Charlie Mullins argues that the modest drop in NEET numbers is not a recovery and calls for a massive expansion of apprenticeships, fully funded by government, to cure Britain’s youth unemployment epidemic

Charlie Mullins argues that Britain’s thriving entrepreneurs are rarely invited to shape economic policy, highlighting a gap between business experience and political decision-making

As Andy Burnham begins as Prime Minister in Manchester, Nick Dormon asks whether London’s dominance has served Britain well and what a genuine rebalancing of the economy should look like

Emma Jones, the small business commissioner, reviews a year of progress, ongoing pressures and future priorities for fair payment practices

Andrea Reynolds analyses how the new prime minister could reshape public procurement, regional support and cash flow for UK SMEs

Shalini Khemka CBE argues that founders are not leaving the UK because they have stopped believing in it, but because the conditions that once supported their ambition have become too difficult to ignore

Robert White argues that national devolution must be backed by business and talent to deliver stable, long-term growth for the UK

Can Andy Burnham deliver for UK SMEs? We examine his first week as Prime Minister and what his policies could mean for small businesses

The Treasury Select Committee says the government mis,sold £200 billion of student loans and highlights a deeper mis,selling of the university promise that has left a generation in debt

Michelle Ovens CBE of Small Business Britain sets out five commitments the new prime minister must make to put the UK’s 5.7 million SMEs at the heart of the growth agenda

The King’s Speech confirmed landmark late payment legislation that could transform life for the UK’s small businesses. Here is what is coming and when

The FSB has welcomed HMRC’s preferred approach to VAT compliance in online marketplaces, saying businesses below the £90,000 threshold will be protected from additional red tape