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SMEs struggle to overcome red-tape and high costs

Rising costs and red tape are the biggest barriers to start-up businesses in the UK, new research has claimed.

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Business cost increases outpace inflation

Business costs have drastically outpaced inflation in the past few years, with the UK’s small firms hit hardest, according to new research.

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FSB renews calls for business rates reform

The Federation of Small Businesses has reiterated that property taxes in London need rapid reform, or that the capital’s economy could struggle.

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Insolvency risk rises across all East Midlands sectors

Insolvency risk levels have increased across all major sectors in the East Midlands, according to the latest figures from R3.

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SMEs face raft of operational challenges

Small business growth in the UK trails behind many European nations according to Hiscox, and it represents just one of a number of challenges that UK businesses are currently facing.

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