A programme aimed at UK small businesses promises to improve their chances of winning government contracts by helping them work with bigger suppliers.

More than six in ten small business owners say they expect their business to grow this year but cost cutting is still hampering business recovery.

Almost half of the UK's self-employed workers are over the age of 50. But is self-employment a choice or is age discrimination forcing many older people to work for themselves?

Small businesses are bracing themselves for even tougher times ahead as they face an 85% drop in the energy support package as well as rising tax and wages in April.

A new competition is offering UK start-ups and small businesses the chance to trade on London's busiest shopping street.

The newly-formed Micro Business Alliance aims to promote better government understanding of the needs of UK start-ups, small businesses and sole traders.

A new study has found that almost 7,000 businesses were dissolved in 2022 just months after they were incorporated.

New research has found that almost one million SMEs have £1,000 or less saved to help them stay afloat in the event of a decline in revenue.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered a Budget focused on getting people back to work and helping businesses to grow. But the Federation of Small Businesses says the Budget shows that small firms are "overlooked and undervalued".

HMRC is changing the way that UK exporters make customs declarations; businesses have to sign up to a new system by 30 November.