MP for East Renfrewshire Blair McDougall is the government's new small business minister. He was appointed as a minister in ...

The Bank of England (BoE) has kept interest rates at 4%, the lowest level since February 2023. As predicted by experts, the ...

Only 33% of small business owners say they feel confident about hiring new employees, research has revealed. Data from ...

Prime minister Keir Starmer has carried out a reshuffle of his Cabinet and junior ministers. It follows Angela Rayner's ...

Fixing sudden jumps in business rates when a business opens a second property are among the business rates reforms being ...

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Young small business owners are the most confident demographic in relation to their business prospects over the next 12 months, according to a new survey. More than nine in ten (94 per cent) Gen Z ...

New research highlights alarming gaps in cybersecurity reporting across the UK workforce, with senior-level staff most likely to underreport threats. A survey of over 2,000 UK workers, conducted by ...

Most businesses, no matter their size or sector, face the challenges of standing out from competition and adapting to changing consumer preferences, but many aren’t aware of how central their brand ...

Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace Report 2025, released earlier this year, made for concerning reading. Amongst other findings, the research revealed that employee engagement globally has fallen ...

As the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) space continues to evolve, start-ups and SMEs are uniquely positioned to capitalise on emerging trends. From hyper-personalisation to the rise of socially conscious ...

The Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates has been widely welcomed by business, but it comes with caveats. The 4.5% comes as it halved its UK growth forecasts for this year and warned ...