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Budget 2026: Reaction to the small business measures

Dan Martin - 29 October 2026

Business rates

Budget 2026: The small business measures entrepreneurs need to know

Finance

Budget 2026: The small business measures entrepreneurs want to see

Entrepreneurship

MPs to investigate what it takes to start and grow a UK business

Business Finance

Editor's Choice

What your first trade show will actually cost, and where small businesses should spend

SME - 6 November 2026 0

Most small businesses assume the venue sets the price of a stand and that the smart move is to book as little space as...

Interest rates rise to 4%, the first increase in more than three years: What it means for small businesses

5 November 2026

Government reveals details about how visitor levy will work as Bill introduced to Parliament

4 November 2026

Government annouces new reforms to protect small design businesses

4 November 2026

Budget 2026: Reaction to the small business measures

29 October 2026

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Number of businesses in the UK falls by 104,000, driven by drop in micro businesses and sole traders

Dan Martin - 9 November 2026 0

The number of businesses in the UK at the start of 2026 was 104,000 down on the beginning of 2025. According to official data from...

John Healey promises a Budget that will cut business costs to support ‘bloody-minded entrepreneurs’

22 October 2026

Over half of UK’s fastest-growing companies have foreign-born founder

22 October 2026

MPs to investigate what it takes to start and grow a UK business

19 October 2026

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

13 October 2026

MARKETING

HR

Campaigners call for shop workers to be respected, as over half of retail staff experience weekly abuse or attacks

9 November 2026

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

Technology

AI

British Business Bank commits £180m to venture capital funds for AI and deeptech businesses

Dan Martin - 15 October 2026 0

Six venture capital funds supporting AI and deeptech companies have received £180 million in total from the British Business Bank. The funds cover all investment...

AI

‘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

6 October 2026

Free AI support for over 150,000 small businesses

28 September 2026

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport confirms ministerial briefs

22 September 2026

UK small businesses most vulnerable to cyber attacks

22 September 2026

HR

HR

Campaigners call for shop workers to be respected, as over half of retail staff experience weekly abuse or attacks

Dan Martin - 9 November 2026 0

Retail workers in the UK are facing growing levels of intimidation, aggression and unwanted filming, new research reveals. 79% of shop staff have had to...

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

7 October 2026

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

28 September 2026

Disabled young people to be offered guaranteed government funded jobs

27 September 2026

New employee rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss to be introduced in April 2027

22 September 2026

Government announces new grants to help businesses purchase electric trucks and vans

Funding Dan Martin - 25 March 2026 0

The government is providing new grants to reduce the cost when businesses buy electric trucks and vans. The Zero Emissions Truck and Van Grants...

Government expands grant funding to help hauliers switch to electric lorries

Climate change Dan Martin - 6 January 2026 0

Roap map needed to successfully navigate decarbonisation journey, says Logistics UK

Climate change Dan Martin - 1 December 2025 0

EU urged to stick to phased roll out of new EU border checks to prevent delays to trade

Exports Dan Martin - 12 October 2025 0

Calls for support for local small businesses following Menai Suspension Bridge closure

Logistics Dan Martin - 7 October 2025 0

HGV industry ‘at a crossroads’ due to continued fall in drivers

Logistics Dan Martin - 22 September 2025 0