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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2012

UK economy holding back SMEs

Reading Time • < 1 minThe UK economy is preventing six out of ten small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from achieving their growth potential, new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has indicated.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Chancellor faces increasing pressure for Budget tax-cuts

Reading Time • 2 minsThe Chancellor is facing mounting pressure from business groups and labour MPs to cut taxes in the upcoming Budget in order to stimulate economic growth and boost business.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2012

HMRC: Late tax return penalties being issued

Reading Time • < 1 minHMRC has begun issuing hundreds of thousands of penalty notices to those who have failed to submit tax returns on time, it has announced.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Small businesses embrace the internet age

Reading Time • 2 minsThe number of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) using the internet and social networking sites to sell and market their products and services has risen sharply over the past year, a recent business survey by PeoplePerHour has shown.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Rush to beat stamp duty holiday boosts housing market

Reading Time • 2 minsHouse sales were up in January as an increased number of first-time buyers made the most of the stamp duty holiday which is to end in March, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Concerns behind January retail boost

Reading Time • 2 minsUK retailers are increasing cash reserves rather than investing in business expansion and job creation as a result of economic uncertainty, an independent study by Oxford Economics for the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has found.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

Free online training to boost SME mentoring

Reading Time • 2 minsA new online training tool designed to connect thousands of experienced business mentors with small and medium sized enterprises has been launched by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 17 Apr 2012

New lenders join SME finance scheme

Reading Time • 2 minsFour new accredited lenders will join the Government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme to offer loans to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Apr 2012

Unemployment in UK at 17 year high

Reading Time • < 1 minThe unemployment rate in the UK has reached 8.4 per cent of the economically active population, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicate.
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