81 UK Small Business Statistics (Updated 2024)

UK Small Business Statistics

The last few years have been among the most turbulant on record for small businesses. From the pandemic through to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the impact has been felt across the globe. And that has led to some interesting UK small business statistics. There have been changes in both new company formations and the number … Read more

BoE Could Launch One More £100bn Economic Stimulus

BoE economic stimulus

Economists are forecasting that the Bank of England could launch yet another stimulus package worth around £100billion before cutting interest rates to below zero. Although economists say interest rates are likely to stay at 0.1pc when the Bank meets this week, data firm Bloomberg has said the money markets anticipate a move to negative rates … Read more

Economic Recovery Threatened By Signs Of July Slowdown

Slowdown in economic recovery

Uncertainty underlined a raft of economic data published last week which casts doubt on how long the recovery will last. Despite the generally favourable view gained from the data in sectors such as manufacturing, retail, accounting and marketing, many economists believe the rebound from the pandemic could last just several months before coming to a … Read more

Coronavirus Impact On Economy Set To Worsen

Coronavirus impact set to worsen

The coronavirus is the greatest threat to the world economy since the financial crisis, said the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) today (3 March 2020).

FSB Reports Increase in Confidence Amongst Smaller Businesses

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Over recent years, confidence levels amongst both consumers and small businesses have taken a knock, driven largely by the difficult financial and economic climate.

However, according to a recent report from the Federation of Small Businesses, there has been a notable increase in optimism and confidence amongst small businesses across the nation.

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Small Businesses Crucial in Bid to Increase Foreign Trade

Foreign trade decrease

The government has been quite vocal about the fact that, as part of its drive to improve the British economy, it plans to focus on increasing UK exports over the coming years.

In fact, ministers have said that by 2020 they hope to have doubled UK exports by securing higher levels of foreign trade.

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