Business news UK
20/12/2008 Storm in a trademark teapot
Small Surrey tea room takes on German giant in a dispute over tea pot logo
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05/12/2008 North East marketing firm sweeps the board at annual public relations awards
Cool Blue Brand Communications achieved 175 per cent return on the costs of one campaign
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22/10/2008 £1 billion Small Business Survival Fund needed to save the economy, says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses has called on Government to support small businesses
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08/10/2008 Green energy business aims to treble sales
Small Durham-based business achieved £10m turnover in 8 years after start-up
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03/10/2008 Mandelson moves back into government as Business Secretary
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16/09/2008 Midlands start-up finds gap in kids keep-fit market
Former PE teacher finds her niche in the gym market
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06/08/2008 Health & Safety report finds £300 million savings for small businesses
Giving small businesses easier access to better advice on Health & Safety
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30/07/2008 Over 200,000 more businesses trading in the UK
4.8 per cent increase in numbers of UK small businesses
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09/07/2008 Married to your business?
Over a quarter of enterpreneurs expect to run their business for more than 25 years
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17/06/2008 Tribunal awards £4,000 to job applicant in claim over Muslim headscarf
Proprietor of small salon fights decision by employment tribunal
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06/04/2008 Government ignores rules on better regulation for businesses
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17/03/2008 New business start-ups at highest level for 20 years
Record level of start-ups and highest number of closures since 1992 recession
24/01/2008 Darling climbs down over abolition of CGT relief
Alistair Darling has announced a new ‘entrepreneurs relief’ to help small businesses
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04/01/2008 MD of small business resigns from government forum
MD of Albatross Travel has resigned from Small Business Forum
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21/12/2007 Competition Commission and banks 'deaf' to small businesses
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10/11/2007 Small business owner sued for discrimination over headscarf
Claim for religious discrimination against owner of hair salon
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02/10/2007 Red tape costs small firms seven hours a week
New FSB report shows benefits from reducing the burden of regulation
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01/09/2007 New scam claims to recover bank charges through the OFT
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has highlighted a new identity theft scam
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22/08/2007 UK businesses on the increase
Latest figures show the number of UK small firms has risen to nearly 4.5 million
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27/07/2007 Government loans scheme takes a tumble
Sharp drop in lending under loan guarantee scheme for small businesses
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26/07/2007 Victory for directors of small company in House of Lords tax case
Directors finally win tax case against HM Revenue and Customs
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28/06/2007 New Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
DTI replaced by new Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
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02/05/2007 DTI scraps Small Business Council
Watchdog body for small businesses replaced by forum 'talking shop'
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20/02/2007 New businesses in London have lowest survival rates
London has the lowest survival rates of the English regions
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10/05/2006 Small hi-tech Teesside company in management buy-out
Managers of a group of small Teesside companies, Onyx, have bought out the existing shareholders
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29/04/2006 ‘Shop Local First’ campaign to protect local shops and environment
New initiative to support small retailers, protect the environment and safeguard communities
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13/04/2006 Small firm in North West leads expansion into Europe
Founder sells his business and remains as director of European operations
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15/01/2006 Tax authorities seek to take Arctic case to House of Lords
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16/12/2005 Court of Appeal verdict: Victory for family-run companies
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08/10/2005 Banks charge more to small enterprises, says Business Moneyfacts
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26/08/2005 Numbers of small UK businesses continue to rise
Highest year-on-year increase in small businesses in the UK in last ten years
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30/07/2005 First prosecution against retailer under new disability access law
Debenhams will become the first retailer to be prosecuted under the DDA
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04/07/2005 New business centre for smaller enterprises
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27/06/2005 Businesses targeted to comply with Data Protection law
Special teams to bring businesses into line with the Data Protection Act
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21/06/2005 Female entrepreneurs set to catch up with males
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24/05/2005 Banks to speed up cheque clearance but not till 2007
Improvements in cheque clearance must wait another two and a half years
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10/04/2005 Skydiving lifts small firm to new heights
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03/04/2005 Mailing business that outgrew the kitchen table
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02/04/2005 Small company wins against M&S in £3m law suit
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