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Small businesses and SMEs suffering the most from online fraud SMEs are most vulnerable to fraud when taking online payments, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has warned this week. If credit card information has been stolen and used to place an order, the…

Economy stagnating in Q3 of 2011, warns BCC The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned that the UK economy has deteriorated in the third quarter of 2011 and is showing signs of stagnation. The forecasts for economic growth have been…

Sole traders seeing success Self-employed sole traders and partnerships are on the increase, according to the latest figures from the Department of Business which are to be released on Wednesday. The amount of ‘unregistered…

ABFA report for 2010 reveals remarkable popularity of invoice finance ABFA’s annual report for 2010 has revealed a huge growth in money issued for invoices through invoice finance facilities. Across the invoice finance industry as a whole, over £200 billion worth of…

UK’s entrepreneurial businesses still meeting growth projections Despite the lingering doom and gloom in the UK’s economy, entrepreneurial businesses are reported to be performing well in 2011, according to a new survey by professional services firm Deloitte. 57%…