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Search engine optimisation (SEO) can feel overwhelming, especially for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) trying to ...
If you have a landlord-tenant dispute — an overdue deposit, a necessary repair, lease violation, or any other number of ...
Responding to the publication of the Government’s new Industrial Strategy, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “Through opening up procurement, helping to ...
By prioritising the well-being of their people, fostering a sense of shared purpose throughout the business, and promoting continual performance growth – balancing People, Purpose and Performance – ...
As the Chancellor prepares her Spring Statement amid ongoing concerns over the rate of inflation, there are suggestions that a third of businesses are planning to implement price increases to help ...
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 ...
President Trump’s decision to pull out of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives threatens to have a dramatic knock-on effect with major global corporations announcing plans to scale back or ...
2024 was a tumultuous year for start-ups and SMEs. From having to navigate a difficult economic and political climate, to combatting ongoing barriers such as access to finance and regulatory ...
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 ...
Optimism has been gradually returning to the UK mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in recent months. The last year has seen a significant uptick in SMEs considering the sale of their business, and ...
By Susannah Schofield OBE, above, Director General of the Direct Selling Association As the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) space continues to evolve, start-ups and SMEs are uniquely positioned to capitalise ...
For entrepreneurs, there are very specific challenges. The demands of facing up to financial risk, relentless workloads and the constant uncertainty of running a business make these workers ...