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UK SME’s optimistic for 2008

Terry Lane - Friday 18.01.08, 09:27am

UK SMEs are still optimistic, even though the City is predicting a credit crunch and recession.

Three quarters (72%) of UK businesses stated that they feel confident about their future prospects this New Year, according to a recent poll from The Orange SMS Business Jury commissioned exclusively by The Observer Newspaper. New equipment or technology and extra holidays come out top of the wish list for business must-haves in 2008.

Neil Laidler at Orange Business Services UK, comments: “It is great to see that spirits are high - particularly in light of the current unpredictable economic climate.”