SME Finance Trends 2026: How Businesses Are Rebuilding Resilience, By Lakhbir Sandhu, Chief Financial Officer At Flagstone
As 2025 draws to a close, many UK SMEs are reassessing how best to manage their finances for the year ahead. David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers […]
The True Cost Of Scaling: Majority Of Property Developers Underestimate The Pressures Of Moving From Small To Mid-Sized Business
Britain’s medium-sized businesses – the “growth engine” of the economy – are scaling at pace, but many property developers say they were unprepared for the pressure that comes with expansion, […]
RedArc Predicts Clinical Case Management To Become More Prevalent In 2026
As the number of economically inactive people continues to rise, and government pressure mounts to bring more individuals back into the workforce, both industry and employers are set to place […]
GRiD Predictions: Five Workplace Factors That Will Define The Employee Benefits Landscape In 2026
As employers brace for another year of an increased cost of doing business, and changes in the way that they both choose to and are encouraged to support employees, GRiD […]
Iain Laws, CEO At Everywhen, Predicts Increased Focus On Personalised Health And Wellbeing Benefits To Maximise Commercial Success
Iain Laws, CEO of health & benefits at Everywhen, predicts an increased focus on personalised health and wellbeing benefits for businesses to maximise opportunities for their commercial success in 2026. […]
£300k Investment Boosts Gutsy Health’s Mission To Tackle Rising UK Gut-Health Issues
Gutsy Health, the Edinburgh-based company behind the Gut Wealth range of science-backed digestive health supplements, has secured £300,000 of investment from Equity Gap and Apollo Informal Investments, two of Scotland’s […]
Help Employees To Stay Healthy At Christmas: Towergate Employee Benefits
Figures show that the amount of exercise people do each week typically drops dramatically in December, with often around a third of Brits doing no exercise at all over the […]
SMEs Would Consider Remote Working If Cost Of Living Rise Continues
Leaders of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are concerned about the cost of heating this winter, with some considering moving to a fully remote working model if challenges associated with the cost of living continue. According […]
UK Tradespeople Expected To Increase Prices By 9.5% In 2026 As Demand Remains Strong
UK tradespeople are predicting price increases for customers and clients in 2026, with day rates expected to rise by an average of 9.5%. That’s according to the new “UK State […]
Employers Ill Prepared For Risks Of Overseas Assignments: Research From Towergate Employee Benefits
Employers are ill-prepared for the wide range of risks of sending employees overseas, according to the international experts at Towergate Employee Benefits. With 79% of UK companies stating they have […]
The Pursuit Of Happiness – Only Half Of UK Employees Are Happy At Work
Only half (51%) of British employees surveyed say they are frequently happy at work, according to Reward Gateway | Edenred’s Bridging the ROI Gap Report, which explores the four key […]
DIY Investors Most Concerned Over Increased Rates Of Tax On Property, Dividends And Savings, And Cash ISA Reduction
The Chancellor’s Budget announcement on 26th November has been met with mixed reaction among DIY investors, according to new research from Charles Stanley, part of Raymond James Wealth Management (RJWM). […]
UK Jobs Market Retreats Into Winter Hibernation
The UK labour market is curling up for a long winter, chilled by weak growth, rising employment costs, and deep business uncertainty. Employers are pulling back as unemployment climbed to […]
AI And Marketing Predictions For 2026: The Year Infrastructure Becomes The New Creative, By Charlie Terry, CEO and Founder, CEEK Marketing
In 2026, the biggest shift in digital marketing won’t be a new platform, a new trend, or a new ad format. It will be the convergence of creativity, AI infrastructure […]
BGF Invests £16.6m In Workbooks To Accelerate Growth Of Its ‘No-BS CRM’ Platform
BGF has completed a £16.6m investment in Workbooks, the mid-market platform that goes beyond traditional CRM. Workbooks brings sales, marketing, customer support and commercial operations together in one system, helping […]
Good Bye: How To Successfully Lead Through Endings – To Create Better Beginnings
Between corporate layoffs, office closures, promotions, rebrands and internal transformation, we experience endings every day. Despite this, very little attention is paid to processing these endings. For too long, work […]
UK Employers Warn Government: Proposed 10-Year Settlement Route Risks Talent Shortages And Higher Costs
2 December 2025, Oxfordshire: The latest research conducted by immigration law firm Migrate UK has found that 79% of UK employers strongly agree it will be harder to attract overseas […]
UK’s Top ‘Favourite’ Small Businesses Revealed – As National Support Urged
2 DECEMBER 2025: The nation’s favourite small businesses have been revealed, showcasing the UK’s love for small firms ahead of Small Business Saturday (6 December). The public is being urged to show support and spend with […]
Shawbrook Delivers Transformative £44m Asset-Based Lending Solution To Support Carve-Out Acquisition Of UK’s Leading Battery Recycler
Ecobat Resources UK Ltd (“ERUK”) has secured an innovative £44 million Asset-Based Lending (“ABL”) facility from Shawbrook to support a carve-out acquisition by Splitstone Capital LLP (“Splitstone”) and to fuel […]
Employers Will Need Help In Supporting The Wide Range Of Health & Wellbeing Needs Their Staff Have: Research From Towergate Employee Benefits
Research by Towergate Employee Benefits asked employers which areas of health and wellbeing they thought they would see an increase in demand for support. What came to light was the huge […]
