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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.
 
Business Start Ups Down on 2005
[March 28, 2006] The slowing economy has caused the number of small business start ups to fall by 13 per cent in 2005, the largest fall in the last decade, according to new figures from Barclays.
 
Steady trading for SME's in 2005, but employment down
[February 6, 2006] The trading environment for small and medium-sized companies last year was steady but not dynamic, says a survey by the Small Business Research Trust (SBRT), with employment declining slightly in three of the four quarters.
 
Upturn in SME service and manufacturing sectors
[January 30, 2006] The festive season helped to reinvigorate the UK growing business sector during the last quarter of the year according to the PKF SME Index
 
Survey suggests business confidence is "flat"
[January 13, 2006] Contrary to other recent business surveys suggesting a pick-up in the economy, the latest GfK survey of 500 business leaders, for the Institute of Directors, shows business confidence is flat.
 
Small Businesses in the UK - Key Statistics
[June 3, 2005] A major report published by Warwick Business School reveals some fascinating statistics relating to the small business world in the UK.
 
Comprehensive Small Business Statistics released
[August 26, 2004] The Small Business Service has released some fascinating statistics - did you know that 99.2% of the 4 million businesses in the UK are classed as 'small' and 46.2% of all employment is within small businesses.

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