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UKBF Talks Business Planning For Your Business

UKBF Talks Business Planning For Your Business

UKBF Talks Business Planning For Your Business The next UKBF Talks webinar on Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 11am will be headlined by acclaimed business coach and trainer, Asari St.Hill. After his...

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What can we expect from the government’s Halloween Budget?

What can we expect from the government’s Halloween Budget?

The Chancellor will announce his medium-term fiscal plan, along with official forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility, on 31st October. It comes on the heels of a period of political...

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What Jeremy Hunt’s Budget announcements mean for businesses

What Jeremy Hunt’s Budget announcements mean for businesses

Jeremy Hunt was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer on 14th October 2022. He joined Liz Truss’s government at a tumultuous time – and he’s already moved to rip up almost all of the policies...

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UKBF Talks Branding & Marketing For Your Business

UKBF Talks Branding & Marketing For Your Business

UKBF Talks Branding & Marketing for your business UKBF is proud to announce its next UKBF Talks webinar on Tuesday, 18 October will focus on branding and marketing your business. Hannah Brady is...

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Businesses plan to hibernate through winter to avoid rising prices

Businesses plan to hibernate through winter to avoid rising prices

Industry experts have warned that many hospitality businesses will be forced to close until the spring as rising energy costs mean they can’t afford to stay open. Outspoken business owners in the...

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Mini-Budget preview: Controversial tax cuts and long-awaited energy support

Mini-Budget preview: Controversial tax cuts and long-awaited energy support

This Friday, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will deliver a mini-Budget to outline the new government’s spending plans. All eyes will be on promises of financial help, as the UK continues to struggle...

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Royal Mail strike disruption – how is your business coping?

Royal Mail strike disruption – how is your business coping?

Royal Mail workers will go on strike again at the end of the month, causing havoc for many businesses and customers. Here’s the background, plus advice from the UKBF community. Around 115,000...

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What will King Charles mean for business?

What will King Charles mean for business?

I make no secret that I’m a Royalist, and the news of the passing of our Queen was heartbreaking. So much has already been so well written; there is nothing more I can add but say that HM Queen...

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What do Liz Truss and Jacob Rees-Mogg mean for small businesses?

What do Liz Truss and Jacob Rees-Mogg mean for small businesses?

Liz Truss was appointed Prime Minister on Tuesday and named Jacob Rees-Mogg business secretary. They take the helm with a recession looming and small business owners facing potentially...

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Is the UK heading for the worst recession since the 1930s?

Is the UK heading for the worst recession since the 1930s?

The UK economy will plunge into recession by the end of the year, culminating in the largest squeeze in living standards in a century, experts have warned. The British Chamber of Commerce...

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Mass closures in hospitality sector amid 300% energy price hike

Mass closures in hospitality sector amid 300% energy price hike

Britain is facing a mass closure of restaurants, takeaways and pubs this winter as businesses struggle to cope with a 300% hike in energy bills, industry experts have warned. Trade group UK...

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Business Data Group mid-year company formations review

Business Data Group mid-year company formations review

Business Data Group mid-year company formations review shows boom and bust in the property and lettings market Despite business returning to some semblance of the old pre-pandemic ways, the first...

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Business Data Group Acquisition Of The Supplier Central

Business Data Group Acquisition Of The Supplier Central

Press release For immediate release: Tuesday, 19 July 2022 Business Data Group Acquisition Of The Supplier Central Affirms Its Position As UK’s Leading Provider Of Small Business Support And...

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Tory leadership: What the candidates mean for UK business

Tory leadership: What the candidates mean for UK business

Boris Johnson’s announcement that he is stepping down as Conservative leader and Prime Minister has sparked a new leadership contest. But what does that mean for business? There are now two...

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UKBF calls for Government to equip the next generation to  become tomorrow’s business leaders

UKBF calls for Government to equip the next generation to become tomorrow’s business leaders

Press release UKBF Calls For Government To Equip The Next Generation To Become Tomorrow’s Business Leaders UK Business Forums (UKBF) has welcomed the recommendations to modernise and...

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Business owners asked to cut prices for consumers

Business owners asked to cut prices for consumers

With businesses being urged to cut prices for customers to help tackle the rising cost of living, UKBF members have called the proposal “a classic start of a race to the bottom”. A new...

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Join us in July for our second UKBF London Networking event

Join us in July for our second UKBF London Networking event

Following the successful launch of UKBF London Networking last month, the UK’s largest and most active online community for small and micro-business owners has announced its next free small...

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Labour launches review to boost British start-ups

Labour launches review to boost British start-ups

The Labour Party has launched a review to make sure Britain is the “best place in the world to start and grow a business”, but UKBF members remain sceptical. Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel...

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Join us in London for our small business networking event

Join us in London for our small business networking event

Come and join us for our first small business networking event in London, brought to you by UK Business Forums. Meet other small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs local to London, and...

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All Aboard For UKBF's London Networking Event

All Aboard For UKBF's London Networking Event

UK Business Forums is hosting the first of its regular networking events for small business owners on Wednesday 15th June - and the first drink is on us! London-based small and micro-business...

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