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

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National Sickie Day: The 10 worst excuses for calling in sick

6 February 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

As it’s National Sickie Day today, UK bosses have revealed the most ludicrous reasons given by employees when calling in sick.

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The modern GCSE questions that baffle adults

6 February 2017 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Many people say modern GCSE subjects are easier than the traditional Maths, English and Science papers sat by previous generations, but could you pass these tests yourself?

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Poor hiring decisions generate losses of up to £15,000 for businesses

6 February 2017 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Poor hiring decisions are generating losses of up to £15,000 for UK businesses, with two thirds of recruitment professionals admitting to losing a significant amount of money on hires that haven’t worked out, according to the latest research.

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1 in 5 self-employed households struggling with stress and financial worries

3 February 2017 News Business Matters 1 Comment

The financial stresses and pressures of self-employment are taking their toll on family life, according to the latest report.

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Microbusiness optimism trails larger SMEs

3 February 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Small and medium-sized firms sharply divided on their outlook towards productivity improvements, entering new markets and raising finance.

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Candidate applications rise by a staggering 55% in January

3 February 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Candidate applications were up by a staggering 55 per cent in January, suggesting that competition for jobs is rife this New Year, according to the compared job market data – January 2017 with December 2016.

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UK manufacturing sector sees strong start to 2017

1 February 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The latest figures for the UK manufacturing sector show a good start to 2017, posting at 55.9 for January 2017, only slightly below December’s 56.1 high of over two years.

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Are you clued up on the FTSE 100?

1 February 20173 February 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Brits still struggle to identify homegrown brands and are overestimating the size of some of our biggest companies, new research reveals.

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Majority of UK Employers unsure how to handle gender pay reporting Regulations

1 February 2017 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Few UK Employers organisations are prepared to handle the requirements of the new gender pay reporting Regulations coming into force in April 2017, according to a new survey.

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Millions to miss out on minimum workplace pension savings scheme

1 February 20176 October 2018 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A survey published today has exposed weaknesses in the coverage amongst private sector employees of the Government’s pension auto-enrolment (AE) policy.

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Dragons’ Den stars Nick Jenkins & Sarah Willingham to step down from BBC show

1 February 20175 August 2023 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Dragons’ Den experts Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham are officially ‘out’ of the popular BBC show, as it was announced they had been axed.

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Large businesses to receive guidance on payment reporting to reduce money owed to SMEs

31 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Regulations laid in parliament today will make large businesses publish details on the time taken to pay their suppliers to shine a light on bad practice as latest figures show SMEs are owed £26.3 billion in overdue payments

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Overworked Brits give 180 extra hours for free

31 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Almost three quarters of office staff are so overwhelmed with work they have to put in 180 extra hours every year, according to new research.

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Facebook and Enterprise Nation to upskill 10,000 UK women business owners

31 January 20179 April 2021 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Facebook and Enterprise Nation have joined forces to support women business owners across the country, in a new partnership revealed today.

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Job applications up 11% as jobseekers beat the January applications rush

31 January 2017 News Business Matters 0 Comments

More jobseekers sought to beat the New Year scramble for jobs, as applications surged during the end of 2016, latest data has revealed, with job applications being up 11 per cent in the last three months of 2016, when compared with the three months prior.

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Call blocker firm fined £190,000 for making the nuisance calls it claimed to stop

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