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NEWS: UK economy faces 'choppy' recovery, says Bank of England
The governor of the Bank of England has warned that the UK economy faces a "choppy recovery" over the next two years (16 Aug 10) . . . more

NEWS: Nearly half of firms to invest in business growth
Nearly half of businesses are planning to invest at least 6% of their turnover back into the business next year in a bid for growth, according to a survey carried out by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank (16 Aug 10) . . . more

NEWS: Government reviewing regulations on right to request time off for training
The Government has launched a consultation on the regulation that grants employees the right to request time off from their employers for training (16 Aug 10) . . . more

NEWS: FSB calls for pension reform exemption for micro firms
The Federation of Small Businesses is calling for the Government to exempt micro businesses from the automatic enrolment pension scheme, which is due to come into force from 2012 (16 Aug 10) . . . more

NEWS: Small business complaints on bank lending soar 119% year on year
The number of complaints from small firms about lending by the banks has soared by 119% in the last year, according to figures published by Aldermore bank (16 Aug 10) . . . more

NEWS: Government cuts stall retail sales growth
Growth in retail sales slowed sharply in July, which experts attribute to consumers' fears about Government spending cuts (16 Aug 10) . . . more

NEWS: Public sector cuts stunt services sector growth
The UK's services sector saw its growth stall in July to the lowest level for 13 months, according to the Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) UK Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) (10 August 2010) . . . more

NEWS: Bank holds interest rates despite inflation fear
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has held interest rates at 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month, which has led some economists to predict rates will remain at that level until April 2011 (10 August 2010) . . . more

NEWS: Cable launches measures to cut business bureaucracy
Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced changes to the way regulations are drawn up and introduced in a bid to tackle unnecessary red tape for businesses (10 August 2010) . . . more

NEWS: Government introduces grocery ombudsman
The Government has announced the introduction of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) (10 August 2010) . . . more

NEWS: Government launches new website for UK legislation
The Government has launched a new website which contains the majority of UK legislation (10 August 2010) . . . more

NEWS: Google to allow trade marks to be used as keywords
Google has announced that it will allow firms to use their competitors' trade marks as keywords in search adverts in all European countries (10 August 2010) . . . more

NEWS: Non-food inflation at lowest level since 2009
Non-food inflation was at its lowest level since November 2009 in July 2010, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) (10 August 2010) . . . more

News: Local Enterprise Partnerships or Local Enterprise Politics?
Business leaders, local authorities and trade organisations are holding discussions with the Government on how best to form new Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) but it is still not clear how they will work in practice and how they will be funded (03 August 2010) . . . more

News: FSB issues tax warning for new self-employed
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned anyone who is newly self-employed that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) may try and treat them as employed for tax purposes if they work for a contractor for a prolonged period of time (03 august 2010) . . . more

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