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Cash flow, lending, tax and the money that keeps UK businesses moving.
<p>As the Chancellor prepares to deliver the Autumn Budget, CIMA's Building a Better Business report reveals a significant gap between the challenges policymakers focus on and those businesses actually face - and sets out what needs to change</p> <p>
<p>Glenn Collins, Head of Technical and Strategic Engagement at ACCA UK, argues that SME confidence is recovering from a low base, and sets out three tests the Chancellor's Budget must pass to protect that fragile momentum</p> <p>
<p>As compulsory liquidations rise 25% year on year, Purbeck is calling on the Chancellor to back the SME directors who guarantee their own business loans</p> <p>
<p>Rupert Lee-Browne, CEO of Caxton, argues that the Commercial Payments Bill's 60-day payment rule is welcome news for SMEs - but only if they use the breathing space to overhaul their own payment processes first</p> <p>
Aim is to close small business AI gap across UK and Ireland
Applications for personal guarantee insurance rose 62% in the third quarter of 2026, as average loan values climbed and working capital remained the leading reason to borrow
Andrea Reynolds analyses how the new prime minister could reshape public procurement, regional support and cash flow for UK SMEs
What can SMEs do to tackle the issue of late payments?
Small businesses across the UK are facing a wave of rising costs, as inflation hits a 40-year high and bills for energy, goods and services increase.