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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.

SMEs mindful of environment in energy efficiency drive 

Small company owners are actively seeking to improve energy efficiency in their business, and not just for cost reasons.

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Quality of data suffers as consumers are reluctant to disclose personal information 

Customers are deliberately providing the wrong information when asked for personal details, scuppering organisations' growth plans, research finds.

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UK employees worst offenders in Europe for watching adult content at work

One in ten admits to viewing adult content at work, higher than France and Germany, research finds.

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Small businesses reveal what they want from new government

More than a third of small company owners rank a sustained economic recovery as the most important priority for the new government, research finds.

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Customers are paying suppliers three weeks later than they were last year

Suppliers are bankrolling their customers for an average of 103 days from the point they issue an invoice before they threaten legal action, figures show.

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UK leading the way in start-up job creation 

Start-up businesses in the UK create more jobs than those in any other major European economy, research finds.

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New fund launched offering billions to SMEs

HSBC has announced an £8 billion fund set up specifically to help the UK's small and medium-sized businesses.

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Small business owners have ‘made their voices heard’ in election

SMEs are in favour of the Conservatives' overall majority, supporting the party's pledge to cut red tape and review business rates.

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New fund launched offering billions to SMEs

HSBC has announced an £8 billion fund set up specifically to help the UK's small and medium-sized businesses.

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Small business owners have ‘made their voices heard’ in election

SMEs are in favour of the Conservatives' overall majority, supporting the party's pledge to cut red tape and review business rates.

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SMEs look to vote Blue as countdown begins to election results

The majority of small business owners are preparing to vote Conservative in today's General Election, a study finds.

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Election 2015: The outlook for SMEs

Richard Healy discusses what entrepreneurs really want to hear from the government in the coming years.

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SME owners not impressed by skills of politicians

More than a quarter of small business leaders say they would not hire any of the political party leaders if they applied for a position in their company.

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Small companies fail to see value in having business plan

As many as 29 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises don't have a business plan in place, research finds.

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