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

Smartphones have overtaken laptops as the most popular device for getting online, according to the latest research from Ofcom. It means every business must ensure that it has a mobile-friendly website.

Cloud computing take-up among UK SMEs has increased 15% in the past year as more companies allow staff to work from home.

The Forum of Private Business has written to the Prime Minister to protest at the lack of small business representation on the Government's business advisory group.

The UK's service sector is outperforming the manufacturing industry at home but it has yet to take full advantage of overseas opportunities according to analysis by the British Chambers of Commerce.

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

The majority of UK micro-business owners rely on regular help from friends and family, much of it unpaid, according to new research.

More than half of the UK's small firms have been adversely affected by slow broadband and yet two-thirds say they plan to become "more digital" over the next five years.

New figures from the Bank of England show that overall business lending fell sharply in June, although loans to SMEs increased slightly.

Most small businesses still don't fully understand their energy bills and many are paying too much because of roll-over contracts and auto-renewal, according to new research.