Packaging compliance is becoming harder for UK businesses to shrug off as a problem for someone else. The latest sign came on 23 March, when PackUK announced that UK Packaging PRO has been appointed as…
The British Business Bank is set for a major increase in firepower from April, with its total financial capacity rising to £25.6 billion. For small businesses, that does not mean a cheque will suddenly land…
Fresh warnings from British Gas and the wider oil market point to another cost squeeze for UK small businesses. The fastest pain may show up at the pump, but utility contracts, delivery costs and customer demand could all come under pressure if higher prices stick.
Northern Ireland’s hospitality sector is seeing tourists return, but jobs still fell by about 2,000 over 2025. For small businesses, that gap matters: fuller streets do not automatically mean healthier margins, steadier rotas or easier hiring.
HMRC has updated its guidance to say businesses will not be able to sign up for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax until 1pm on Tuesday 24 March because of planned maintenance. For many small…
A new government business rates support package for retail, hospitality and leisure firms has moved a step closer after the Subsidy Advice Unit published its report on HM Treasury’s proposed scheme. For small businesses, that…
Fresh forecasts of a sharp rise in household energy bills this summer are another reminder that UK small businesses may not get much breathing space on costs either. Cornwall Insight now says the household price…
HMRC has launched a new website called Tax Confident, aimed at helping people understand tax in simpler language. For small business owners, sole traders and side-hustle founders, the practical value is not that it changes…
The Bank of England has left Bank Rate unchanged at 3.75%, but this was not a quiet hold. For UK small businesses, the bigger message is that borrowing costs may stay awkward for longer and…
Hundreds of employers across the UK have been named for failing to pay the legal minimum wage, in a fresh government enforcement round that small business owners should treat as a timely reminder rather than…