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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.

Vision Express sets sights on franchising

Retail optics giant Vision Express has unveiled dramatic plans to foray into franchising to accelerate growth over the next five years.

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Business battles of the sexes

Are women superior to men in business? Are the gents quicker than the ladies when it comes to decision-making? And is it really true that women excel at multi-tasking while men can only cope with one job at once? All these questions and more are answered in a major new survey.

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R&D tax credits explained

Guidance for small businesses that could benefit from research and development (R&D) tax relief has been published by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.

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Time is of the essence

Only 64 per cent of British people feel they make the most of their time, according to a new MORI poll conducted for Vodafone UK, leaving more than a third needing to work on their time management skills.

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Women struggle to be heard

One in four senior female managers do not feel adequately involved in decision-making within their organisations and don’t consider it safe to speak their minds, according to a new study from employee research group ISR.

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Beware corporate identity fraud

As National Identity Fraud Prevention Week draws to a close, UK businesses are being reminded that they - and not just individuals - must remain vigilant, in order to ward off the potentially disastrous consequences facing their ventures.

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Age discrimination laws still unclear

With less than 12 months until the introduction of the age discrimination law, the Government is being criticised for failing to produce clear legislation that businesses can use to prepare for the ‘biggest piece of employment law for a decade’.

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Paternity leave to increase?

Reports that the Government is considering giving working fathers six months unpaid paternity leave have been condemned by small business groups, who see it as yet another legislative burden causing headaches for SMEs.

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Age discrimination laws still unclear

With less than 12 months until the introduction of the age discrimination law, the Government is being criticised for failing to produce clear legislation that businesses can use to prepare for the ‘biggest piece of employment law for a decade’.

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Paternity leave to increase?

Reports that the Government is considering giving working fathers six months unpaid paternity leave have been condemned by small business groups, who see it as yet another legislative burden causing headaches for SMEs.

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Loan scheme to target start-ups

A review of the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme has led to changes in the eligibility criteria, which are intended to benefit start-ups and new businesses.

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Small firms urged to pay promptly

In the interests of creating a prompt payment culture where everyone coughs up cash in a timely fashion, the Better Payment Practice Group (BPPG) is calling for small businesses to pay suppliers on time.

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Don’t panic over the Sex Discrimination Act

Much has been made of a change to the Sex Discrimination Act brought in on 1 October, with lobby groups claiming it will allow employees to hold small businesses to ransom. But employment law experts are warning small businesses not to overreact.

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Government pledges to cut red tape

Relief from the perennial burden of red tape could be in sight after the Cabinet Office announced a project to measure and then reduce the paperwork and administration faced by small businesses.

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