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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.

Flying start for budding entrepreneurs

UK students are to get a helping hand from a scheme announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown in his pre-Budget report that aims to get more graduates to start their own businesses.

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Your guide to stress management

Over 13 million days a year are lost due to work-related stress, according to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), costing the UK around £3.

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Top tips to reduce staff absence

Small businesses wanting to better manage absenteeism now have a free online resource to help them, courtesy of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas).

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Wanted: Women in business

Official figures show that over 130,000 women started their own businesses in 2003, but the Government wants more.

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Get ready for Enterprise Week

A celebration of all things entrepreneurial is taking place between 15 and 21 November in the shape of the UK's first ever Enterprise Week.

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Changes to distance selling rules

The Government has announced changes to the rules on distance selling, with the aim of helping small businesses save time and money.

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Family firms pay tax penalty

Thousands of family firms could fall foul of a 'confusing' tax code that applies to working married couples.

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DDA is irrelevant, say SMEs

With only a month left until the final phase of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) comes into force, making it compulsory for all businesses to make their premises and services accessible to people with disabilities, many small firms believe the act is irrelevant.

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Family firms pay tax penalty

Thousands of family firms could fall foul of a 'confusing' tax code that applies to working married couples.

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DDA is irrelevant, say SMEs

With only a month left until the final phase of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) comes into force, making it compulsory for all businesses to make their premises and services accessible to people with disabilities, many small firms believe the act is irrelevant.

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Get your business back on track

The first week back to work after the bank holiday and summer break can be a difficult time to get your business back up to speed, and your staff back into action.

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Channel 4 in search for entrepreneurs

Channel 4 is on the lookout for business start-ups to feature in the second series of television programme Risking It All, which follows people giving up the rat race to set up their own businesses.

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Free advice on DDA obligations

Businesses have until 10 September to access free and confidential advice on their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) on recruiting, employing and managing deaf and hard of hearing staff.

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An employer’s guide to work-related stress

Sickness absence, whether it is for work-related stress (WRS) or for some other illness, can be a frustrating process for an employer to deal with.

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