In collaboration with AXA PPP healthcare, Business Advice consults three entrepreneurs to find out how micro business owners can foster a culture of positive physical and mental wellbeing from day one. more»

High street bank TSB published a report in Parliament this week which found that giving SMEs access to the financial tools, products and advice they need would increase their productivity by 10% and boost the UK economy by 70bn. more»

Today, 13 November, is statistically the last day that SMEs can be guaranteed to get paid in time for Christmas because of habitually late client payments. more»

Figures from the Office for National Statistics, published this weekend by the Observer, reveal that 85, 000 jobs have been lost from the UK's high streets in the first three quarters of this year. more»

A net 1, 123 stores vanished from the UK's top 500 high streets in the first half of this year, according to new figures released by PwC. During this period, 1, 569 shops opened while 2, 692 closed amounting to some 14 closures per day. more»

The number of 'side hustlers? individuals who run their own business in addition to their day jobs has risen by 32% in the last decade, according to research by Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and web hosting firm GoDaddy. more»

Over half (55.4%) of senior managers at SMEs say that financial issues in their business have had a negative effect on their health and wellbeing, according to research from invoice finance provider Close Brothers. more»

A pair of London-based brothers have been jailed for more than 12 years after evading 3.6m in tax by distributing smuggled alcohol. more»

Approximately 180, 000 people who work for real living wage employers in the UK are set to get a pay rise as their hourly pay increases from 8.75 to 9.00 across the country and from 10.20 to 10.55 in London. more»

Two former marketers at Unilever are hoping to change the way consumers buy laundry detergent. It's as easy as letterbox delivery. more»