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UK Business News         29 January 2014 Share           Live Q&A tomorrow           Making 2014 the year you start your home-based business Join our live chat tomorrow at 2pm for expert advice on starting a home-based business Read more »               Enter the showcase           Smarter working category closes on Friday Tell us what smarter working initiatives you have put in place in your business. The three best entries in this category will win national exposure in the print edition of the Guardian Read more »           Top stories           Tax advice and anxiety relief for small businesses Do you have niggling doubts about your taxes? Get your records in order before the self-assessment deadline on 31 January         How to manage your emails efficiently The average worker misses a third of emails. How can you boost productivity and avoid distractions from correspondence?         Poll: Have you protected your business against cybercrime? Government research shows that most small businesses had suffered a security breach in the previous 12 months. Have you taken action to protect your company?               From our partners           How small businesses can grow using low-cost technology For SMEs, utilising technology need not break the bank. Here are some examples of great use of low-cost options among small businesses Read more »               Other small business news from The Guardian           Lloyds axes half of its small business managers with 1,000 job cuts Unions react angrily at latest job losses at bailed-out bank, part of 15,000 redundancies planned by boss António Horta-Osório         Business enjoying strongest growth since financial crisis, says CBI report Indicator at odds with official data that shows factories losing some momentum towards the end of 2013               Get in touch           Contact us Alison Margiotta, Editor,Alison.Margiotta@theguardian.com » Richard Beedell, Commercial Manager,Richard.Beedell@theguardian.com »     Other ways to connect             Posted "By Mike Armstrong"     http://www.maconsultancycardiff.com http://www.maconsultancy.wordpress.com