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UK consumers not afraid to act on poor customer service 

More than two thirds (69 per cent) of Britons have acted on their customer service frustration by demanding to speak to a supervisor or stopping using a brand altogether, research finds.

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Small businesses failing to take advantage of social media

UK consumers would be far more likely to shop and spend money with small, independent businesses if those businesses did more to market themselves on social media sites, research finds.

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Positive response for flexible working legislation

The extension of the right to request flexible working hours to all staff has been welcomed by a prominent HR trade body.

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Aspiring entrepreneurs turn to family partnerships

One in three Britons would pick a family member as a business partner, research finds.

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SMEs hope for UK infrastructure improvement

Two fifths of small business owners feel the government should prioritise investment in infrastructure over other services, research finds.

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Spiralling fraud costs small businesses dearly

Small and medium-sized enterprises are losing £22 billion every year to fraudulent transactions, according to new research.

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Small company owners believe luck is not a big factor in business

Business owners have poured cold water on the notion that you need to be lucky in order to be successful, research finds.

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Graduates choosing to go it alone rather than become employees

The number of graduates choosing to work for themselves after university, as opposed to becoming employees, has nearly doubled in the past year, a study finds.

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Small company owners believe luck is not a big factor in business

Business owners have poured cold water on the notion that you need to be lucky in order to be successful, research finds.

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Graduates choosing to go it alone rather than become employees

The number of graduates choosing to work for themselves after university, as opposed to becoming employees, has nearly doubled in the past year, a study finds.

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Government turns to postgraduates to help companies export

Postgraduate students are to be recruited to help businesses across the country overcome the language and cultural barriers that stop them breaking into overseas markets, business secretary Vince Cable has announced.

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Small companies losing out on profit by not having business plan

Small enterprises that had a business plan in place last year were consistently more profitable than those that did not, research finds.

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Two thirds of mums consider starting a business from home

Nearly two thirds of mothers with children under the age of ten are thinking about starting a business from home in the next three years, research finds.

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More small businesses looking to export

More small companies than ever are looking to export goods and services, according to a study by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

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