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…
The government’s plan to take hundreds of UK business leaders to Los Angeles later this month is not just a big-company networking story. For smaller exporters, suppliers and specialist service firms, it is a useful…
The latest fuel monitoring update from the Competition and Markets Authority is a useful signal for any UK small business that depends on vans, deliveries, field work or regular travel. The headline is reassuring in…
A new three-year plan from the Trade Remedies Authority is a reminder that unfair import pressure is not only a problem for large manufacturers. It can also affect smaller UK firms that make, assemble, distribute…
New government figures showing a sharp rise in solar installations are not just a household energy story. For small firms, they are another signal that energy resilience is moving from a long-term sustainability aim to…
The Bank of England is due to announce its latest Bank Rate decision at 12:00 BST today, with economists widely expecting rates to be held at 3.75%. For UK small businesses, the important point is…
The Competition and Markets Authority’s heating oil market study is not only a household energy story. It should also matter to rural small firms that rely on oil for premises, workshops, farm offices, hospitality sites…