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SME growth strong during last quarter of 2006
[February 9, 2007] The robust performance of UK small and medium sized businesses in the third quarter of 2006 was almost replicated in the final quarter of the year with a broad based rise in SME activity, reports the PKF SME Index, a quarterly survey of 800 SMEs in the construction, manufacturing and service sectors.

Small Businesses confident about 2007
[January 18, 2007] British small business owners have forecast a Happy New Year in 2007, with rising confidence in both the performance of their own companies and the overall state of the economy

Small businesses bounce back with buoyant sales figures
[December 6, 2006] Small businesses across the UK confounded many economic predictions with almost 40% reporting increased sales this summer, according to a recent survey.

Internet changing the landscape for UK businesses
[November 27, 2006] The Internet has changed substantially the way that UK businesses operate, altering people’s working habits, the way they buy goods and services and how these are marketed and sold, according to a new survey of Internet behaviour published by the CBI and Google.

UK’s entrepreneurs alienated by major political parties
[November 9, 2006] Major political parties are failing to win the hearts and minds of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs according to research. Of the entrepreneurs that did state a political preference, the vast majority supported the Tories.

More women go it alone to set up their dream business
[October 26, 2006] Women across the UK are setting up more businesses than last year with 38,100 businesses started in the first six months of this year, according to new research.

Increased market demand fuels robust SME growth
[October 24, 2006] UK SME's continued to perform well during the third quarter with levels of business output and new business orders increasing at the sharpest rates since the middle of 2004

Comprehensive UK Small Business Statistics - 2005
[October 16, 2006] Comprehensive small business statistics for 2005 have been released by the Small Business Service. We have published the summary and key graphs.

Research identifies groups of young entrepreneurs
[September 27, 2006] New research provides fresh insight into young people's attitudes and behaviour towards enterprise. The study identifies six different groups of young people in terms of their 'desire' or 'readiness' for enterprise.

Latest statistics show small increase in number of small businesses
[September 1, 2006] The latest statistics on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK show that there was a small increase of 1.4% in the number of small businesses from 2004 to 2005.

SME exports grow for first time in a decade
[August 24, 2006] Export orders for small and medium sized manufacturers have grown for the first time in over a decade, and are expected to continue rising, according to CBI research published last week.

Exodus of entrepreneurial skills from UK’s businesses
[August 15, 2006] Research undertaken for the Tenon Forum shows a worrying trend that could leave Britain gasping for entrepreneurial skills and venture capital in the years ahead.

Small Business activity reaches two year high
[August 7, 2006] Business activity for UK small and medium sized businesses reached its highest level for two years according to the latest PKF SME Index.

Small Business owners spend 60% longer at work than the average employee
[August 2, 2006] New research carried our by Barclays reveals that UK entrepreneurs spent an average of 61.1 hours working each week in 2005, significantly ahead of the UK average working week of 37.4 hours.

Number of business start-ups up 25% on 2005
[July 24, 2006] Estimates show that 110,300 new businesses started up in the first quarter of 2006, almost one-quarter more than in the same period last year

Start-Ups launch with less capital investment
[June 23, 2006] New research has shown that it is now possible to successfully start your own business with less capital than ever before.

Small Businesses in Europe - Facts and Figures
[June 19, 2006] An overview of the contribution SME's make to the European economy.

No regrets for 83% of small business owners
[June 2, 2006] According to new research into the attitudes, inspirations and needs of the UK's small business community, an overwhelming, 83% prefer being their own boss.

Company liquidations up 17% on 2005
[May 16, 2006] Figures released this month by the Insolvency Service show a significant rise in company liquidations over the past year

Leap in business confidence for second half of 2006
[May 3, 2006] The latest BDO Business Trends Report reveals a leap in business confidence in both the short and medium term.

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