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Business groups have broadly welcomed the measures announced by George Osborne in his Budget speech, including cuts to corporation tax and the long-awaited review of business rates.

The Government has announced the largest real-terms increase in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) since 2007, set to benefit more than 1.4 million of Britain’s lowest-paid workers.

Up to two million sole traders and small companies are missing out because they have no online presence.

Small firms are taking on more staff and paying them more, according to the latest Small Business Index from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

More UK businesses should try exporting and discover the rewards that it offers, says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Money worries, a shattered social life and poor health — these are just some of the problems that small business owners say they have to face.

Our round-up of other small business stories making the headlines this week...