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British consumers spend £21.7 billion on impulse purchases each year

Britons spend an estimated £21.7 billion on impulse purchases each year, according to new research. The majority of British consumers have revealed they can’t resist making impulse purchases even when they are not on their list of items they need. It was also found that £416 is spent on impulse purchases in a year by
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Businesses misleading consumers with Black Friday discounts

An investigation by Which? has found that 49 per cent of last year’s Black Friday discounts weren’t all they were cracked up to be. Which? tracked deals on 20 popular tech gadgets and home appliances on Amazon, AO, Argos, Currys and John Lewis for the three months before and two months after Black Friday last year. The results
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Cambridge one of the best cities to start a new business

Counties just outside of London hold some of the best cities to live for a prosperous lifestyle and salary, a new study from Grant Thornton UK LLP reveals. The Vibrant Economy Index – which looks at 324 local authorities across England – finds Cambridge, Oxford, Richmond upon Thames, South Cambridgeshire and Guildford are the best cities to start
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How Brexit decision will create an entrepreneurial Britain

More than half of Brits (55 per cent) believe our exit from the EU will encourage a more entrepreneurial Britain, with more people willing to start their own businesses, new research reveals. The UK research released by Amway for Global Entrepreneurship Week  shows 7 out of ten Brits (67 per cent) have faith in a single
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British firms can no longer ignore opportunity singles’ day offers

Chinese consumers are expected to spend $20 billion in the Singles’ Day shopping splurge that claims to be the world’s biggest shopping event. In less than seven minutes after midnight on Friday, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said 10 billion yuan (US$1.47 billion) of products had already been sold through its platforms as consumers indulged the now
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Sim Trava named Family Business of the Year by the FSB

Altrincham-based franchise business, Sim Trava, has this week been named Family Business of the Year in the Federation of Small Business’ (FSB) Greater Manchester and North Cheshire Awards. The £10.1 million Costa Coffee franchisee, run by husband and wife team Simon and Tracy Vardy, fought off competition from seven other businesses from the region to
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Preference for Airbnb accommodation growing among business travellers

Business travellers are increasingly opting to rent Airbnb properties when abroad for work, with data representing $77 million in Airbnb spend and more than 320,000 Airbnb expenses over eight quarters, according to new research from Concur. The findings show which industries and segments are driving Airbnb usage in business travel. Airbnb usage also shows strong
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Cyber academy to train next generation of security experts

A cyber academy has been launched to fast track the next generation of highly skilled online defenders to protect against cyber attacks. The Cyber Academy, funded by the government’s National Cyber Security Programme, has been created in response to immediate demand from businesses and government for more security professionals armed with the skills to tackle
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Business community welcomes backing of third runway

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says the ‘truly momentous’ decision of introducing a third runway at Heathrow would support trade and create jobs. Dafydd Llewellyn, managing director for UK SMB & nationals at Concur says, ‘This is going to be a much-needed investment in UK infrastructure – an infrastructure that has been creaking for some time
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British Small Business Awards 2016: The winners

It was a pleasure to welcome our guests to the inaugural British Small Business Awards at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London, last night. Thank you to everyone who attended, from the small businesses, to the advisers, and of course our sponsors and partners, all of whom contributed to the evening’s success. Here, SmallBusiness.co.uk is delighted
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