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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.

Firms urged to set up volunteering schemes

Volunteering England has launched a campaign to encourage SMEs to give more to charities by setting up employer supported volunteering (ESV) schemes.

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Business founders seek work-life balance

More than a quarter of those who set up their own business did so to achieve a better work-life balance, according to an online poll of 908 owner-managed businesses SmallBusiness.co.uk.

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IRM: Virtual offices getting more accepted

Consumers are increasingly accepting of businesses running from virtual offices rather than bricks and mortar buildings, according to the Institute of Risk Management (IRM).

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NGCE: more opportunities for women entrepreneurs

The government's effort to put women's enterprise higher on the agenda is paying off, according to the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship.

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Energy efficiency could save £2.5bn, says think-tank

British businesses could save £2.5 billion in costs if they implemented energy-efficiency savings, new research from the Carbon Trust shows.

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Groups predict small business tax confusion

Experts are predicting that thousands of small businesses will suffer when the basic tax threshold is raised later in the year.

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FSB: Small businesses exploited

Many small businesses are being exploited by their larger counterparts during the economic crisis, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) remarks.

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Law service sympathises with businesses over compensation

Businesses 'don't stand a chance' against compensation claims unless they 'wrap their employees up in cotton wool', a legal service says.

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FSB: Small businesses exploited

Many small businesses are being exploited by their larger counterparts during the economic crisis, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) remarks.

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Law service sympathises with businesses over compensation

Businesses 'don't stand a chance' against compensation claims unless they 'wrap their employees up in cotton wool', a legal service says.

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Businesses ‘should get mediation sooner’

Employment relations service Acas is warning small businesses to seek advice about workplace disputes before they turn into costly lawsuits.

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BCC: Heathrow expansion would boost business

Expanding Heathrow airport will help to boost British business in the face of a 'seriously tough' economic market, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) claims.

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‘Business opportunities in climate change’

Information Communications Technology (ICT) companies can benefit from climate change by devising strategies to reduce emissions says the Climate Group.

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Female apprentices recognised

Skills secretary John Denham has celebrated the number of women going into apprenticeships and the success of the programme overall.

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