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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.

Employers face fibbing candidates 

One in five Britons admit to lying in interviews and on application forms to get the job of their dreams, research finds.

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BCC: Let’s avoid increased business rates

The government’s plan to allow councils to retain business rates shouldn’t be used as an opportunity to increase rates, says the BCC.

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SMEs unfamiliar with Bribery Act

Almost three quarters of small businesses do not understand what the impending Bribery Act is or how it is likely to affect the way they do business, research finds.

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Britain at risk of brain drain

Some 7.6 million British workers are willing to move overseas to improve their job prospects, research finds.

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FSB: Sort out contract law for international trade 

The Federation of Small Businesses is calling on the government to support plans for a Europe-wide law that small firms can use when drawing up contracts within the EU.

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Hospitality businesses running the high street

Independent hospitality businesses such as restaurants, pubs and cafes are trumping independent retail stores on the high street, research finds.

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CBI: Employers faced with hard decisions over pay

Sluggish wage growth in the economy is overshadowing a resurgence in recruitment prospects, according to the Confederation of British Industry.

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Managerial incompetence resulting in stressed workforce

A lack of competence and misplaced confidence among bosses is creating a stressed out, unfulfilled workforce, research finds.

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CBI: Employers faced with hard decisions over pay

Sluggish wage growth in the economy is overshadowing a resurgence in recruitment prospects, according to the Confederation of British Industry.

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Managerial incompetence resulting in stressed workforce

A lack of competence and misplaced confidence among bosses is creating a stressed out, unfulfilled workforce, research finds.

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Entrepreneurs short of organisation skills

UK entrepreneurs score highly on ideas but are lacking in time management and planning, according to a new study among business people.

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FSB: Help small businesses access recycling services

Nine out of ten businesses would recycle more if they had access to better facilities, research from the Federation of Small Businesses finds.

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Bureaucracy biggest barrier to innovation

More than three quarters of business executives think bureaucracy within organisations is the biggest barrier to innovation, finds research.

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Vince Cable to banks: Be transparent about lending or face new taxes

Business secretary Vince Cable has piled pressure on the banks to be more transparent about lending to small businesses.

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