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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.

Small businesses failing to understand employment regulations

A study has uncovered a worrying lack of understanding around employment regulations amongst small businesses in the UK.

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Small businesses ill-prepared for new TTIP trade agreement

Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises are not ready for the introduction of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a study finds.

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Brexit fails to dampen spirits of small businesses

Although 90 per cent of business leaders expect a fall in economic growth in the short term, they expect the outlook to improve, with 55 per cent fearing that economic growth will fall in the longer term.

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Young entrepreneurs value making a difference

Young entrepreneurs are driven by a desire for independence, a belief in social good and a commitment to employee happiness, research finds.

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Small business owners preoccupied with chasing payments

UK small business owners spend 10 per cent of their working day chasing payments, with an average having to wait an extra 14 days before invoices are settled.

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Line managers lacking confidence in their employer

HR and line managers are responsible for upholding their company’s corporate values and ensuring employee engagement, but many lack confidence and faith in their employer, research finds.

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Small business leaders refusing to take sufficient holidays

Two in five business decision makers (43 per cent) do not have a holiday lasting more than five working days booked in the next 12 months.

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Managers unable to cope with crises at work

Unsupportive working cultures are leaving managers to struggle with the fall-out of workplace crises, research finds.

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Small business leaders refusing to take sufficient holidays

Two in five business decision makers (43 per cent) do not have a holiday lasting more than five working days booked in the next 12 months.

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Managers unable to cope with crises at work

Unsupportive working cultures are leaving managers to struggle with the fall-out of workplace crises, research finds.

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Mortgage brokering goes online with new website

A start-up has taken aim at disrupting the £95 billion mortgage brokering market by launching a new site that identifies the best mortgages for hopeful house-hunters.

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Companies urged to adapt their business models or die

Well over a third of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that if they don’t adapt their business models they will go out of business in five years, but only 2 per cent have done something about it.

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Businesses turn to ex-hackers to improve cyber security

A fifth (20 per cent) of UK businesses have already invited hackers to assess their security systems and a further 37 per cent are open to the idea.

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Consumers feel misunderstood by brands

Companies are misunderstanding over a third of their costumers, research finds.

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