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Summer Sales Boost For SMEs

By Alex Bellinger, 4th December 2006 at 7:21 pm

According to the latest figures from the Small Business Research Trust (SBRT) almost 40% of UK SMEs reported increased sales this summer.

Brian Wolfe of the SBRT warns, however, against any misplaced optimism:

Interest rates have increased twice in the past three months, and a further rise cannot be ruled out. The pace of overall growth is, therefore, likely to slow once more during 2007, implying that trading conditions will become somewhat tougher again for smaller firms.

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