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

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Women most likely to opt out of workplace pension saving

26 February 201825 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

New pension analysis has revealed that women of all ages are more likely to opt out of workplace pension saving compared with men with early one in ten women opted out compared to only 7 per cent of men.

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Charitable giving boosts SMEs bottom line

26 February 201825 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

New research shows that the more SMEs give to charity, the better their business performs.

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Rising stress levels demand greater focus on workplace efficiency

26 February 201825 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A new survey brings to light the attitudes of employees across Europe, sparking concern for business leaders. It shows that 33 per cent of UK workers have gone as far as looking for a new job due to frustrations around operational efficiency.

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New Foundation to offer £40,000 support per year for those striving to reach their peak

26 February 201823 October 2021 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Up to £40,000 a year will be available to help aspiring individuals or groups achieve their ambitions following the launch of a new charitable foundation.

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Flexible working makes jobs more attractive, say UK employees

26 February 20181 March 2023 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Three quarters of UK employees say that the option of working flexibly would make a job more attractive to them, while nearly a third would prefer flexible working to a pay rise, according to a new study.

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UKs small firms urged to prepare for big data shake-up

26 February 201827 January 2025 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The UK’s small business community is still worryingly unprepared for new data protection regulations, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

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Unite in groundbreaking legal victory against bogus self-employment

26 February 201825 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Unite, the UK’s largest union, has won a potentially groundbreaking legal victory at the employment appeal tribunal (EAT) in the battle against bogus self-employment and the use of payroll companies.

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The Startup Van collaborates with Global Giant WeWork to launch new show ‘Behind the Curtain’

25 February 201825 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Award winning international content creators The Startup Van will collaborate with WeWork, the community company committed to helping people create their life’s work.

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RBS should reinvest to support small business growth

25 February 201825 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Responding to the announcement that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has posted its first profit in a decade, following the announcement of more than 250 RBS and NatWest branch closures in December, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chairman Mike Cherry, said:

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Banks create funds to support SMEs hit by Carillion collapse

20 February 201820 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Three banks have said they will provide money to support small business customers who are struggling after the failure of Carillion

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Maplin in talks with potential buyers in bid to avoid administration

20 February 201820 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

One of Britain’s biggest electronics retailers is in talks with potential buyers amid reports it is seeking to head off the threat of administration.

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Key gig economy case reaches Supreme Court as plumbing case could open tap on employment claims

20 February 201827 January 2025 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A plumber’s legal battle for working rights will be closely watched by “gig economy” workers when it reaches the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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Chicken chaos as KFC closes outlets after running out of chicken

20 February 201823 October 2021 News Business Matters 0 Comments

KFC has closed more than half of its 900 UK outlets after delivery problems meant they ran out of chicken.

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Jamie Oliver closes flagship Barbecoa restaurant due to financial woes

20 February 201820 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Jamie Oliver’s two flagship London restaurants have gone into administration, although the celebrity chef immediately bought one back.

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Jeremy Corbyn pledges to curb City of London’s power

20 February 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Jeremy Corbyn is vowing to take on the City of London if he becomes prime minister, saying finance should be “the servant of industry, not the masters of us all”.

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