A new report has painted a stark picture of the financial challenges currently facing the UK’s 5.5 million small and medium-sized businesses. The SME State of the Nation Roundtable report was...
Kat Haylock
On 13th June 2023, B2B delivery giant Tuffnells announced it was going into administration, making mass redundancies and leaving many business owners floundering with no one to deliver their...
Amalie Smith
Ex-Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis – creator of one of the UK’s leading small business initiatives, Small Business Sunday – has teamed up with NatWest to host a roundtable event in London on...
Amalie Smith
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his spring Budget to parliament. Find out what the announcement means for UK businesses. Hunt unveiled a series of measures to boost growth and make it easier...
Dan Hobson
Recent research from Experian shows that one in three small businesses could struggle financially when the energy price cap ends on the 31st March. Experian’s analysis found that a third of small...
Kat Haylock
Join UKBF on Tuesday, 7 March at 12pm GMT to learn how to get your small business's finances in order and start your journey to financial freedom! In this invaluable episode of UKBF Talks, we'll...
JuliaClementsRoche
2022 wasn’t the year of recovery many of us hoped it would be. Inflation, recession fears, supply chain issues and a tighter job market due to high employment deflated many small business owners...
ChrisGoodfellow
There’s a lot to remember when you’re running a business, so it’s easy to overlook an important deadline – or not even know about it in the first place. Staying on top of important dates and...
ChrisGoodfellow
UKBF is delighted to bring you UKBF Talks How To Financially Protect Yourself And Your Business on Tuesday, 21 February at 11am. UKBF Talks host, Jacob Collins-Brown, will be joined by Adrian...
JuliaClementsRoche
NEW SPEAKER UPDATE UKBF is delighted to bring you UKBF Talks Why Your Business Needs A Shareholders' Agreement on Tuesday 7 February at 11am. Starting a company comes with a lot of admin and...
JuliaClementsRoche
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people decide to take the leap and start their own business… could that be you in 2023? Our Start Up Space forum provides a fascinating glimpse into the kinds...
Ozzy
With a new year stretching out ahead of us, we’re taking a moment to reflect on 2022. The UKBF members make our forums a great place to find advice from experienced business owners, so we wanted...
Amalie Smith
If you’re a small business owner or new small business start-up, keeping an eye on emerging small business trends can have a positive impact on your business – and your profits. To help you stay...
ChrisGoodfellow
One thing we love about the UKBF community is how much useful advice and experience is shared by our members in the hope of helping out fellow small business owners. With another year behind us...
Amalie Smith
We are kicking off our 2023 UKBF Talks webinar programme with a very special guest, Chris Martin, founder of Origin Finance. UKBF Talks How To Get Finance For Your Business will help you better...
JuliaClementsRoche
Save Your Place At UKBF's Next Webinar! UKBF Talks How To Generate More Leads In Your Business on Tuesday, 13 December is our final webinar this year and we are wrapping up 2022 with a bang...
JuliaClementsRoche
Jeremy Hunt has announced £25 billion in tax rises and public spending cuts to help balance the books. Addressing parliament today (November 17th), the Chancellor said he had to make “difficult...
Dan Hobson
Save Your Place At UKBF's Next Webinar! UKBF Talks How To Raise External Finance For Your Business on Tuesday, 29 November at 11am will be headlined by our special guest, David Frodsham, and...
JuliaClementsRoche
You can offer a lot of perks to attract new employees – gym memberships, flexible working, extra annual leave – but money will always be important for new staff. As a rule of thumb, you should...
ChrisGoodfellow
Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain's 57th Prime Minister and the first of Asian descent. Here’s a look at what UK business owners can expect from the new PM. Business leaders have broadly...
ChrisGoodfellow
