Small Businesses
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Budget 2016: how it affects small businesses
In today's budget, chancellor George Osborne has attempted to help out the UK's small businesses. There's even a little perk for those wanting to make a bit of money on the side by renting out a room on AirBNB or selling items
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Businesses lose ยฃ700m of interest
Gareth Fuller/PA Wire The last five years have taken their toll on Britain's businesses. The survivors have become incredibly canny at making and saving cash in tough times. So it's incredible that the UK's businesses are
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Nationwide unveils SME lending plan
A new player in the small business lending market is set to emerge after building society Nationwide unveiled plans to build up a range of services in the coming years. Nationwide, which has previously only hinted at providing financial services
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Don't write off the High Street
In 10 years' time, real bricks-and-mortar shops will have ceased to exist, our once-great shopping centres will be boarded-up empty shells inhabited only by rats and pigeons, and we'll be buying everything by pushing magic buttons on our
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Lending records to be scrutinised
UK banks' lending records are to go under the spotlight after official Bank of England figures confirmed Britain's top five lenders missed targets for smaller businesses in 2011 by more than ยฃ1 billion. The five banks - Lloyds Banking
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Fewer small firms access bank loan
The number of small businesses using a bank overdraft or loan has fallen in the past two years despite moves aimed at increasing lending, a new study has revealed. A survey of more than 11,000 members of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
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Groupon wipes profits for baker
Need a Cake A Groupon deal for cut-price cupcakes wiped out the annual profit of a baker as she was swamped with loss-making orders from the discount website. Rachel Brown, who has run her business Need a Cake for 25 years, described the
