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 ...

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 ...

This year has been a challenging one for UK businesses, with insolvency rates reaching a 15-year high. The economic landscape has been marked by geopolitical uncertainties, high operational costs, and ...

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measures are a key topic of strategic conversations among senior business leaders, particularly when it comes to meeting consumers’ and investors’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research by Simply Business revealed that a witty or funny business name has a significant role in helping small businesses succeed – with half (51%) of consumers saying they’re likely (35%) or very ...

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 ...