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Small businesses are stepping up pressure on the Government to take a tougher line with energy suppliers to limit their power to roll over contract terms without any negotiation.

One of the UK’s top accountants has joined the business backlash against attacks on corporate tax avoidance by politicians, telling the authorities to change the law if they are unhappy with the ethics.

Sixteen per cent of British SMEs consider themselves at high risk of going out of business within the next year due to financial pressure. This is according to the latest quarterly SME Risk Index from global insurer Zurich.

Small business community, Enterprise Nation, has started the year as it means to go on; with a full roster of activities and tools for anyone looking to become their own boss in the New Year.

John Longworth, Director General at the British Chambers of Commerce, has commenting on today’s speech on Europe by the Prime Minister, David Cameron. Speaking directly afterwards the head of the body which represents British business said:

An increasing number of British businesses are using regional accents to assert a stronger sense of identity, research has revealed.

UK business owners are displaying a growing skepticism about the benefits of European membership, according to a new survey.

More than 80 per cent of UK businesses have failed to adapt their approach to employee ill health in the wake of government welfare reforms, research has revealed.

More than three million homeworkers are potentially operating illegally, Axa Business Insurance has warned.

“After a wet Christmas and mild New Year, the cold snap is set to hit the country once more, with temperatures predicted to reach as low as -10 and snow forecast in many areas. Inevitably, this will result in travel disruption and employees unable, or unwilling, to get to work.

eHarmony announced this week it’s moving into the job search space, using a one-on-one matching approach. Research indicates this might work.

Minister for Disabled People Esther McVey has announced that budding disabled entrepreneurs are set to get extra support to start up their own business.

Ahead of the Prime Minister’s long-awaited policy speech on Europe later this month, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today called for a pragmatic re-negotiation of Britain’s relationship with the rest of the EU, reflecting the interests of businesses across the economy.

A consortium of community finance providers has received up to £1.3million to give the next generation of entrepreneurs finance and support to start their own business, , through the Start-Up Loans programme. The consortium is led by the Community development Finance Association (CDFA) with a group of its members delivering business support, mentoring and loans to young entrepreneurs across England.

As many as 50,000 businesses that have failed to submit VAT returns will be targeted by HMRC this month with warnings that their tax affairs will be closely scrutinised.