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Late payment issues easing for UK firms, according to report
The average time taken by UK-based firms to pay their bills has shortened by two days in the last 12 months, to an average of 15 days late against agreed payment terms.
First published 18 Apr 2013 | Last updated 18 Apr 2013
Thatcher 'would've done more for SMEs in recession than Coalition', suggests report
First published 17 Apr 2013
Last updated 17 Apr 2013
RTI concessions for SMEs watered down, say tax advisers
First published 16 Apr 2013
Last updated 16 Apr 2013
One-in-three UK SMEs knowingly use unlicensed software
First published 15 Apr 2013
Last updated 15 Apr 2013
Quarter of employees misplace pension pots, warns Age UK
First published 12 Apr 2013
Last updated 12 Apr 2013
First phase of £1bn Business Bank funding deployed to SMEs
First published 11 Apr 2013
Last updated 11 Apr 2013
44% increase in HMRC VAT investigations for 2012-13
First published 10 Apr 2013
Last updated 10 Apr 2013
Scottish income tax changes clarified by HMRC
First published 9 Apr 2013
Last updated 9 Apr 2013
Emergence of a new breed of 'size zero' firms in Yorkshire and Humberside, says report
First published 9 Apr 2013
Last updated 9 Apr 2013
'Zero hours' contracts increase by 25% in 2012
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