As compulsory liquidations rise 25% year on year, Purbeck is calling on the Chancellor to back the SME directors who guarantee their own business loans

Arti Halai and leaders from Sage, Dell Technologies, de Novo Solutions and Polpeo share practical ways to free up capacity, adopt AI wisely and protect cash flow

For SME owners holding commercial property in a pension, the inheritance tax changes arriving in April 2027 raise a practical question: where will the cash to pay the bill come from?

Charlotte Staerck, co-founder and CEO of The Handbag Clinic, on the lesson she learned after cutting her marketing budget by two-thirds – and why the rules that apply to scaling a mass-market business do not apply to a niche one

What John Healey’s first Budget means for entrepreneurs and SME owners

John Healey, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has a golden opportunity to show Britain’s SMEs that he’s on our side. Will he fumble the ball?

As the Chancellor prepares to deliver the Autumn Budget, CIMA’s Building a Better Business report reveals a significant gap between the challenges policymakers focus on and those businesses actually face – and sets out what needs to change

Glenn Collins, Head of Technical and Strategic Engagement at ACCA UK, argues that SME confidence is recovering from a low base, and sets out three tests the Chancellor’s Budget must pass to protect that fragile momentum

Millions of the small businesses Britain relies on every day are operating with less visibility, support and recognition than they deserve. Kate Hayward, UK Managing Director of Xero, argues that changing that starts with a conversation

Exceptional people build great businesses. Turning their expertise into lasting capability builds real value

Rupert Lee-Browne, CEO of Caxton, argues that the Commercial Payments Bill’s 60-day payment rule is welcome news for SMEs – but only if they use the breathing space to overhaul their own payment processes first

Aim is to close small business AI gap across UK and Ireland