Small Business

The UK bakery market was valued at £6.65 billion in 2024, according to data cited by the ANNA Money business guide, and a growing slice of that revenue is generated … Read more

The UK equipment rental and leasing market reached £9.5 billion in 2026, according to IBISWorld, growing at 4.1% year-on-year. That is not an accident. Consumers and businesses alike have shifted … Read more

One in three UK homes now hires a cleaner, according to research by the British Cleaning Council. The industry employs more than one million people across Great Britain and contributes … Read more

More people in the UK are working for themselves than at any point since ONS records began. According to the Office for National Statistics, around 4.2 million people were self-employed … Read more

Research from Simply Business, based on ONS data, found that up to 113,350 UK high street businesses could close within the next 20 years if current decline rates continue. Shoe … Read more

Research from Young Enterprise found that over 80% of UK 16 to 24-year-olds have already taken part in some form of entrepreneurial activity. More than half have used resale apps … Read more

Women now represent one in three UK entrepreneurs, with 1.8 million running incorporated or self-employed ventures, the highest share on record according to the ONS Labour Force Survey 2025. That … Read more

According to a BrightLocal Consumer Review Survey, 88% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations from friends and family and the same psychology applies directly to education. … Read more

According to a Glassdoor survey, 79% of job seekers read staff reviews and testimonials before deciding where to apply making staff testimonial examples one of the most influential assets in … Read more