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SMALL BUSINESS CELEBRATES BIG SUCCESS IN THE LEAD-UP TO SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

As Small Business Saturday (6 December) approaches, Chester-based Co.Hub Compare (Co.Hub) is celebra...

10th December, 2014

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MOBILE POS IS GROWING UP

By James Wester, IDC Financial Insights With its push into international markets, Square joins the r...

3rd December, 2014

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NEWVOICEMEDIA JOINS THE DESK.COM APP HUB TO HELP FAST-GROWING SMBS LEVERAGE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ACCELERATE GROWTH

ContactWorld for Desk.com empowers customers to deliver fast and personalised customer service The D...

28th November, 2014

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LESS ANGST OVER HEALTH CARE AT SMALL BUSINESSES

JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners are less angst-ridden a...

14th November, 2014

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OVER HALF OF SMBS STILL FACE CASHFLOW PROBLEMS DESPITE UPTURN IN ECONOMY

OnePoll survey shows UK small businesses struggle with late payments but online accounting tech firm...

22nd October, 2014

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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CLOUD: THE PERFECT COMBINATION FOR SMES

John Davis, Managing Director of BCSG, casts his eye over the effect technology is having and will c...

3rd October, 2014

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XERO BOOSTS CASHFLOW CONTROL WITH RELEASE OF NEW FRAMEWORK

SMBs gain “anytime anywhere” oversight of profit and loss through Xero’s flexible new v2 reporting e...

10th September, 2014

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SPREADSHEET WOES DETER SMES FROM MANAGING THEIR FINANCES

Intuit QuickBooks research reveals the UK’s love/hate affair with spreadsheets  SMEs find them annoy...

6th August, 2014

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Banking

BRITISH SMES PREDICT GROWTH

70 per cent of SMEs that import/export expect to grow in the next 12 months SMEs plan to recruit and...

5th August, 2014

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XERO AND SILICON VALLEY BANK PARTNER TO OFFER INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES NEXT-GENERATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Small Businesses Can Now Access Quick, Reliable Financial Insights through Xero’s Online Accounting...

18th July, 2014

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RESEARCH REVEALS ONLY 2% OF UK MICRO-BUSINESSES USE AN MPOS SOLUTION

Cash flow identified as the biggest barrier to growth for micro-businesses Existing mPOS solutions f...

27th June, 2014

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MORE SMES SAY THEY ARE PROFITABLE, HALF ARE PLANNING TO GROW, BUT NO INCREASE IN APPETITE FOR EXTERNAL FINANCE

Confidence that bank will agree to lend increases BDRC Continental (www.bdrc-continental.com) publis...

3rd June, 2014