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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.

Sunak vows to slash business rates

Rival Liz Truss describes CBI call for Conservative leadership candidates to hold cost-of-living summit as 'bizarre' as government mulls energy blackouts for industry this winter

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Insolvencies reach highest level in 10 years

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2m small firms don’t think cutting their carbon affects climate change

Most microbusiness owners also don't fully understand the term 'net zero' or where to go for help to reduce their carbon footprint

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Typical business loses money for third of year

Nine out of ten small businesses take in less money than they pay out for at least one month a year, according to new research

Business Loans

£6bn business loan package arrives this week

Successor to Recovery Loan Scheme will throw small business a lifeline in face of coming recession but will be less generous than before

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What Tory leadership rivals could mean for business

Every Tory leadership candidate apart from Rishi Sunak has pledged to cut a range of taxes, including corporation tax, national insurance and VAT

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Inflation fear stopping a third starting business

Inflation is stopping a third of workers from setting up their small business, but a fifth still plan to launch in 2022

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Amazon probed over how it treats small businesses

The CMA will investigate how Amazon manages third-party data and whether it gives small businesses who use its Fulfilment by Amazon service an unfair advantage

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Inflation fear stopping a third starting business

Inflation is stopping a third of workers from setting up their small business, but a fifth still plan to launch in 2022

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Amazon probed over how it treats small businesses

The CMA will investigate how Amazon manages third-party data and whether it gives small businesses who use its Fulfilment by Amazon service an unfair advantage

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What does Nadhim Zahawi mean for small business?

Unlike his predecessor Rishi Sunak, the new chancellor of the exchequer has actually run a small business

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Two thirds of firms will increase prices within weeks

More than four in five businesses cite inflation as a growing worry in latest quarterly British Chambers of Commerce survey of business sentiment

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Downing Street pushes for VAT to be cut from 20%

No 10 has proposed a temporary cut in VAT from 20% but Treasury pushes back, worried about real and long-term cost of overstimulating the economy

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Government urging firms to cut prices with no extra help

The government's cost of living tsar has announced an upcoming campaign encouraging businesses to cut their prices

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?