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Apprenticeships are key for closing small business skills gaps
The economy needs more workers with digital skills.
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The Parliament Brief: Investment zones need more incentives, MPs told
Academics and industry leaders say that the benefits of zones and freeports for businesses are too limited.
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Local businesses hold the key to transforming the high street
Community-led organisations could be the future of economic growth and regeneration.
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New polling confirms Labour is now the party of business
As the party’s conference begins, research shared exclusively with New Statesman Spotlight shows industry prefers Labour to the Tories.
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What next for businesses after the Budget?
NatWest’s SME Taskforce welcomed the government’s focus on childcare, but felt that an opportunity to back small enterprises had been…
“It’s not only bees that will suffer”: why lifting the neonicotinoid ban is bad for business
Anabel Kindersley, owner of Neal’s Yard Remedies, warns the authorisation of a banned pesticide will damage Britain's reputation.
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Small businesses urged to improve cybersecurity
The National Cyber Security Centre has launched new services to help SMEs stay safe online.
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In challenging times, small businesses must thrive – not just survive
From help with energy costs to start up loans, the government is supporting SMEs.
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Labour has the ear of small business – let’s prove we can deliver
Keir Starmer needs to give SMEs a strong offer on skills, business rates and net zero.
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Why Jeremy Hunt is gambling with thousands of small businesses
The government’s Energy Bill Discount Scheme could force thousands of small firms out of business.
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In our current crisis, SMEs and entrepreneurs need to support each other
Inflation and the weakness of the pound are big concerns for small business, but help is there.
My local café is the centre of the community – but inflation is killing it
Once a neighbourhood dies, it is lost forever.
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Small businesses can be the backbone of our national recovery
NatWest's SME Taskforce met in Bradford to discuss the issues affecting businesses and their communities.
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“This might be worse than Covid”: Shevaun Haviland on why businesses need help to survive inflation
The director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce says Andrew Bailey told her inflation would be “fine by September”.
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The great climate collaboration
Small businesses have had a tough year, but here at Natwest we are talking about how to support their recovery…
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