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July 26, 2013
Employees spend an hour a day on personal admin
The typical worker spends an hour a day carrying out non work-related tasks at their desk, according to new research.
July 26, 2013
Local banking data to shed new light on lending
From 2014, the UK's biggest lenders are to reveal how much they lend at a local level, publishing statistics across 10,000 individual postcodes. Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, described the initiative as "a major step forward for transparency on bank lending".
July 26, 2013
UK exports reach highest level since 2007
Exporting activity is at its highest level since the recession began, according to the latest Trade Confidence Index report from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and DHL.
July 26, 2013
Tablets and smartphones boost retail search
The volume of retail searches has grown by 15% in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter a year earlier, according to the Online Retail Monitor published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Google.
July 26, 2013
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July 19, 2013
Flexible working could add billions to economy
A new report claims to have come up with definitive proof that flexible working is good for the bottom line.
July 19, 2013
Rates are "killing the high street", says FSB
Business rates are as high as or even higher than rent for 13% of UK small businesses, according to a survey of 2,425 members of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
July 19, 2013
CBI warns against big changes to the tax system
Constant changes to tax rules threaten to hamper business in the UK and the Government should allow the most recent changes to "bed down", says the CBI.
July 19, 2013
Regional firms to share £506 million funding
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that 102 companies and projects have been successful in their application for the fourth round of the government's Regional Growth Fund (RGF), following what has been described as "the most competitive round" of the fund so far.
July 19, 2013
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July 12, 2013
Cost of tax compliance for small firms rises
The average small business is paying more to manage its tax affairs than two years ago – in spite of government promises to reduce the amount of time and money firms have to spend on tax compliance.
July 12, 2013
Why SMEs are key to boosting local economies
Local authorities that buy goods and services from small firms help to generate millions within their local economy – but they could do even more, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
July 12, 2013
Take-up of enterprise schemes soars by 90%
The number of UK businesses looking to raise funds under two key government enterprise schemes has gone up by 90% in the past year, according to Rockpool Investments.
July 12, 2013
IMF forecast shows rocky road to recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for growth in the UK this week. In an update of its World Economic Outlook it said that it expected the UK's economy to expand by 0.9% this year, up from its April forecast of 0.6% – but still just short of the 1% growth it predicted at the start of 2013.
July 12, 2013
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