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Early-stage companies are missing out on the opportunity to claim back thousands of pounds in tax.
Ministers have pledged further backing for small businesses as one of its support schemes made its 5,000th loan to a young entrepreneur.
Business lending under the government's Funding for Lending (FLS) scheme has fallen for the second successive quarter, suggesting the initiative has failed in its mission to kick-start credit creation.
The majority of shoppers think that improvements should be made to their local high street, research finds.
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More Britons are setting up businesses in their spare time and from their bedroom than last year, research finds.
The majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are actively looking to improve their social media presence in 2013, according to research.
Companies with a turnover of less than £5 million are lagging behind in the creation of apprenticeships, according to a study.
Small enterprises feel that cloud adoption could be key to the growth of their company.
Bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme has begun to show improvement, according to government figures.
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are unknown quantities for many UK entrepreneurs, research finds.
Almost half of Britons would consider setting up their own business, but 68 per cent think it would be too difficult to get funding for their venture, finds research.
The vast majority of entrepreneurs feel that the Business Bank will not make a significant difference to boosting lending to UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
An extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) will increase the incentive for banks to lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the government says.
Pubs struggling to pay rent or beer prices could save thousands of pounds a year under a new initiative unveiled by the government.
UK businesses are setting their sights on growth, with more than a quarter of small companies planning to increase headcount by more than 5 per cent in the remainer of 2013.
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