The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Amazon has quietly opened a new front in the battle for ultra-fast delivery, becoming the first retailer in Britain to drop parcels by drone after a…
The King's Awards for Enterprise 2026 honour 186 UK businesses including Little Soap Company, RYSE 3D and Edinburgh Remakery, as the prestigious accolade marks its 60th…
UK 30-year gilt yields surge to a 28-year high amid fears of a Labour leadership challenge to Sir Keir Starmer. We examine what soaring borrowing costs…
Goldman Sachs warns the UK is Europe's most exposed economy to a jet fuel crisis, with rationing looming as Strait of Hormuz closure hits airlines, SMEs…
British Business Bank invests £1m alongside Angel Academe to back female-led UK startups, tackling the venture capital gender gap where women receive under 2% of VC…
The UK Government has unveiled a £46.5m package to accelerate drone deliveries, flying taxis and a new drone ID system, in a sector tipped to contribute…
Nearly one million workers aged 50 and over are now struggling to find employment, with experts warning that the Employment Rights Act, higher National Insurance contributions…
HMRC has been defeated in the landmark £584,000 PGMOL employment status case, with a tribunal ruling football referees were genuinely self-employed — casting fresh doubt over…
A powerful alliance of trade bodies has cautioned that the Chancellor's flagship electric vehicle excise duty risks derailing Britain's clean transport transition — and leaving a…
British Beer and Pub Association warns that the system places a “heavy and uneven burden” on locals, with 161 closures in the first quarter alone costing…
GameStop has launched a surprise $55.5bn cash-and-stock bid for eBay, with chief executive Ryan Cohen vowing to turn the marketplace into a credible challenger to Amazon.…
NatWest reports £2bn quarterly profit, beating forecasts and raising 2026 guidance as the Iran conflict pushes mortgage rates and net interest margins higher.
Britain's distillers have been handed an unexpected fillip after Donald Trump announced the removal of all US tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports, a concession the…
New research lays bare a striking paradox: workforces at Britain's most innovative firms are growing fastest outside the south-east, yet eight in every ten venture pounds…
Early-stage funding for Britain's clean tech start-ups halved in 2025, hitting a five-year low. Cleantech for UK warns the innovation pipeline is at risk.