
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Serial entrepreneur Oli Barrett hosted the British Business Awards 2023, held at the British Museum in London. Read on to discover who won
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Experts worry that the self-employed are not familiar with this change which will affect the way that they report profits.
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Serial entrepreneur Oli Barrett hosted the British Business Awards 2023, held at the British Museum in London. Read on to discover who won
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Experts worry that the self-employed are not familiar with this change which will affect the way that they report profits.
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The government has announced funding and business rates relief for businesses that have been impacted by Storm Babet
Business Technology
Signatory Sage has said small businesses embracing technology could add £232 billion of value to the UK economy
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Figures from Allica Bank found that small firms are £7.5bn worse off, partly because they're offered lower savings rates than large firms.
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Business rates are forecast to rise by almost £2bn in the 2024/25 tax year, adding to the strain that small firms are already facing.
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