Policy Articles

Minister leaves radio listeners in shock after shared parental leave admission

Andrew Griffiths, the government's small business minister, has revealed he is unable to take adva...

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Modern employment guru Taylor calls for policy framework around ‘side hustling?

Around 20 per cent of UK employees are likely to start a business alongside their regular day job in...

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HMRC distance-selling rule changes could slap EU suppliers with VAT costs

An HMRC policy change means more UK business owners selling and delivering goods to consumers in oth...

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Small businesses call for clearer government direction on air quality

The government's plan to tackle poor air quality by banning petrol and diesel cars from Britain's ro...

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The Queen’s speech 2017: Brexit prioritised over business rates and corporate governance

The Queen has delivered the government's legislative agenda for the next two years to parliament, i...

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UK better place to start a business than US and most of Europe

A new body of research published by Mara Foundation has revealed Britain is statistically an easier ...

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Small Business Decision Makers 2017: The 30 business influencers leading future policy and enterprise promotion in the UK

We've pulled together the 30 business influencers who are widely respected and looked to for guidanc...

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New Brexit app released for small business owners

A new Brexit iPhone app has been released, designed specifically to keep the business community inf...

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NatWest and RBS warn small firms of charge on holding deposits

In a letter to business and commercial customers, RBS and its English operation NatWest announced t...

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All change in small business policy space as May’s dramatic reshuffle comes to an end

The department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been disbanded by new prime minister T...

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