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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.

Consumers seek products and services of smaller businesses

Recent data has shown a meteoric rise in consumers turning to independent, local shops and tradesmen over recent years.

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Almost half of UK adults want to start their own business

The UK ranks alongside Germany for entrepreneurial ambition, research finds.

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Concern over pensions for lone company owners

Pension provision among the UK's self-employed has collapsed, storing up future income problems for individuals and welfare problems for the taxpayer, a pensions expert says.

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Customer acquisition viewed as biggest challenge by new tech businesses 

Finding or growing a sustainable customer base is identified as the biggest challenge facing UK-based tech start-ups today, research finds.

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Productivity hit by parents caring for ill children   

Almost three million working days are lost each year to care for sick children, research finds.

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UK businesses look to new markets at home and abroad

Well over half of UK small and medium-sized enterprises plan to enter new markets in the next two years, research finds.

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More businesses starting up than ever

The number of business start-ups in the UK has reached a record high, according to government figures.

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Autumn Statement 2015: Small business community disgruntled with Review

The Spending Review had 'little to offer' the micro-business community, say business commentators. 

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More businesses starting up than ever

The number of business start-ups in the UK has reached a record high, according to government figures.

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Autumn Statement 2015: Small business community disgruntled with Review

The Spending Review had 'little to offer' the micro-business community, say business commentators. 

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Autumn Statement 2015: Tax reform under the spotlight 

Business owners and advisers have called upon the government to shake up taxes ahead of the Autumn Statement.

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Retailers braced for Black Friday rush 

Retailers across London's West End are preparing for a Black Friday rush which is set to see an estimated £100 million spent in the area in just 24 hours.

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Homeworkers miss the buzz of the office

Flirting and gossip are two of the most common things people working from home miss about the office.

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Sales professionals worry about identifying new opportunities

Almost half of salespeople are concerned about falling sales and identifying new opportunities to replace lost customers, research finds.

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