Press Release Business Data Group Welcomes Long-Awaited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill After a four-year wait, Business Data Group has welcomed the Government’s announcement...
JuliaClementsRoche
Saying goodbye to a business you have founded is definitely no easy task. Not only because of the emotional hardship, but because of the planning and preparation that is required to make your...
JuliaClementsRoche
Press Release Step-Change Needed To Support Britain’s Youngest Business Owners More than 45,000 school leavers aged between 16 and 18 years started their own businesses in the last three years...
JuliaClementsRoche
Published with permission from workingdads.co.uk In this interview for workingdads, Richard Osborne talks to Ben Falk about how UKBF helps business owners with the challenges associated with...
JuliaClementsRoche
The government’s levelling-up plan contains some good recommendations but will be delivered “far too late” for many businesses, according to UKBF founder and CEO, Richard Osborne. Two-and-a-half...
ChrisGoodfellow
Business owners have had little time to stand still in 2021. It’s been a year of grappling with new Brexit regulations, ever-changing Covid restrictions and climate change concerns. So what’s the...
ChrisGoodfellow
The peer-to-peer support that small business owners give and receive on our forums is the beating heart of the website. So as it’s the season for giving, we’re rounding up some of the best advice...
ChrisGoodfellow
As 2021 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back over the year to see what topics have inspired the biggest discussions on the UKBF forums. Some of this year’s hottest topics come as no...
ChrisGoodfellow
It’s safe to say that 2021 has been a business year unlike any other. Brexit, constant changes to Covid restrictions, and global supply chain issues have all combined to put enormous pressure on...
ChrisGoodfellow
The COP26 climate summit may be over, but for many, the real work of reducing carbon emissions is just beginning. What support do small businesses need to play their part? The government recently...
ChrisGoodfellow
The government recently announced that the HS2 rail extension to Leeds had been scrapped and that another plan would be put in place to overhaul rail services. The rationale behind scrapping HS2...
ChrisGoodfellow
How is your business preparing to deliver orders over the busy Christmas period? If you’re posting products out to customers, the performance of your delivery provider is critical for customer...
ChrisGoodfellow
'A high street worth of shops closed every 24 hours in the first half of 2021.' Headline figures like this are hardly painting an optimistic view when it comes to the future of our high streets...
ChrisGoodfellow
While last week's Budget failed to deliver any earth-shattering changes for small businesses, there were a few notable announcements. We looked at the key changes that could affect your business...
Ozzy
Autumn Budget brings hope to British pubs after thousands call time on the industry Times have been tough for pub landlords and landladies. One of the hardest-hit sectors during the...
Ozzy
Hi UKBFers, Welcome to Fresh Threads, our weekly roundup of the most popular threads, comments and advice from the forums. Here are my top picks from the past week. 1...
UKBF Editor
It's been almost a year since Chancellor Rishi Sunak last delivered a Budget, but in many ways, it doesn't feel like it. After a year of financial updates and COVID-19 support...
UKBF Editor
Late last year, the Bank of England asked commercial banks if they are operationally ready for a negative base interest rate to manage the economic response to COVID-19. It's easy to see...
UKBF Editor
At the start of a new year, many people will be hoping to use this time as a kind of mental reset, to put 2020 behind them and focus on the future. On UKBF, we usually mark the occasion...
UKBF Editor
In a year when the US election and the UK's exit from the EU weren't even the biggest news stories, it's hard to think of the right way to sum it all up. We've had a lot to adjust to...
UKBF Editor
