Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Business Finance

Banks and Funding

New taskforce launched to unlock £1 billion in community finance for small businesses

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Banks, government and community development finance institutions (CDFIs) have joined a new taskforce aimed at boosting SMEs' access to community finance solutions. The target is...

British Business Bank and Haatch invest £32 million in diverse business angel syndicates

Almost £9 billion of invoices paid late by large UK companies

US introducing lower than expected global tariff causes ‘fresh uncertainty’ for UK businesses

UK could be among worst hit by new US tariffs

Entrepreneurship

MARKETING

Technology

AI

UK Research and Innovation outlines strategy for £1.6 billion in AI sector funding

Dan Martin - 0
Public research funder UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has published its first artificial intelligence (AI) strategy for providing £1.6 billion in funding to the...
Funding

Welsh manufacturing businesses offered grants of up to £50,000 to adopt new technology

Dan Martin - 0
Engineering and manufacturing companies in Wales are being offered funding by a Welsh government scheme. Through the Tech Valleys Business Productivity Enhancement Programme, eligible companies...

Government launches new campaign encouraging businesses to ‘lock the door’ on cyber criminals

A third of founders plan to cut jobs in 2026 due to AI

SMEs’ increased use of digital financial tools could boost the economy by £25 billion

Barnsley becomes the UK’s first ‘Tech Town’ with focus on AI

HR

HR

Employees on zero-hour contracts at record high

Dan Martin - 0
A record 1.23 million UK workers are now on zero-hour contracts as their main employment, new research reveals. Analysis of Office of National Statistics data...

UK unemployment hits near five-year high | Reaction from business groups and experts

New tribunal centre to tackle backlog of over 66,000 cases

A third of founders plan to cut jobs in 2026 due to AI

Clearing service for apprenticeships to be introduced

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