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Healey meets fiscal rules as banks and gambling fund Budget support

Chancellor John Healey today said his first Budget met the government’s fiscal rules, with headroom against the stability rule of £15bn in 2029-30, rising to £22bn in 2030-31, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility. Healey told MPs he...

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Healey extends energy VAT cut and raises bank surcharge in Budget

Chancellor John Healey today extended the cut to VAT on household electricity bills to July and announced a temporary rise in the Bank Surcharge to pay for energy support, in a first Budget that also raised the Small Business Rate Relief threshold fo...

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British manufacturers urge Healey to cut costs in tomorrow’s Budget

Two British manufacturers have called on Chancellor John Healey to bring down energy and employment costs in his first Budget, which he delivers tomorrow, saying rising costs are making it harder for UK factories to compete. Phoenox Textiles, the Hu...

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Ministers shelve plan for small companies to file profit and loss accounts

The government has paused plans to require Britain’s two million small companies to file profit and loss accounts at Companies House, reversing course yesterday on a measure designed to tackle economic crime. The requirement, part of the Economic ...

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Oxfordshire targets 20 unicorns and 30,000 innovation jobs by 2035

Oxfordshire has set out a 10-year plan to create 20 unicorn companies, attract more than £1bn a year in venture and growth investment and generate 30,000 net new innovation-linked jobs by 2035. The targets are set out in the Equinox 2035 Strategy, ...

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Start Up Loans names 14 ambassadors as lending passes £1.4bn

Businesses funded by the government-backed Start Up Loans programme have helped create or support more than 249,000 jobs across the UK, according to data published today by the British Business Bank. The programme has provided 140,000 loans to small...

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Autumn Budget 2026: Expert insight and resources from Blick Rothenberg

With the Autumn Budget approaching, businesses across the UK will be watching closely to understand what the Chancellor’s announcements could mean for investment, growth, employment and future planning. Our partners at Blick Rothenberg have brough...

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Lloyds Celebrates Britain's Best Businesses at Exclusive BAFTA Finalists Reception

The countdown to the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards 2026 is well underway, and what better way to celebrate this year's exceptional finalists than an unforgettable evening at BAFTA! Hosted by headline sponsor Lloyds, the exclusive drinks ...

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Starting a business is more than a financial decision – it’s a psychological one

Many budding entrepreneurs evaluate the decision to start a business purely based on whether or not they have the finances to do so. Financial planning and number crunching are critical to success, that goes without saying. Yet the real question is...

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Considerations When Designing an Office For Your Team

Designing an office is about more than choosing furniture and paint colours. A well-designed workspace should support employees, reflect your company’s identity and make the best use of the available space.  However, before starting work, it is i...

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Approaching Calls About Mis-Sold Car Finance with Caution

Have you received an unexpected phone call telling you that you could be owed compensation for mis-sold car finance? With claims being compared to the PPI scandal and the diesel emissions controversy, more people across the UK are hearing about poten...

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Hertfordshire Dental Practice Sees Rise in Invisalign Cases

Hertfordshire-based Elegance Dental is celebrating a record year for new Invisalign cases, as more patients look for a discreet and effective way to straighten their teeth. Elegance Dental, founded by Dr Erika Schoeman in 2011, has seen more patient...

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Lidl to open more than 50 stores after sales rise to £13bn

Lidl GB increased turnover by 10.8 per cent to £13bn in the financial year ended 28 February 2026, with operating profit rising to £345m from £314m, according to annual results the discounter published today. The supermarket said revenue was up f...

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Third of business owners say they became entrepreneurs by accident

More than a third of the owners of small and medium-sized businesses say they “accidentally” fell into running a company, according to research published by Santander UK. The bank’s poll of 1,000 business owners found that 35 per cent describe...

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SecuriGroup hires four women into tech through Code First Girls

Security, technology and intelligence provider SecuriGroup has recruited four women with no previous technology experience into its technology team through a partnership with Code First Girls, and has since promoted one of them into a leadership role...

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Don’t be put off by inheritance tax, minister tells entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs should not be “put off” building multi-generational businesses by inheritance tax on the transfer of business assets, Emma Reynolds, the chief secretary to the Treasury, has said. Reynolds made the comments during a visit to Numati...

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Paul Smith and Selfridges bosses calls for Sunday trading hours to be extended

The chief executive of Selfridges Group has called for Sunday trading hours in England and Wales to be extended, saying its Oxford Street flagship would benefit significantly from opening for an extra two or three hours. André Maeder told The Sunda...

