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Trade associations call for Budget assistance

Two leading UK trade associations have issued a joint statement calling on Chancellor George Osborne to address what they see as a number of key issues affecting SMEs in the Budget.

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Nearly 60% of young UK entrepreneurs are women

The majority of entrepreneurs aged under 35 in the UK are now women, a new study suggests. The 59% of female entrepreneurs in this age bracket in the UK was far higher than the global average of 47%.

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Borrowing is up but a third of businesses have no cover in place

More small businesses are applying and being approved for external finance, a new study claims. According to the SME Finance Monitor, carried out by research consultancy BDRC Continental, 70% of SMEs polled were accessing loans, overdrafts and other types of finance. This is up from 65% at the same time last year.

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CMA business banking investigation extended until August

An investigation into the small business banking sector by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been extended until mid-August.

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Shoppers frustrated with the in-store experience

More than seven in ten consumers feel they know more about the products and services being offered by a shop than the shop assistant who is supposed to be guiding them, a new study has found.

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