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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 drive innovation

Small businesses are as innovative as their larger counterparts, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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‘Banks are not supportive,’ say SMEs

Bank managers are among the least trusted group to approach when owner-managers are seeking financial advice, according to research from Close Invoice Finance.

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Innovation key to recovery

Investment in innovation is the key to economic growth, says a report from investment body NESTA (the national endowment for science, technology and the arts).

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Gender pay gap narrows

The gender pay gap narrowed during the past 12 months.

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SMEs to vote Tory

Many small businesses say they will vote Conservative in the next election.

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Say goodbye to retirement

The number of people working beyond retirement age will double to 1.8 million by 2019.

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Adversity creates entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs owe their success in business to personal adversity, reveals a new study.

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Family businesses more employee-friendly

Small family-owned firms are seen as more employee-friendly.

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Adversity creates entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs owe their success in business to personal adversity, reveals a new study.

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Family businesses more employee-friendly

Small family-owned firms are seen as more employee-friendly.

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Richard Branson voted top business guru

Despite their omnipresence on our screens, TV celebrity entrepreneurs would be a less popular ‘hire’ than Richard Branson for a business guru.

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New rules for tips and wages

Businesses in the hospitality sector can no longer subsidise staff pay with tips.

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Employees scared to call in sick

Most workers are too worried about their jobs to call in sick, despite renewed fears of a swine flu epidemic.

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Universities need input from businesses

Businesses need to work more closely with universities, according to research by the CBI Higher Education Task Force.

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