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Two numbers land in the next month that decide what your money costs. Only one of them matters to you

July inflation lands Wednesday; the Bank decides on 17 September. For most small firms the rate move is worth a few hundred pounds. The energy contract is worth thousands.

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The hiring slump just ended after 45 months. The useful bit is what did not recover

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The tourist tax row is about £1bn. For a small B&B, it is about who does the paperwork

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Big firms have stopped hiring. Here's why that's quietly good news for small ones

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Why more UK shoppers are choosing to 'buy British' from small businesses

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Apple is suing OpenAI over trade secrets. Here's what it means for a business your size

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Two numbers land in the next month that decide what your money costs. Only one of them matters to you

More news

The hiring slump just ended after 45 months. The useful bit is what did not recover

The tourist tax row is about £1bn. For a small B&B, it is about who does the paperwork

The government is pointing £1bn of pension money at start-ups. Almost none of it will reach a business like yours

A storage giant is cutting staff and automating after a business rates hit. What smaller businesses should take from it

Why more UK tradespeople are turning down work — and what it says about demand

The quiet rise of the four-day week among UK small employers

Big firms have stopped hiring. Here's why that's quietly good news for small ones

Why more UK shoppers are choosing to 'buy British' from small businesses

Apple is suing OpenAI over trade secrets. Here's what it means for a business your size

Europe 'made a major mistake' on energy, says IEA chief — what it means for UK business costs

Why more UK founders are staying lean in year one

Making Tax Digital: what it actually means if you're a sole trader

The rise of the UK side-hustle economy

Employer National Insurance changes: what small business owners need to know

Why 'quiet hiring' is replacing job ads for small UK businesses

Is the high street really dying? What's actually going on in UK town centres

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Two numbers land in the next month that decide what your money costs. Only one of them matters to you

More news

The hiring slump just ended after 45 months. The useful bit is what did not recover

The tourist tax row is about £1bn. For a small B&B, it is about who does the paperwork

The government is pointing £1bn of pension money at start-ups. Almost none of it will reach a business like yours

A storage giant is cutting staff and automating after a business rates hit. What smaller businesses should take from it

Why more UK tradespeople are turning down work — and what it says about demand

The quiet rise of the four-day week among UK small employers

Big firms have stopped hiring. Here's why that's quietly good news for small ones

Why more UK shoppers are choosing to 'buy British' from small businesses

Apple is suing OpenAI over trade secrets. Here's what it means for a business your size

Europe 'made a major mistake' on energy, says IEA chief — what it means for UK business costs

Why more UK founders are staying lean in year one

Making Tax Digital: what it actually means if you're a sole trader

The rise of the UK side-hustle economy

Employer National Insurance changes: what small business owners need to know

Why 'quiet hiring' is replacing job ads for small UK businesses

Is the high street really dying? What's actually going on in UK town centres

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