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UK productivity lagging behind G7 nations

The output among UK workers was more than 15% lower than the average for the G7 nations in 2016, new data shows.

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SMEs reveal digital security concerns

More than a third of UK small businesses believe they are operating at or below the ‘security poverty line’, according to new research.

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Slow payment culture damaging UK small businesses

The UK’s slow payment culture is severely impacting on the ability of small firms to do business as uncertain cash flows are limiting growth, new research has found.

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SMEs missing out on mobile shopping boom

The majority of the UK’s small businesses are failing to take advantage of a boom in mobile shopping as they have not optimised their websites for smartphones.

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Northern nurseries see insolvency risk surge

Nearly a third of nurseries in the North West face an above average risk of failure for the next 12 months, new figures predict.

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