The Chancellor yesterday rightly recognised the importance of the UK’s fantastic entrepreneurs, small businesses and investors, as they lead the way in our private sector economy. Brexit has dominated the political and economic landscape recently but despite this, we have seen a huge amount of investor confidence and deal-flow at… read more

In 2018, 216,204 companies were founded in London which represented a six percent rise from 2017. The reasons behind this are varied but ultimately comes down to the fact that after some initial uncertainty there is a drive to create businesses and grow. Being an entrepreneur and owning a business… read more

UK Finance this week launched a national campaign encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to prepare for the potential changes and opportunities brought about by the UK’s departure from the EU. The “Let’s Talk Business” campaign, supported by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and… read more

As London Fashion Week draws to a close, creative industries have come into sharp focus in the public eye. One in eight UK businesses fall within the creative industry category, collectively responsible for generating £92 billion to the UK economy. Within the UK, 81% of creative businesses reported that they aim to grow over… read more

The UK’s start-up and scale up economy contributes £2trillion to the UK private sector, meaning an increased focus is placed on the export of goods outside of Britain’s shores, especially as we near the March deadline. So what forms our Brexit shop window? Well, the list is proudly extensive. Leading… read more

It has been revealed that since 2016, the number of new businesses registered at Companies House has risen by 6% across the UK. The sentiment of entrepreneurs at the ground level of small business is a great indicator of the state of the future economy. Positivity from entrepreneurs reiterates the… read more

Another week of debates and votes in the House of Commons has seemingly lessened the possibility of a no-deal Brexit when we leave the EU in March. This option has long been viewed as the one to try to avoid by Parliament and now Theresa May has to go back… read more

As we approach the date at which we are due to leave the EU, the importance of international scalability has scarcely been more prominent for UK companies and SMEs in particular. It has been a dramatic period of Brexit rhetoric and hyperbole, not to mention the rejection of Theresa May’s Brexit… read more