Small businesses are being offered the chance to take over a shop rent-free on London's Oxford Street, as part of Westminster City Council's Fairer Economy plan.

As inflation drives up the cost of living, Brits are increasingly looking for extra sources of income to help make ends meet.

New research reveals that almost half of all invoices issued by sole traders and small firms were paid late in the past year, leaving many business owners struggling with cash flow.

New research from American Express and Small Business Saturday has found that most SME business owners are growing in confidence.

A new study has found that this summer sees a two-year high for the proportion of seasonal businesses predicting growth for the quarter ahead.

The Go Global Initiative aims to offer support and guidance to 100,000 UK small businesses over the next year, helping them to boost their exporting power.

Tradespeople are being urged to step up security as a crime wave sweeps through UK construction sites.

The Federation of Small Businesses is calling on the government to simplify customs declarations procedures as it emerges that most small firms that trade overseas rely on expensive intermediaries to complete complicated customs paperwork.

Virgin StartUp has announced that it will be distributing up to £36 million in Start Up Loans to early-stage founders over the next two years.

Seven in ten small business owners say their bank ignores them and even "actively discriminates against them in favour of larger companies" according to a new survey.