HMRC has updated its guidance for employment intermediaries, adding information about PAYE rules where labour supply chains include umbrella companies. For recruitment agencies, staffing firms, contractors using labour suppliers and small businesses that place workers…
Amazon has begun delivering some UK parcels by drone from its Darlington site, in a limited launch that is still far from normal high-street delivery. For small retailers, couriers and local service firms, the useful…
Costa Rica has been granted accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, opening another market inside the trade bloc that the UK joined in late 2024. For small UK exporters, the announcement…
HMRC has added a new service issue to its Making Tax Digital for Income Tax availability page, warning that some users are currently unable to request refunds through the service. For small businesses and agents…
Nissan’s plan to merge two production lines at its Sunderland plant is a reminder that big manufacturing decisions can matter well beyond the factory gate. The company says the move will not lead to job…
The government has announced almost £50 million of funding for drone and advanced air mobility regulation, including a new identification system for drones and faster approvals for legitimate operators. For small firms, the announcement is…
Small food, drink, farming, wholesale and logistics businesses have been told to start preparing for a planned UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement that could reduce paperwork and border friction from mid-2027. The government says the…
Britain’s pubs are still closing at a worrying pace, and the latest figures should make small hospitality firms look hard at costs, cash flow and resilience before the quieter parts of the trading year arrive.…
The UK and European Commission have agreed to start negotiations on UK participation in the European Innovation Council Fund, including the Scaleup Europe Fund. For UK tech SMEs, that is not a funding scheme to…
The Competition and Markets Authority has found no evidence of widespread fuel price-gouging by UK retailers in the weeks after the US-Israel war with Iran began, according to BBC News. For small businesses, that is…