Sales have gone up for small businesses, but the figures still lag behind pre-recession levels, creating a 'negative' balance according to a report by the Open University.
You know how you shout at the TV when a quiz contestant is about to choose the wrong answer and lose thousands? It's the same with business reality TV shows, where a trouble-shooter comes along  to sort out a struggling company. I can tell what's wrong, but the participants can't see it.

Can political parties buy the loyalty of small businesses with some pre-election rivalry? To see what the politicos were offering I did a quick scan of the General Election 2010 stories in the Telegraph in the past week.
UK businesses are getting better at paying their bills, according to credit reference agency Experian. Its Late Payment Index shows that on average, companies were settling invoices 2.06 days earlier in September than in the previous month.
Unemployment is rising, and quite naturally, people are concerned about job security. But now there's news that more people are going in to work, even though they are not well, because they are worried about holding on to their jobs. Though they may have allayed their own fears, this is not a good a sign for workplace health, given that we expect to see a rise in swine flu in the winter.

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