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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.

Perfect storm for SMEs as inflation could add £6.8 billion to costs

2017 is likely to be a tough year for businesses, with an increase in business rates being introduced while revenues are expected to remain stagnant.

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Changes to employee engagement strategies will fail without HR function rethink

HR departments need to rethink their strategies on up-skilling and training current staff if they are to continue hiring future staff.

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Senior decision makers reveal people skills are an employee’s most valuable asset

People skills are an employee’s most valuable asset when hiring new staff, according to a survey of 500 senior decision makers.

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UK baffled by the origins of their favourite brands

Many UK adults find identifying ‘British’ brands confusing and difficult, according to new research.

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Londoners prove to be the most faithful towards their partners in England

One in five individuals have an affair at some point in their lifetime and that 58 per cent of these affairs start in the workplace.

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Sedentary society: UK workers spend nine hours a day sitting down

British workers spend nine hours a day sitting down – the equivalent of a UK flight to the Caribbean – taking into consideration commuting, time at desk and leisure time.

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More than half of Brits have a workplace romance

British workers admit to engaging in workplace romances with colleagues, we look at how managers can deal with this.

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Business data decays at a rate if over 13 times per minute

New analysis highlights the challenges faced by small businesses in avoiding dirty business data.

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More than half of Brits have a workplace romance

British workers admit to engaging in workplace romances with colleagues, we look at how managers can deal with this.

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Business data decays at a rate if over 13 times per minute

New analysis highlights the challenges faced by small businesses in avoiding dirty business data.

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Many smaller businesses not ready for the new apprenticeship levy

Small businesses need to get ready for the 2017 apprenticeship levy which will be coming into effect in April.

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No Brexit plans in place for two thirds of British retailers

Impact of Brexit has been mixed, with more than half of retail decision makers say that they have seen an impact on sales since the EU referendum.

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Confidence boost for exporters ahead of Article 50 trigger

Confidence among exporters that their turnover will improve jumped in Q4 2016, ahead of further moves towards Brexit.

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What might the future hold for students five years on from their graduation?

Five years after graduation, 79 per cent of 2008/09 female graduates were in further study, sustained employment or both compared to 76 per cent of men.

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