Net Zero Rules Are Costing SMEs £50k – Create a £500m Compliance Fund
Going green is the right thing to do, but the current Net Zero rules are crushing small businesses. A typical SME now […]
Budget 2025 and the impact on British Business
How Yesterday’s Budget Will Impact UK SME Businesses November 26, 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget 2025, billed as a […]
Political Flip-Flops Are Freezing Investment – Publish a 5-Year SME Tax Roadmap
According to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) – Quarterly Economic Survey Q4 2024 published Jan 2025, 24 % of SMEs now cite […]
Business Rates Are Closing High Streets – Make 40 % Relief Permanent
Business rates are one of the biggest killers of Britain’s high streets. This year the multiplier rose again, and the Office for […]
Productivity Flatlining – Double R&D Tax Credits to 30 % for SMEs
UK productivity has been almost flat since 2008. While the rest of the G7 has moved ahead, Britain’s small and medium enterprises […]
The Business Secretary – Peter Kyle Speaks at the CBI
Peter Kyle has spoken to Business Leaders at the CBI – Confederation of British Industry conference in Westminster. He stated that the […]
5 % Interest Rates Are Choking Borrowing – Bring Back Low-Cost SME Loans
The Bank of England has held the base rate at 5 % for months, and the impact on small businesses is brutal. […]
Companies House Digital ID and the Alternatives
There’s a lot of media attention on the Director’s Digital ID at the moment and some very misleading stories confusing the dates […]
Brexit Paperwork is Still Strangling EU Trade – We Need a Digital Single Window
Five years after Brexit, the red tape is worse than ever. One in six SME exporters has completely stopped selling to Europe […]
The NICs Hike is Killing Jobs – We Need a £10k Payroll Relief Band
The 2024 Budget pushed employer NICs to 15 %, adding £5 billion to SME payroll bills. As a direct result of this […]