Tag

The Budget

Our archive of stories concerning the Budget of the British Government, examining the impact on UK small businesses.

News

Autumn Budget 2024 – key announcements for small businesses

Here is our coverage of the Autumn Budget 2024 and what the Chancellor's announcements mean for small business owners

News

The Chancellor’s business tax changes explained

Here are the stand-out business tax points from 2024 Autumn Budget that you’ll need to know as a small business

News

Autumn Budget 2024 – what’s in it for small businesses?

Ahead of the Autumn Budget 2024, we take a look at the announcements that Chancellor Rachel Reeves might make that affect small businesses

News

Spring Budget 2024 – what’s in it for small businesses?

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

Marketing

How to do your market research on a shoestring budget

Jane Frost CBE, CEO of the Market Research Society, talks about how you can do useful market research, even on a tight budget.

News

What the 2023 Spring Budget means for UK tech

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today announced his 2023 Spring Budget, which included R&D funding and governmental investment in quantum

News

Spring Budget 2023 small business checklist

Hello and welcome to our Spring Budget 2023 live coverage of what today's announcements mean for small business owners

News

Budget 2023 what small business can expect

An extension to the ‘super-deduction’ tax break for business investment and tax breaks for companies that help long-term sick and disabled get back into work are being mooted

News

Businesses to be offered healthcare subsidies

Chancellor to announce trial of subsidies covering up to 80% of costs for private health assessments of workers in small and medium-sized businesses

News

Government proposes to revamp R&D tax credits for small businesses

A consultation document from the Government published on Friday acknowledged there was “merit to the case for further support” to small and medium-sized businesses

News

Mini Budget – what it means for small businesses

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announces raft of measures to boost business growth, including scrapping planned corporation tax and National Insurance rises, raising the limit on Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme investment, and creating low-tax investment zones to encourage new industry

News

Businesses call for immediate emergency Budget

British Chambers of Commerce call on chancellor Rishi Sunak to reverse National Insurance rise, slash VAT on energy bills to 5% and reinstate free Covid testing for businesses

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

HSBC - Advertising feature