The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Restrictions should be put on bottled water advertising and a 10p tax should be added to shrink-wrapped packs to curb the UK’s 10m bottle-a-day habit, according…
The windfall tax on oil and gas firms will be suspended if prices fall to normal levels for a sustained period, the government has announced.
HMRC has announced that it will pilot a new ‘seasonal model’ for its self-assessment helpline in an attempt to relieve pressure on its phone lines and…
The UK’s cost of keeping energy bills down for homes and businesses over the winter months added up to almost £40bn, the first official government total…
Britain remains on course to dodge a recession this year but growth will “flatline” as stubborn inflation and a tight jobs market continue to drag on…
This Export Development Guarantee sees the UK’s export credit agency guarantee 80 percent of the loan from Barclays Bank.
The cost of living crisis has hindered the online shopping sales boom with digital sales falling to their lowest levels since before the pandemic.
Banks need better cooperation with SMEs to grow the economy as 70 per cent ofbusinesses have abandoned overseas expansion plans due to a lack of resources…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has spent over £90m on remote working technologies in the last three financial years, according to official figures.
Energy companies are under growing pressure to allow thousands of struggling businesses to change their gas and electricity contracts after two major suppliers agreed to cut…
Crypto firms must warn customers they should not expect protection if their investment goes wrong and introduce a “cooling off” period for first-time investors, under new…
Female entrepreneurs could add £250 billion to the UK economy with equal access to funding and right support, according to the Business and Trade Secretary and Minister…
The owners of the majority of UK businesses with a turnover of £5 million upwards are pursuing an exit strategy, according to new research.
The UK’s most prominent business lobby group, the Confederation of British Industry, has won support from its remaining members to continue speaking for firms after vowing…
Deliveroo, its restaurant partners and LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity Albert Kennedy Trust (akt) have joined forces to provide free meals to members of the LGBTQ+ community