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EU to cut red tape for small firms

25th June 2008

Europe’s 23 million small businesses were today promised “less red tape and more red carpet” to help them thrive. Small and medium-sized firms are crucial to Europe’s development, said the European Commission, but they face “enormous” bureaucratic obstacles.

Now a new plan – the Small Business Act for Europe – is designed to cut the headaches and boost the benefits for entrepreneurs. SMEs – firms with fewer than 250 workers – make up 92% of all EU businesses. And their success is seen as central to the success of long-term EU jobs and growth plans.

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Alliance & Leicester: Small business owners should choose the right bank

24th June 2008

Overworked small businesses could ease their workload by choosing the right bank, which could benefit the 23 per cent of owners who spend over 50 hours in the office each week.

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Small businesses blame government inaction over rising costs

23rd June 2008

Small business owners say that the government is making it more difficult for them to handle rapidly rising costs. In a poll of over 9,000 business owners by the Federation of Small Businesses, nearly 90 percent said that government policy was making already crippling business costs, such as fuel, even worse.

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Credit crunch – what does it mean for SMEs?

23rd January 2008

In the current global economic climate, SMEs (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises) will probably be concerned about the consequences for their business. But ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) says that confident planning is necessary more now than ever, and recommends 20 ways for toughing it out.

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