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UK shoppers give small retailers new hope

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December 19, 2013

The future of the British high street has been given new hope of survival as more and more shoppers prefer small retailers. New data from the Office of National Statistics released today showed that sales for retailers employing more than 100 people have grown by 2.9 per cent with the growth for smaller stores being…

Small businesses weighed down by spending precious time and money on tax administration

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October 3, 2013

Small businesses are losing around 12 days and over half a billion pounds due to their tax administration requirements. New research carried out by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows that the majority small business owners are spending between two to eight hours a month keeping on top of their tax paperwork and up…

Small business confidence reaches highest point in three years

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June 21, 2013

Business confidence is said to be at a three year high according to The Small Business Index, a measure of confidence released by the Federation of Small Businesses. The measure reached 15.9 points in the second quarter of the year, which is up 9.6 points compared to the first quarter of 2013 and is the…