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  1. 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 taxpayer-funded ad campaign will run later this month calling on UK business owners to slash prices for...
  2. 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 Reeves told The Times’ CEO Summit in London last week that her party wants to ensure that start-ups in...
  3. Government grants, support and funding for small businesses

    Government grants, support and funding for small businesses

    As UKBF members know well, starting and growing a business can be extremely challenging. But support, advice and funding are available – if you know where to look for them. In this guide, we’ve rounded up all the places where you can access support from government and government-affiliated...
  4. MOIC

    Will He Win?

    It's been widely reported that Graham Brady will announce a confidence vote to be triggered this morning. Will BJ survive the vote? If he does, he will be free to lead the conservatives in the next election in 2023. Who do you think will benefit your business more, Conservatives or Labour in power?
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  5. L

    Landlord providing unsafe electrics?

    Hi there, I'm just starting out in the world of commercial leasing and looking for some advice! I've found a great property to rent, but there's a few things I'm unsure of regarding who is responsible for what. Firstly, I haven't signed anything, we're still in the stages of discussing the...
  6. Landlords forced to rent empty shops to rejuvenate high streets

    Landlords forced to rent empty shops to rejuvenate high streets

    Landlords will be forced to rent out shops that have been empty for one year or longer as part of government plans to rejuvenate high streets. Under the proposals, revealed in the Queen’s Speech on May 10, shops that have been vacant for 12 months or longer will be entered into a "compulsory...
  7. Ozzy

    What are we expecting from the Queens opening of parliament next week?

    Reading some of the rumours and leaks I am expecting, and want, to see a continuation of progress on the Economic Crime Bill. As a company BDG has campaigned for the contents of this bill for a few years now so I'll be personally quite active on that subject. The "Levelling Up" agenda is...
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  8. UKBF response to Government's Levelling Up White Paper

    UKBF response to Government's Levelling Up White Paper

    Press Statement - UKBF reaction to Levelling Up White Paper UK Business Forums response to The Government's Levelling Up White Paper Levelling Up White Paper Must Be More Than Just Written Words In response to the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper announcement today, UK Business Forums...
  9. UKBF founder: Levelling-up is “too late” for many businesses

    UKBF founder: Levelling-up is “too late” for many businesses

    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 years after Boris Johnson’s election-winning pledge to “level up” the UK, his government has...
  10. New government initiatives: Will more small firms bid for contracts?

    New government initiatives: Will more small firms bid for contracts?

    Each year, the UK government generates £50bn worth of contracts, but it wants to do more to get small businesses to bid for and win them. Many small businesses find the system of bidding for government contracts complicated and difficult to navigate, forcing them to find work elsewhere. Yet...
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