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World Mental Health Day: Managing mental health advice for small business owners

Dan Martin - 7 October 2026

ASOS cyber attacked in apparent hack: Lessons and advice for small businesses

Energy

What was in Andy Burnham’s Labour Party Conference speech for businesses?

Apprenticeship

Chancellor pledges ‘a new age of industrialisation’ and £100 million fund for apprenticeships

Business Finance

Business rates

Three in 10 small firms would hire more staff if business rates relief was expanded

Dan Martin - 13 October 2026 0

Expanding Small Business Rates Relief (SBBR) could encourage more small employers to grow and take on more staff.Almost three in 10 (28%) employers said...

Burnham says several post-Brexit deals ‘on the table’ with EU to ‘boost UK growth’

12 October 2026

September retail sales hit seven-year low

6 October 2026

More than a million sole traders and landlords impacted by next stage of Making Tax Digital

5 October 2026

What was in Andy Burnham’s Labour Party Conference speech for businesses?

29 September 2026

Entrepreneurship

‘Breaking down industry silos and exploring forces shaping the future’ on the agenda at new London event

Dan Martin - 13 October 2026 0

Future Forum, an event bringing together leaders across industry sectors to discuss the forces shaping societies and economies, is taking place in London this...

Rio Ferdinand, Deborah Meaden and Simon Squibb among judges for start-up pitching competition with $200,000 top prize

8 October 2026

Twenty years of fresh thinking: What can office fruit teach us about building a business that lasts?

7 October 2026

Refugee entrepreneurs ‘could boost the UK economy by £2 billion’ if barriers were tackled

15 September 2026

Full transcript of John Healey’s growth speech

8 September 2026

MARKETING

Business rates

September retail sales hit seven-year low

6 October 2026

Finance

Small Business Commissioner Emma Jones CBE: How small business owners can make the most of August

4 August 2026

Editor's Choice

Why review management matters for UK small businesses

30 July 2026

Business rates

Small business growth ambitions at ‘lowest ever level’

17 July 2026

Finance

Pubs allowed to stay open for full Norway v England World Cup game – even if kick-off delayed

11 July 2026

News

Government allows pubs to stay open until 5am to show England v Mexico World Cup game

2 July 2026

Technology

‘Breaking down industry silos and exploring forces shaping the future’ on the agenda at new London event

Dan Martin - 13 October 2026 0

Future Forum, an event bringing together leaders across industry sectors to discuss the forces shaping societies and economies, is taking place in London this...

ASOS cyber attacked in apparent hack: Lessons and advice for small businesses

Dan Martin - 6 October 2026 0

Customers of online retailer ASOS have received a push notification claiming that the company has been hacked. With the heading 'ASOS HACKED', the message said:...