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The news section on Small Business UK allows you to keep up to date with the latest news, economic trends and regulatory developments affecting new and established UK small businesses.

Brits scheming for SME success

More than one in five Britons believe that they have a business plan that will make them millionaires.

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Green is back on the agenda

Small businesses needing to go green are in urgent need of financial support.

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Body for less regulation to be reviewed

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a review of the Local Better Regulation Office.

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Banks say ‘no’ to SMEs

Figures released by the British Bankers Association (BBA) confirm that lending to small businesses is in decline.

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Employers frustrated by skills gap 

The government has set up another consultation with employers to find out how to create a more effective and skilled workforce.

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Entrepreneurs are the new role models

Young people see business leaders as their new role models, claims a survey.

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Regional Development Agencies replaced by Local Enterprise Partnerships

Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) are to be replaced by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), the government has confirmed.

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‘Removing the default retirement age will damage business’

The British Chambers of Commerce and the Confederation of British Industry have hit out against the government’s proposal to remove the default retirement age.

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Regional Development Agencies replaced by Local Enterprise Partnerships

Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) are to be replaced by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), the government has confirmed.

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‘Removing the default retirement age will damage business’

The British Chambers of Commerce and the Confederation of British Industry have hit out against the government’s proposal to remove the default retirement age.

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Apprentices get minimum wage

For the first time apprentices will be given a minimum wage of £2.50 per hour. 

The new rate will come into force in October, along with a 2 per cent rise for adults of £5.93 an hour.

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Going green doesn’t help SMEs in the red

Environmental concerns have been pushed to one side as the recession has forced small businesses to refocus their priorities.

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Banks still offering a raw deal

Despite a modest improvement in the economy, small businesses are still being refused bank loans.

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‘Austerity measures bad for business’

The government's deficit reduction measures will stall recovery resulting in a post-recession peak of nearly 3 million unemployed, an industry body has warned.

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