Can "removing the faff" help SMEs survive the cost crisis?

Tom Allen
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As well as Brexit, Covid and the cost-of-living crisis, small business owners face massive demands on their time from paperwork and bills
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As well as Brexit, Covid and the cost-of-living crisis, small business owners face massive demands on their time from paperwork and bills

With uncapped energy costs up more than 150%, the backbone of the UK economy needs all the help it can get

Price comparison firms. In our personal lives we use them, we love them - even though there's a dearth of deals around at the moment.  If the situation is bad for private citizens, it's worse fo...

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