Business Insights

How small businesses are keeping it in the family

Small businesses are more likely to seek help and advice from family members and friends than from a professional, a new survey has claimed.

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Interest rate rise possibilities not a concern for SMEs

The prospect of an interest rate rise in 2015 is not a concern for the majority of the UK’s small businesses, new research has found.

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Are younger firms more suited to exporting?

Small businesses that were set up at the height of the recession are more likely to start exporting in their first year than older businesses, Barclays has claimed.

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How important is acting on instinct for small businesses?

For smaller businesses that lack suitable research means and sufficient customer data, making snap decisions can be an important part of business.

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More than a third of SMEs declining to look overseas

More than a third of UK small businesses have no interest in overseas expansion despite the positive effects that such a move could have on a firm.

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