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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.

Workplace pension chaos: How UK firms might be paying unnecessary fines

Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of auto-enrolment fines could have been incorrectly issued to a huge number of employers, new research reveals.

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Staff plan to use work time to search for retail bargains

Two thirds of employees (67 per cent) will use paid time to surf the web for both Black Friday and Christmas shopping, research finds.

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Majority of businesses neglecting cybersecurity due to lack of resources

Employees think their company does not do enough to protect against cyber-attacks and data breaches, a new study reveals.

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Small suppliers waiting months for payment from big businesses

Small business suppliers are suffering as the UK's biggest retailers fail to pay up on time, a new study reveals.

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UK small businesses are confident in bank funding

UK businesses feel confident that bank funding is readily available to help them, a new study reveals.

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Real wages and employment are likely to fall during 2017

UK businesses will find it hard to employ European talent and give appropriate wages to employees, a new study reveals.

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Consumer spending reached six month high in October

Consumer spending is on an upward trend as high street shops and restaurants report continued profits running up to Christmas.

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British firms can no longer ignore opportunity singles’ day offers

Singles’ Day has the potential to become a global retail day, much like Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Consumer spending reached six month high in October

Consumer spending is on an upward trend as high street shops and restaurants report continued profits running up to Christmas.

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British firms can no longer ignore opportunity singles’ day offers

Singles’ Day has the potential to become a global retail day, much like Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Law firm urges employers to act now to close unfair pay for women

Employers need to do much more to close the unfair pay gap that women suffer, new research reveals.

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Sim Trava named Family Business of the Year by the FSB

Sim Trava, a Costa Coffee franchise, has been named Family Business of the Year following its recent new deal.

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Government ‘must bear the costs’ of new SME tax obligations

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has called on the government to take primary responsibility for assisting businesses to meet their new obligations under HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme.

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Employees to encourage business leaders to fight against fraud

Employees in the UK are encouraged to take responsibility for helping prevent fraud by urging their bosses to provide security training.

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

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.

Business Technology

Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world