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Business associations and networks offer SME owners and entrepreneurs useful resources to help them grow their companies.
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The news section on Small Business UK allows you to keep up to date with the latest news, economic trends and regulatory developments affecting new and established UK small businesses.
Business associations and networks offer SME owners and entrepreneurs useful resources to help them grow their companies.
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Here are the Chancellor's Spring Budget 2024 announcements that affect small businesses, including a rise in the VAT threshold and another NI cut for the self-employed
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NatWest and Beauhurst’s New Startup Index reports a record 900,000 companies were started in 2023, up 12% on 2022
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A diary of upcoming events of interest for UK SMEs and small business owners. We have listed out each event or exhibition, telling you what each one is about and also where and when all the events are.
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The proportion of firms actively exporting goods and services has fallen to a 31 per cent low, according to the latest industry data
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HMRC has announced that it will be restricting access to its helpline at a critical time for many small business owners
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SME exporters will have fast-track access to finance products along with potentially greater access to markets in India
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More businesses are closing down than starting up for the first time in over a decade, with transport and storage firms being worst hit.
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SME exporters will have fast-track access to finance products along with potentially greater access to markets in India
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More businesses are closing down than starting up for the first time in over a decade, with transport and storage firms being worst hit.
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces packages of tax cuts for small businesses, including national insurance, freezing business rates for retail, leisure and hospitality and making the tax break for business investment permanent
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Serial entrepreneur Oli Barrett hosted the British Business Awards 2023, held at the British Museum in London. Read on to discover who won
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Experts worry that the self-employed are not familiar with this change which will affect the way that they report profits.
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The government has announced funding and business rates relief for businesses that have been impacted by Storm Babet
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Employment benefits specialist, Drewberry, explain why you should base your benefits around a Total Reward Strategy
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Professional indemnity insurance provides cover if somebody sues your business and they allege that your advice caused financial loss or damaged their brand. It’s not just for accountants and lawyers but for anyone offering a personal service, even web designers
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We've teamed up with the Current Account Switch Service to explain the benefits of switching your business bank account.