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...
Ozzy
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...
ChrisGoodfellow
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...
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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...
Ozzy
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...
Dan Hobson
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...
Dan Hobson
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...
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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...
Dan Hobson
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...
ChrisGoodfellow
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...
ChrisGoodfellow
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...
ChrisGoodfellow
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...
Dan Hobson
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...
Dan Hobson
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...
Dan Hobson
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...
Dan Hobson
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...
ChrisGoodfellow
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...
ChrisGoodfellow
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...
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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
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...
ChrisGoodfellow
