Thursday, September 4, 2025
HomeInsights

Insights

SMEs Shortchanged by the Chancellor’s Spring Budget

The highly anticipated Spring Budget, announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last week, promised more than it delivered for SMEs, according to the Managing Director...

£44bn of Small Business Lending at Risk if Bank Capital Rules Introduced

Lending to small businesses could drop by 25%, if proposed changes to UK bank capital rules are pushed through. In December 2022, the Bank of...

Women in Business, Gender Bias and Workplace Inequality

According to data from Simply Business, it has been revealed that less than 30% of UK small businesses are owned by women. Moreover, in a...

Housing Crisis: MPs Investigate the Funding Gap for SME Housebuilders

A cross-party group of British lawmakers are to examine issues experienced by SME housebuilders in accessing business finance. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for small...

British Businesses Plan the Smallest Price Rises in a Year

According to a Bank of England (BoE) survey, British businesses are once again expected to raise their prices, in the face of high inflation...

Business Finance Insights