There’s no doubt that COVID-19 changed the world of work in the UK like never before. Millions of people were forced overnight to work remotely from their own homes, and employers and employees...
JuliaClementsRoche
The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) was established by the government to provide financial support to UK businesses that were losing revenue or experiencing disruption to their cash flow as a...
Kat Haylock
Small businesses have had many challenges to navigate during recent years, from Brexit uncertainties and pandemic lockdowns to continually changing regulations and worries about the health of...
ChrisGoodfellow
What do you do after 20 years in a successful career that leaves you financially able to retire at the age of 45? This was the situation that Colin Duffy found himself in and it opened up a world...
ChrisGoodfellow
Growing your small business is not an easy task. It requires a lot of planning, flexibility and good organisation skills. Running a business also comes with a few uncertainties, it can be...
UKBF Editor
We want to hear what members of the community do to look after their health and wellbeing. Being a business owner is tough so, it would be great to understand and learn from your approach. The...
JuliaClementsRoche
As an entrepreneur and business owner on the autistic spectrum, Richard Osborne has long been aware of the barriers and challenges that people with neurodiversity face when it comes to employment...
JuliaClementsRoche
What can small business owners learn about how, or how not, to run a business from watching The Apprentice? UKBF's founder, Richard Osborne, shares his thoughts with startups.co.uk.
JuliaClementsRoche
When you decide to take the plunge and start your own business, your to-do list will feel never-ending. Mixed up with the excitement of starting your new business journey will be concern about...
JuliaClementsRoche
We sit down with Oyin Adebayo, CEO and founder of Niyo Enterprise, to discuss her fascinating route into entrepreneurship From winning an unsung hero award for her social campaigning at the age...
ChrisGoodfellow
Press Statement - UKBF reaction to Spring Statement 2022 Small businesses deserve more from Spring Statement says UKBF No surprises and no help say small and micro-business owners Today's...
JuliaClementsRoche
UK Business Forums receives a lot of questions from members about the European Union’s (EU) new system for VAT accounting, the Import One Stop Shop (IOSS). Many business owners are confused about...
ChrisGoodfellow
For many small businesses, 2021 was the toughest and most challenging year to be in business. Yet, despite the uncertainty the pandemic brought, it was also the year that saw thousands of new...
Ozzy
This week in the Business in Focus series, we talk to Lisa Thomas, a licensed Insolvency Practitioner working for Neville & Co – a southwest-based company with 30 years of experience in business...
ChrisGoodfellow
As we come to the end of the first quarter of 2022, you might be reflecting on how the year has panned out for you and whether you are still working towards, or have achieved, the goals you set...
JuliaClementsRoche
Richard Osborne is an ambitious, influential entrepreneur who has been a champion of the small and micro-business sector for the past thirty years. In this interview with SME Today, Richard...
JuliaClementsRoche
New research released by UKBF last week during National Careers Week, showed that more than 45,000 school leavers aged between 16 and 18 years old started their own businesses in the last three...
JuliaClementsRoche
Do you call yourself a business owner, or are you an entrepreneur? This is a question that UKBF founder, Richard Osborne, is frequently asked. Despite having established and run many successful...
JuliaClementsRoche
Richard Osborne is an ambitious, influential entrepreneur who has been a champion of the small and micro-business sector for the past thirty years. In this interview with SME Today, Richard...
JuliaClementsRoche
The APPG for Entrepreneurship has released a new report looking at a fast-growing and dynamic part of the UK's entrepreneurial ecosystem: the sharing economy. Nearly half of the UK population use...
JuliaClementsRoche
