The government has published new guidance to help employers take action on the gender pay gap and menopause support. The ...

By Stuart Miller, director, public policy & tech Research, Xero If you run a small business, work for yourself, or earn ...

Almost half of female founders say funding challenges are their primary obstacle, with 78% thinking grants are bureaucratic ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her 2026 Spring Statement, an update about the state of the UK economy and new Office of Budget Responsibility ...

The economic confidence of business leaders fell in February ahead of this week's spring forecast. The index from the Institute of Directors (IoD), which ...

A record 1.23 million UK workers are now on zero-hour contracts as their main employment, new research reveals. Analysis of ...

The British Business Bank (BBB) and venture capital firm Haatch has committed £32 million to back promising and diverse ...

Banks, government and community development finance institutions (CDFIs) have joined a new taskforce aimed at boosting SMEs' ...

Public research funder UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has published its first artificial intelligence (AI) strategy for providing £1.6 billion in ...

Entrepreneur Kate Taylor, founder of Evenly, won a small business competition as part of a community run by Dragons' Den ...

An analysis of businesses registered with Companies House between 2015 and 2025 has highlighted weird and wacky words founders are using in their business ...

US president Donald Trump's new global tariff has been introduced at 10%, despite him saying he would impose a 15% rate.