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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Business credit still tight despite drop in loan refusal rate

Reading Time • 2 minsSome businesses are continuing to find it difficult to access credit from their banks, a new survey has indicated.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

Prompt public sector payments should be shared with all suppliers

Reading Time • < 1 minA public sector commitment to settle invoices within 10 days is not finding its way down to smaller firms who operate as part of a supplier chain, a leading business group has claimed.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

New businesses can boost recovery, says report

Reading Time • < 1 minA study by a leading think-tank has claimed that reducing the obstacles to starting up a new business could push up economic growth significantly over the coming years.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

Question mark over pre-Budget Report

Reading Time • < 1 minIt is thought that the government may look at removing, if only temporarily, the autumn pre-Budget Report.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Changes may reduce occupational pension payments

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government has laid out plans to change the way that payments are calculated for final salary pension schemes.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

SMEs urged to tackle problem of late payment

Reading Time • 2 minsToo many smaller firms are failing to safeguard themselves against the problems posed by late payments.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Job fund cuts a concern, says think-tank

Reading Time • 2 minsOne of the world's leading think-tanks has expressed concern over government decisions to curtail funds aimed at getting the unemployed back into work.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

Job growth continues to rise albeit at a slower pace

Reading Time • < 1 minThe job market expanded again last month, but the rate of growth slowed down.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Drop in lending by government business loan scheme

Reading Time • 2 minsA business lending scheme backed by the government to ensure that viable small firms have access to finance has seen a marked fall in the number of loans it provides.
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