5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (633+ words) The government has launched a £10 million Hospitality Grant Scheme to give independent pubs, restaurants, and cafes a shot in the arm, with applications being accepted from the end of September. This scheme is predominantly targeted at people starting new hospitality…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1733+ words) Alongside our research team, in January 2025 we completed 57 hours of testing across seven top accounting software platforms, and found QuickBooks to have sophisticated cash flow projection tools and extensive, customisable reporting. QuickBooks offers five distinct pricing plans tailored to different…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (587+ words) For ten weeks this summer, hospitality and leisure businesses across the UK got a VAT cut from 20% to 5% on children’s meals, as part of a government scheme designed to ease cost pressures on families, and drive footfall during the school…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (535+ words) Many entrepreneurs have turned to remote work in search of a better work-life balance. But as more of them manage their businesses from home in pursuit of that flexibility, for many, it’s having the opposite effect. A study from Dunster…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (542+ words) Heat isn’t just an inconvenience – it can also be a cash drain, with new Barclays research finding that a quarter of small businesses lost productivity this summer because of the hot weather. While large companies have the resources to kit…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1639+ words) Isobel O'Sullivan is a News Editor at Startups.co.uk with over five years of experience covering business and technology news. Since studying Digital Anthropology at University College London, she’s written for Tech.co, Expert Market, and Eco Experts, using…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1023+ words) Connor Gillvan, founder and owner of content agency TrioSEO, offers up four useful tips to reduce the time you spend managing socials, while maximising output: While the temperature may be cooling, things are heating up on social media this September,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (946+ words) As the majority of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) came into effect on the 12th of August, small ecommerce businesses have been left reeling – but not in the way many expected. The recycling and labelling rules don’t actually…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1685+ words) Over the last 21 years, thousands of entrepreneurs have braved Dragons’ Den with the same goal in mind – to get the investment they need to take their business to the next level. And while some successful businesses from the show have…...