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Workplace stress piles pressure on UK businesses

Workplace pressure and poor self-esteem are commonplace across the UK and it is having an adverse effect on businesses, new research has revealed.

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British entrepreneurs reveal business targets in face of adversity

UK entrepreneurs focus on finances when listing their key business goals, a new study has found.

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UK businesses counting the cost of poor communications

Large businesses could be losing more than £4 million annually as a result of poor communications capabilities, according to new research.

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Retail sales record huge quarterly fall

UK retail sales recorded the highest quarterly fall since 2010 in the first quarter of 2017, according to official data.

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Small businesses get creative to ensure payments

With late payments prevalent among the UK’s small firms, maintaining a healthy cash flow is not always the easiest of tasks for business owners.

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Expert consultants cost UK small businesses £60 billion annually

The UK’s small and medium-sized firms spend more than £60 billion annually on consultancy services to assist with their business needs

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Half of small firms counting cost of self-assessment tax errors

Half of the UK’s small businesses lost money due to self-assessment errors in 2016, according to new research.

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Small businesses reveal financial management concerns

Nearly six in ten small business owners have revealed that financial management is their biggest concern, according to new research.

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Rising operational costs failing to dent SME confidence

The costs of running a business have continued to grow steadily throughout the first quarter, but it has failed to dent the confidence of the UK’s SMEs.

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Half of SMEs view slow payer ethic as threat to business

Half of the UK’s small businesses are affected by slow payer ethic and majority view the issue as a potential threat to their business.

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HMRC to trial Making Tax Digital system for selected businesses

Certain businesses and other customers will be invited by HMRC to trial aspects of the Making Tax Digital project, to ensure it runs smoothly.

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Digital skills shortage concerning SMEs

A lack of digital skills is hampering UK productivity, the British Chambers of Commerce has revealed.

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Moorfields appointed Administrators over industrial property company in Aberdeen

Property specialists Arron Kendall and Simon Thomas have been appointed joint administrators over Idlestar Limited on 7 March 2017.

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Late payment regulations in force to aid small businesses

Large businesses now have to start reporting on their payment practices, as government regulations to tackle late payments are in force.

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Cashflow barriers a stumbling block for UK’s small firms

Slow and drawn-out financial processes are causing cashflow problems for the nation’s small businesses when they try to access finance, new research claims.

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Which regions are worst affected by business rate increases?

Milton Keynes and Reading are set to be two of the hardest hit areas as a result of increases in business rates for small firms.

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Professional sector notes growth, but retail and construction slows

Small business entrants into the key UK sectors have increased since 2010, although growth rates have varied wildly, new research shows.

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Small firms should brace for £330 million IT tax burden

The majority of small businesses will need to update their computer hardware to complete new digital tax processes, the Government has warned.

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