Growth forecasts for the US and other advanced economies have been sharply downgraded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the wake of dramatic swings in US president Donald Trump’s economic ...

More than 1,000 small businesses have told researchers that late payments have become more of an issue over the past 12 months and many are concerned that the number will rise over the next 12. Half ...

The UK economy grew marginally during the final three months of last year, easing – but not lifting – the risk of recession. ONS figured reported a 0.1% rise in GDP, thanks to a late signs of recovery ...

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 ...

The 2025 line-up of the UK’s 100 most dynamic female entrepreneurs has been announced by Small Business Britain as part of its f:Entrepreneur #iAlso100 campaign. Sponsors say it is designed to shine a ...

Overcoming short-term cost concerns and operational hurdles are top of the agenda for those leading procurement teams, taking precedence over ESG initiatives and strategic AI adoption. That’s the ...

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New research from the Federation of Small Business suggests that Labour’s employment plan will harm jobs, lock people out of work and result in a spiralling benefits bill. The research shows that 92% ...

Sole traders and those running the smallest businesses spend less than half of their working week doing what they are supposed… ...

The finance gap faced by ambitious and fundable small businesses is set to narrow thanks to two new programmes announced by the British Business Bank, Responsible Finance and JPMorganChase. All three ...

It’s official: we are shopping small, with consumers willing to pay more to prioritise purchases from small businesses over larger competitors this Christmas. New research reveals that more than half ...

Finance roles have emerged as the most common users of A1 with 63 per cent of them adopting it in some form. This is despite a general awareness of potential risks, according to new research examining ...