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Cost and red tape are the biggest struggles for new SMEs
Research has revealed that when first setting up their businesses, 40 per cent of SME owners said that cost was a struggle.
Thursday 5 November 2026
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Research has revealed that when first setting up their businesses, 40 per cent of SME owners said that cost was a struggle.
Despite technology enabling anytime, anywhere working, just 8 per cent of freelancers and contractors surveyed prefer to work completely remotely, research has highlighted.
New research reveals that 70 per cent of UK employees would consider leaving their current job, with nearly a quarter actively looking for new opportunities and…
Concerning new research has revealed that over one in 10 professionals have experienced homophobic bullying at work, with a further 15 per cent having witnessed a…
Over a quarter of UK businesses think their cash reserves will grow next year as they put off investment decisions as a result of Brexit uncertainty…
UK businesses were surveyed on their awareness and adoption of fintech products and services.
Drivers for London-based minicab company Addison Lee could be owed wages and holiday pay after an employment tribunal test case found that some had been wrongly…
TV celebrity Noel Edmonds has revealed he has secured litigation funding for his £300m claim against Lloyds Banking Group.
President Macron has promised to make France a world leader in technology, turning it into a "country of unicorns" - that is, startups valued at more…
A South Yorkshire crime gang, who evaded £3.8 million in duty and VAT by smuggling beer into the UK, has been jailed for a total of…
Sentiment continued to deteriorate across the financial services sector as a whole in the three months to September, despite a broad-based expansion of business volumes and…
Upcoming GDPR legislation strategy is proving elusive for SME business owners, and security of metadata is still under-acknowledged.
Three quarters of SMEs have not set aside any budget to deal with the aftermath of a cyber-attack and of those SMEs who have ring-fenced some…
New research suggests that the IT and technology market is changing with average permanent employee tenure falling.
Flexi-time has increased by 12.35 per cent from 2012 – 2016, and last year, the TUC found that the amount of people remote working has increased…