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'Zero hours' contracts increase by 25% in 2012
The number of professionals being placed on 'zero hours' contracts - a deal where they can get no hours and therefore no pay - increased by a quarter in 2012, according to a new British Labour Force survey.
First published 8 Apr 2013 | Last updated 8 Apr 2013
59% of London SMEs find financial year-end support 'confusing' or 'expensive'
First published 5 Apr 2013
Last updated 5 Apr 2013
UK business insolvencies at lowest levels since 2005
First published 5 Apr 2013
Last updated 5 Apr 2013
Pension auto-enrolment could result in reduced pay for staff, say employers
First published 4 Apr 2013
Last updated 4 Apr 2013
Relaxation of accounting obligations may hit SMEs seeking finance
First published 3 Apr 2013
Last updated 3 Apr 2013
BCC confident the UK will avoid triple dip recession
First published 2 Apr 2013
Last updated 2 Apr 2013
A fifth of UK firms 'not ready' for new RTI system
First published 2 Apr 2013
Last updated 2 Apr 2013
Government urged to arrest rapid decline of Enterprise Finance Guarantee
First published 28 Mar 2013
Last updated 29 Mar 2013
47% of UK small firms employing staff without Employers Liability insurance
First published 28 Mar 2013
Last updated 28 Mar 2013
Scottish SMEs 'more confident' in 2013
First published 28 Mar 2013
Last updated 28 Mar 2013
Business Bank timetable outlined to improve access to finance for SMEs
First published 27 Mar 2013
Last updated 27 Mar 2013
Budget seeks to close loophole for contractor 'office holders'
First published 26 Mar 2013
Last updated 26 Mar 2013
FSB unveils new National Chairman
First published 26 Mar 2013
Last updated 26 Mar 2013
Keep Trade Local campaign revived by the FSB in Leicester
First published 25 Mar 2013
Last updated 25 Mar 2013
The Growth Voucher scheme explained
First published 22 Mar 2013
Last updated 22 Mar 2013