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A series of publications relating to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act.
A report on growing micro businesses by Lord Young, the Prime Minister's advisor on enterprise.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
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Growing your business, whether through increased sales or improved…
How you go about increasing sales depends on your circumstances and how…
One way of finding new customers for your products and services is by…
If you’re looking to grow your business by improving your products and…
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New data released today reveals small businesses (SMEs) won a record-breaking amount of government work in 2021/22.
Government has launched Help to Grow: Management Essentials, a new online training course for small business leaders.
This collection brings together all documents relating to Small Business Survey reports dating back to 2007 to 2008.
Centralised guidance for SMEs and departments on government’s commitment to support start-ups and small businesses via government procurement, and commit to paying them on time.
Small businesses receive boost as VAT threshold raised and business rates frozen
The next generation of business leaders have received over £100 million worth of support from the Government backed Start Up Loan Scheme
We ensure fair payment practices for Britain’s 5.7 million small businesses, and support them in resolving their payment disputes with larger businesses. SBC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
Find out how to use the Flat Rate Scheme, who can use it and how to apply to join the scheme.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
This series brings together all documents relating to the SME business barometer.
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
Findings of the Small Business Survey 2021 on the performance of businesses with no employees
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech at the Business Connect conference.
This page provides support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on bidding for government contracts.
Major package of reforms to support small businesses in PM’s first economic speech since the Spring Budget [Monday 18th March].
OTS simplification review of small company taxation.
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