Welsh income tax freeze pledge: what sole traders and local employers should watch before May
Welsh Labour says it would freeze Welsh income tax rates in the next Senedd term if it wins May’s el…
Teen weekend jobs are drying up: what small shops, cafés and local employers should do now
Weekend jobs used to be a fairly normal way into work for teenagers. For many small firms, they were…
UK consumer confidence slips again: what small retailers and hospitality firms should plan for now
UK shoppers are getting more cautious again, and that matters for the smaller firms that rely on eve…
HMRC updates MTD record-keeping directions: what sole traders and landlords should set up now
HMRC has updated two key Making Tax Digital for Income Tax publications just over a week before the …
HMRC trade figures show the smallest UK goods firms were hit hardest in 2024
New HMRC trade figures suggest the very smallest UK goods-trading businesses had a much tougher 2024…
CMA fake reviews probe: what UK small businesses should check now
The Competition and Markets Authority has opened five new investigations into fake and misleading on…
Teesside CO2 restart: what pubs, food firms and small manufacturers should watch now
The government has agreed to invest up to £100 million to reopen the mothballed Ensus plant on Teess…
MTD threshold to fall to £20,000: what smaller sole traders and landlords should do now
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has felt like a problem for bigger sole traders first. That is sti…
UK inflation stays at 3%: what small businesses should watch before fuel costs bite
UK inflation did not get worse in February, but this is not the kind of update most small firms can …
£1bn electric van and truck support: what small businesses should check now
For a lot of small firms, switching work vehicles from diesel to electric still feels easier to talk…
Government sets small-business spending targets for every department: what it could mean for UK SMEs
Winning government work has often felt like a big-company game. The paperwork can be heavy, the buyi…
Late payment crackdown gets teeth: what new powers and 60-day terms could mean for UK SMEs
Late payment has been one of those problems small firms are told to manage around rather than expect…