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  • Ofcom investigates TikTok over ‘serious doubts’ its age checks work
  • British Steel nationalised as ministers refuse to let it go bust
  • Stonegate faces £16m fine threat over treatment of pub tenants
  • Economy grows 0.1% as Burnham inherits ‘stagflationary’ Britain
  • SpaceX slips below IPO price as UK investors’ £271m bet turns sour
  • Scrap the triple lock and save £60bn, Burnham told
  • West Northants streets to gain 3,000 EV charging sockets in £2.85m rollout
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  • Half of London firms fear policy will worsen growth, LCCI warns
  • Late payments fall to lowest level on record as landmark bill looms

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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK

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One In Four Of UK’s Workforce Suffering Ill Health

14 November 2013 News Business Matters 0 Comments

More than a quarter of the UK’s workforce (27%) – a staggering eight million people – have had a health problem that’s lasted more than a year, according to the new Health at Work Index created for the British Heart Foundation.

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British SMEs reluctant to grow

14 November 2013 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Small and medium-sized businesses, often dubbed the engine room of the British economy, are fearful of expansion and growth.

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Winners Announced at the 2013 National Business Awards

13 November 20136 October 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The 2013 National Business Awards winners were announced last night at the gala dinner and awards ceremony hosted by Sky’s Dermot Murnaghan. The UK’s leading business professionals and organisations gathered at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane at the twelfth annual ceremony which was opened by a video address from the Rt Hon David Cameron.

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BYOD: An increasing security challenge

11 November 2013 News Business Matters 1 Comment

The challenges of ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BOYD) for all business are increasing exponentially as highlighted recently by the case of The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP.

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UK businesses warned: ‘Don’t bank on traditional forms of finance’

11 November 2013 News Business Matters 0 Comments

UK businesses need to follow the lead of the construction industry by relinquishing their reliance on banks and seeking out other forms of finance if they are to overcome barriers to growth.

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Government Reveals New Support To Protect Interns’ Right To Fair Pay

11 November 2013 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Interns are to get more support to protect their right to fair pay, as the government launches new advice for young people and cracks down on unfair practises.

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Late payment gap widens between UK’s largest and smallest businesses

11 November 2013 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Research today revealed the UK’s largest businesses are paying their overdue bills on average 15 days later than their smallest counterparts.

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Winners Announced For 2013 National Sales Awards

8 November 2013 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The winners of the 2013 National Sales Awards in partnership with Huthwaite International have been announced at the 17th annual ceremony, held at the Troxy last night.

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SMEs in the South are poised for growth in 2014

8 November 2013 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Almost all of the South of England’s SMEs have plans to invest in growth over the next year, according to new research.

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Flushed with success: Last laugh for Dragons’ Den rejects

7 November 20137 November 2013 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The founders of Captive Media, a British technology firm that designed and built the world’s first urinal videogame, have raised £250,000 from crowdfunding investors in less than a month.

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Twitter worth $14.2bn as social network prices IPO at $26 a share

7 November 2013 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Social network giant Twitter will float on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday with a value of $14.2bn

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Cable announces £45M Investment commitment & help for SMEs to grow

7 November 20137 November 2013 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Vince Cable has kicked off a wave of activity to boost small businesses, including unveiling the first funding allocation from the British Business Bank’s investment programme and launching a campaign to help small firms grow.

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Cable launches ‘Business is GREAT’ campaign to boost SMEs

6 November 20137 November 2013 News Business Matters 2 Comments

Business Secretary, Vince Cable has kicked off a wave of activity designed to build and improve on the way Government supports small businesses across the country.

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Would you tell on a work friend?

6 November 2013 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Forget office camaraderie, one in ten British office workers would report a fellow employees misdemeanours to their manager – a new survey has found.

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Micro businesses say no to payday lenders

6 November 2013 News Business Matters 0 Comments

92 per cent of micro business owners say they would never trust payday loan services like Wonga, according to new survey.

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UK businesses importing steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser or hydrogen products face a new compliance burden from 1 January 2027, when record-keeping requirements for the UK's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) take effect. And in a detail that will catch many smaller firms off guard, using a customs broker or freight forwarder does not pass the responsibility on.

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