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Trouble for small businesses as interest rates hit recession-level...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates a further 0.5% to 1.75%, the highest jump in 27 years, and has warned that recession could be just around the corner. Lee Murphy, Managing Director at The Accountancy Par...

Consumers are still shopping at small businesses despite costs 

Consumers are still shopping at small businesses despite the cost-of-living increases, new research by GoCompare has revealed.  A recent poll by the insurance comparison site found that over three-quarters (78%) of UK ad...

UK SMB founders focus on resilience and adaptability to combat inflation...

UK founders have increased their resilience (57%), adaptability (55%) and financial acumen (48%) since starting their own business, according to a study of 502 UK SMBs founders by Oracle NetSuite and The Founding...

Fostering development for SMEs 

Aliaksandr Kuushynau, Head of Wialon, Gurtam, speaks to Intelligent SME.tech about Gurtam, some of the key challenges SMEs are facing and a recent implementation with RBR Betón, a fleet management company based in ...

Poor connectivity is costing British SMEs 

UK micro-businesses and SMEs, that provide their employees with work phones, are losing out on over one hour of working time per employee, per week, on average, as poor connectivity means that staff cannot get online or...

New analysis reveals the importance of SMEs to the British economy  

New research reveals how important SMEs are for the British economy as they contribute more than £2 trillion in turnover and employ 44% of the British workforce.   The study, by the School of Marketing, analysed th...

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