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New £140 million fund for East of England businesses smeweb.com/new-140-million-f… @BritishBBank

New £140 million fund for East of England businesses

A new £140 million for small and medium sized businesses in the East of England has been launched by the British Business Bank (BBB). The East of England

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport confirms ministerial briefs smeweb.com/department-for-di… #DCMS @IanMurrayMP

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport confirms ministerial briefs

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has officially confirmed the briefs for its ministers following the changes announced by new

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New employee rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss to be introduced in April 2027 smeweb.com/new-employee-righ… #employmentrights

New employee rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss to be introduced in April 2027

Employees will be legally entitled to time off work following a bereavement or pregnancy loss from April 2027. The government said the new right to

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UK small businesses most vulnerable to cyber attacks smeweb.com/uk-small-business… #cybersecurity

UK small businesses most vulnerable to cyber attacks

Almost two in five UK small businesses suffered a cyber attack in the past year, new research reveals.  A global study by Hiscox found UK firms were most

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Hospitality and leisure firms in Wales to get 30% cut in business rates smeweb.com/hospitality-and-l… #businessrates

Hospitality and leisure firms in Wales to get 30% cut in business rates

Welsh pubs, restaurants, cafés, bars, licensed clubs, hotels, gyms, cinemas and other hospitality and leisure companies will get a 30% reduction in

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Burnham pledges to back entrepreneurs and calls for a ‘culture shift’ in how the UK does business smeweb.com/burnham-pledges-t… #andyburnham

Burnham pledges to back entrepreneurs and calls for a ‘culture shift’ in how the UK does business

Prime minister Andy Burnham has promised a “culture shift” in how the UK does business ahead of meetings with entrepreneurs, big business bosses and local

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Ministers pledge to cut business paperwork that’s ‘longer than The Hobbit’ smeweb.com/ministers-pledge-…
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Government announces £150 million fund for North of England scale-ups and pledges to double number of UK unicorns smeweb.com/government-to-ann… @SMEwebUK #scaleups #unicorns
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Entrepreneur Alex Depledge reappointed as entrepreneurship adviser to the chancellor smeweb.com/entrepreneur-alex… #Budget2026 #AutumnBudget

Entrepreneur Alex Depledge reappointed as entrepreneurship adviser to the chancellor

Tech founder Alex Depledge, who was former chancellor Rachel Reeves’ adviser on entrepreneurship, has been given the same role in Andy Burnham’s

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Two creative sector ‘freelance champions’ appointed by government smeweb.com/two-creative-sect… #creativeindustries

Two creative sector 'freelance champions' appointed by government

The government has announced the appointment of two people to represent freelancers in the creative industries. Leila D’Aronville and Lizzie Crump have

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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch reshuffles shadow Cabinet [LIVE UPDATES] smeweb.com/conservative-part… #reshuffle #shadowcabinet #kemibadenoch

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch reshuffles shadow Cabinet [LIVE UPDATES]

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is carrying out a reshuffle of her shadow Cabinet. It follows the resignation of James Cleverly as shadow housing,

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Edinburgh tourist levy ‘causing major problems’ for businesses smeweb.com/edinburgh-tourist… @st_alliance #Edinburgh

Edinburgh tourist levy 'causing major problems' for businesses

The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) has called on councils in Scotland to learn from the problems it says are being experienced by businesses in Edinburgh

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Could a quieter August help you prepare for the months ahead? In her latest SME Web article, Emma Jones shares four areas small businesses can review and refresh. Read the full article: ow.ly/2WIx50ZCo21
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Scottish government provides funding to continue programme to help businesses benefit from AI smeweb.com/scottish-governme… @scotgov #AI

Scottish government provides funding to continue programme to help businesses benefit from AI

A programme to help Scottish companies adopt and capitalise on the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) has received funding for its second year.

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Welsh businesses offered innovation grants and access to start-up accelerator smeweb.com/welsh-businesses-… @_businesswales

Welsh businesses offered innovation grants and access to start-up accelerator

The Welsh government has launched a fully-funded accelerator for high-growth firms and new grants to invest in new technology. The Business Wales Start-Up

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Andy Burnham refuses to rule out Budget tax rises smeweb.com/andy-burnham-refu… #AutumnBudget #Budget2026

Andy Burnham refuses to rule out Budget tax rises

Prime minister Andy Burnham has declined to say the government won't raise taxes in the Budget on 28 October. Speaking to ITV News during his first

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Small businesses ‘left behind’ by the UK’s skills system smeweb.com/small-businesses-… @fsb_policy @tinamckenz

Small businesses 'left behind' by the UK's skills system

Small businesses are being let down by the UK's skills system despite their crucial role in providing opportunities for young people.  Rising employment

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Active UK companies at record high but new incorporations slow due to new Companies House rules and increased fees smeweb.com/active-uk-compani… #startups

Active UK companies at record high but new incorporations slow due to new Companies House rules and...

The UK's active business population has reached a record 5.66 million companies, but the number of new incorporations slowed in the first half of the year

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Three quarters of small business owners pay themselves under £20,000 smeweb.com/three-quarters-of… @e_nation @Lizziepin @PSKD1 @DanielWoolf16

Three quarters of small business owners pay themselves under £20,000

Three in four small business owners now pay themselves under £20,000 a year, up from 63% in 2025, new research reveals. For entrepreneurs who employ staff

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Small businesses cutting back on recruitment drives UK job vacancies to five-year low smeweb.com/small-businesses-… #ukjobs #jobs

Small businesses cutting back on recruitment drives UK job vacancies to five-year low

The number of job vacancies in the UK is at the lowest level for five years. Roles fell to 707,000 between May and July, according to the Office for

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