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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.
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
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 .
A series of publications relating to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act.
The next generation of business leaders have received over £100 million worth of support from the Government backed Start Up Loan Scheme
A report on growing micro businesses by Lord Young, the Prime Minister's advisor on enterprise.
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.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Small businesses receive boost as VAT threshold raised and business rates frozen
This page provides support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on bidding for government contracts.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech at the Business Connect conference.
Findings of the Small Business Survey 2021 on the performance of small and medium-sized businesses with employees.
Findings of the Small Business Survey 2022 on the performance of small and medium-sized businesses with employees.
A qualitative study to understand views on choice in the tax system.
Findings of the Small Business Survey 2021 on the performance of businesses with no employees
This series brings together all documents relating to the SME business barometer.
Findings of the Small Business Survey 2018 on the performance of small and medium-sized businesses with no employees.
Findings of the Small Business Survey 2022 on the performance of businesses with no employees.
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