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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.

Energy Bill Relief Scheme – how it works

Government bows to pressure and backdates energy bill relief scheme to December 1 last year before the war in Ukraine broke out

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Welcome to your new look Small Business 

Small Business and its sister site Growth Business unveil bright new logos

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What will a UK version of GDPR look like?  

New UK version of GDPR must have at its core a commitment to lower costs and compliance issues for small businesses, says Federation of Small Businesses

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Truss scraps small business minister title

Small businesses do not have a dedicated small business minister for first time since last Labour government. Instead, championing small businesses has become part of much wider ministerial role

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Government slashes red tape for thousands of businesses

Business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg simplifies regulations for thousands of businesses, raises threshold for employee numbers from 250 to 500

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What the economic crisis means for small businesses

Experts predict that the current economic crisis will have a significant impact on small businesses – but will it all be negative?

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Truss to review visa schemes to ease labour shortages

PM Liz Truss wants to review visa conditions to make it easier to recruit key roles, such as broadband engineers

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Mini Budget – what it means for small businesses

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announces raft of measures to boost business growth, including scrapping planned corporation tax and National Insurance rises, raising the limit on Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme investment, and creating low-tax investment zones to encourage new industry

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Truss to review visa schemes to ease labour shortages

PM Liz Truss wants to review visa conditions to make it easier to recruit key roles, such as broadband engineers

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Mini Budget – what it means for small businesses

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announces raft of measures to boost business growth, including scrapping planned corporation tax and National Insurance rises, raising the limit on Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme investment, and creating low-tax investment zones to encourage new industry

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Importers offered one month extra to adopt new system

Businesses that import are being offered an extra month to move over to the Customs Declaration Service. Here's how to adopt the new system

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Most firms would keep 4-day week after trial period

A mid-term survey of firms trialling the four-day work week reveals that the majority believe the pilot is going well

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Business energy help backdated to October

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will unveil details of business emergency energy support package in next week’s emergency mini Budget

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Business energy plan what it means for you

Energy firms warn that government has just days to finalise details of how business energy package will work if companies are to benefit this winter

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

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Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world