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To grow or play it safe? That’s the million-dollar question…
One reoccurring topic which always seems to crop up when speaking to business owners is ‘when is the right time to bite the bullet and take…
Sunday 20 September 2026
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
One reoccurring topic which always seems to crop up when speaking to business owners is ‘when is the right time to bite the bullet and take…
Figures revealed today by Business Link, at an event attended leading entrepreneurs and Business Link ambassadors: Karen Darby (Call Britannia), John Bird (Big Issue), Imran Hakim…
Small business owners are putting work before their health, according to new research published today. The figures reveal that one in four (26%) small business chiefs…
The chancellor is providing more help to small businesses by extending the availability of the enterprise finance guarantee scheme by six months to September 2010. Under…
Employees around the country really want to let loose this holiday season following the economic difficulties of the last 18 months – but nearly one in…
Business groups including the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) have sounded a warning amid mounting expectations that Alistair Darling is contemplating a new 60pc to 70pc…
UK VAT-registered SMEs are missing out on 1/4 of potential VAT reclaims due to sloppy expense practices, according to new research. Professor Stephen Roper, Centre for…
A fundraising challenge to raise £6 million for charity in a single working week has been launched by one of the UK’s leading not for profit…
Last night I, on behalf of Smarta, got my first close-hand look at Baron Alan Sugar of Clapton since he controversially assumed the position of 'Enterprise…
The recent strike action over pay and jobs at the Royal Mail is likely to cost the economy over £1 billion and many smaller businesses will…
The recession has become the catalyst for a new era in business, according to a report by the CBI. The study by the employers' group identifies…
British businesses which have been devastated by the recent floods and are members of the Federation of Small Business (FSB) can apply for interest-free loans of…
UK business cautiously group UK200 welcomed some of the government’s proposals to stabilise the financial system, announced in today’s Queen’s Speech – although it said more…
Last night, Minister for London, Tessa Jowell, called on London's business leaders to help the capitals young people into work and to ensure they make the…
Over 1200 business leaders and guests including keynote speaker Alistair Darling, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, were at the Orange-sponsored National Business Awards, to celebrate the…