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Free tool for searching UK government contract awards
If you bid for government contracts or do procurement research, this might be useful. ContractLens is a free searchable database of UK government contract awards. You can: Search and filter 15,000+ awarded contracts by supplier, buyer, sector and value See the full contract history for any...- andav
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Spring Budget 2026: A Quiet Update for UK Businesses
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the UK’s Spring Statement on 3 March 2026, and for many business owners, it may have felt like a surprisingly uneventful fiscal announcement. That was largely intentional. The government has committed to holding one major fiscal event per year, the Autumn...- Ozzy
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Spring Budget 2024: Tax cuts, growth, and VAT
In his final Budget before the General Election, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt returned to the traditional Conservative economic pillars: lower taxes and higher growth. A swashbuckling Kwasi Kwarteng-style ‘tax-cutting event’ it certainly was not. But Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election Budget did pull the...- ChrisGoodfellow
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How will the Budget affect your business? Share your thoughts...
Hi everyone, Following the Chancellor's Spring Budget today, we're already thinking about how it will impact small businesses and what it means for our members. We'll be sharing an article later this week with a breakdown of the key areas and how they might affect SMEs, but we'd love to hear...- Amalie Smith
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Spring statement 2024: six predictions for small businesses
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to deliver the Spring Budget alongside economic updates from the Office for Budget Responsibility on 6th March 2024. Last year’s Autumn Statement promised to “back British businesses with 110 growth measures”, outlining National Insurance reforms, wage increases... -
What the Labour Party's 2024 Business Conference means for small business
The 2024 Labour Party Business Conference showcased a variety of policy proposals and discussions with far-reaching implications for small business owners in the UK. It's important to note that, as Labour is not currently the governing party, these proposals serve as potential frameworks for... -
Budget reaction: UKBF members respond to the Autumn Statement 2023
UKBF members have responded to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, with many saying that it doesn’t do enough to support small businesses in the UK. On 22nd November, Jeremy Hunt delivered his Budget to parliament, unveiling a series of measures to boost the economy and help businesses. Key...- Dan Hobson
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Budget 2023: How will the Budget affect your business?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Autumn Budget to parliament. Find out what the announcement means for UK businesses. On 22nd November, Hunt unveiled a series of measures to boost the economy and help businesses. Headline announcements include: National Insurance will be cut from 12%...- Dan Hobson
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Autumn statement 2023: five predictions for small businesses
Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn budget on 22nd November with the economic forecast to follow from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Despite pressures from within his own party, Hunt warns that additional borrowing and tax cuts are unlikely. So, what are the predictions for the... -
Low pay: UKBF members discuss minimum wage and state benefits
A recent thread about low pay sparked a lively and insightful discussion among UKBF members. In this article, we share some of the highlights from the conversation. In the UK, almost 2.5 million people in employment require a wage ‘top-up’ from the Government in the form of Universal Credit...- Dan Hobson
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Any companies here with own created ****** assets?
Hi guys, I am new on the forum and just established a UK ltd company. I was just wondering if any UK companies on here have their own ****** assets like a utility token? I am thinking about raising funds for my video game development company through a utility token, the tokens can be used to...- bizbob
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What does new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mean for UK business?
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 welcomed the news that Rishi Sunak will become the next Prime Minister – but warned that he must end the...- ChrisGoodfellow
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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 turmoil, which saw Liz Truss resign after just 44 days as prime minister. It’s unclear who will take...- ChrisGoodfellow
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Starting a mead brewery
Good evening ladies and gents, I plan to start a small mead brewery but I have some...blanks that need to be filled in. Besides the alcohol license needed to sell the mead (plan on selling online) is there anything else that would be required (from a legal point of view) Also, is it possible to...- DukiTheDuke
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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 catastrophic energy price increases – what can we expect from the new team? On the campaign trail, Truss...- ChrisGoodfellow
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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 announced last week that the UK will go into recession before the end of 2022, with inflation spiking to...- Dan Hobson
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Skin In The Game
Is it about time that our politicians have 'skin in the game', whereby if they do not live up to their promises, they get a penalty, financial, demotion or both? The same could be applied to other people in power that fail to live up to their promises. (Force majeure to be take into account)... -
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USA - Religion & politics in business
I have a new venture with a potentially significant market in the US. In preliminary activities I have been working with a potential partner. As can be expected with any partner there are strengths ans weaknesses. It has gradually emerged that this person is very forthright with his views on...- Hubert B
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Suing RBC for sending bailiffs
October 27th 2021 in Reading there was resurfacing works . There was signage at the top of road and the very bottom and very vague signage where I entered from Prince of wales avenue. The signs just said no parking no stopping. No dates nothing else and since I saw the whole length of street...- Shea31
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- Forum: Legal, Employment and Insolvency
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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 candidates left in the running to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister: Liz Truss, the...- Dan Hobson
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