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Do small businesses need to rethink their financial management?

Small businesses and sole traders are shunning technology and are overly reliant on paper methods for managing their finances, new research has revealed.

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Small firms facing increased pressures

Small and medium sized businesses across the UK are struggling, according to the latest overview of the sector.

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Interest rate increases could hit northern firms hard

Northern businesses would struggle to overcome their debts if interest rates were to rise by just a small amount, new research has revealed.

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UK firms count the cost of staff sick days

One in seven employees has admitted feigning illness and the practice of ‘pulling a sickie’ is having a huge impact on small business finances.

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High operating costs hit small firms hard

Operating costs of the UK’s network of small businesses are at their highest level for four years, driven by rising inflation.

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