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Molten Ventures raises £175m growth fund for UK tech scale-ups

Molten Ventures, the London-listed venture capital firm that backed Revolut and Zopa, has raised £175m for a new fund aimed at closing the gap in scale-up capital for fast-growing UK technology companies. The fundraising for the Molten Ventures Gro...

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Sainsbury’s puts £1.5m into school breakfast clubs and food pantries as new term begins

Sainsbury’s has announced an investment of more than £1.5 million to help children and families access nutritious food around the school day, timed to coincide with the start of the new school year. The largest share, £1 million, goes to two cha...

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Reform UK tax pledges could cost billions with no clear funding plan, warns Blick Rothenberg

Reform UK’s tax pledges could cost the Treasury billions of pounds in lost revenue and it remains unclear how they would be paid for, according to audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Tom Goddard, an assistant manager at the fir...

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Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies takes stake in Not On The High Street turnaround

Sara Davies has joined Not On The High Street as a non-executive director and taken a stake in the Bristol-based online marketplace, as its new private equity owners attempt to steer the business back to growth. The appointment comes just over six m...

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Charlotte Tilbury profits reach £21m as global sales climb to £539m

Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has reported a profit before tax of £21 million for the year to the end of December, up just under 15 per cent on the year before, as turnover at the make-up and beauty brand rose almost 11 per cent to £539 million. The co...

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Three generations, one business: how governance supports a successful family business transition

Family businesses are often built on more than commercial success. They represent years of hard work, family values and a legacy that owners want to protect as the business moves from one generation to the next. Yet one of the greatest challenges an...

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Start-ups ‘losing faith’ in government as tech champion, report says

UK start-ups are “losing faith” in the government as a technology champion after successive efforts to buy more from domestic businesses have had little effect, according to a new report from the Startup Coalition, which says Andy Burnham’s “...

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Harvey Nichols sold to Frasers Group through pre-pack administration after beating Next

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has acquired the department store chain Harvey Nichols through a pre-pack administration covering about 1,000 jobs, the retailer’s six UK stores and its online and international franchise operations, according to admin...

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First all-British chocolate bar since 1932 made with cocoa grown in Reading

Scientists at the University of Reading have created the first chocolate bar made entirely from British ingredients in almost a century, with cocoa beans grown, harvested and processed in Berkshire. The bar, produced to mark the university’s 100th...

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Lloyds appoints Fiamma Morton as Managing Director for SME banking across the UK

Lloyds has announced the appointment of Fiamma Morton as Managing Director for SME banking leading support for small and medium sized businesses across the UK. The appointment comes as Lloyds continues to invest in its support for UK businesses, wit...

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Permanent hiring stops falling for first time in nearly four years

Recruitment of permanent staff stopped falling in July for the first time in nearly four years, according to the report on jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG, published on Monday. The survey’s index of permanent staff ...

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Healey draws up plans to borrow extra £9bn a year for asset stakes

Chancellor John Healey and Treasury ministers are working on proposals to increase government borrowing by £9bn a year to take stakes in assets such as infrastructure, housing and business, according to a report in The Times on Tuesday evening. The...

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M Group wins £110m ScottishPower overhead line contract

Energy infrastructure contractor M Group has been awarded a £110 million contract to replace more than 70km of overhead line on ScottishPower’s Strathaven to Smeaton route in Scotland, SP Energy Networks said. The Hertfordshire based company will...

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Lloyds pledges £45bn of new SME lending under Accelerate 2030

Lloyds Banking Group said on Thursday it would invest more than £13 billion in digital services, including a new smart wallet, as it reported statutory profit before tax up 23 per cent to £4.3 billion for the first half of 2026. The FTSE 100 lende...

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Totalmobile Named Finalist In Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards 2026

Belfast-based Totalmobile has been named a finalist in the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards 2026, shortlisted for The Blick Rothenberg Mid-Market Growth Business of the Year. Totalmobile is one of just 11 businesses shortlisted in the categ...

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The best of British business revealed: our 2026 finalists

Over 200 businesses, from ninth-generation family farms to AI pioneers, from challenger radio to zero-carbon housebuilders, make this year's shortlist The wait is over. Today we announce the finalists for the Lloyds British Business Excellence Award...

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Inflation falls to 2.6% but SMEs shouldn’t spend the dividend

UK inflation fell to its lowest level in more than a year last month, but small business owners should read the number for what it is: a snapshot of a June that has already been overtaken by events. Figures published by the Office for National Stat...

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Burnham scraps VAT on electricity bills but most firms miss out

Andy Burnham has scrapped VAT on household electricity bills in the first economic act of his premiership, a cut worth around £45 a year on a typical bill and paid for by pulling the plug on Sir Keir Starmer’s digital ID scheme. For most business ...

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The sat-nav maker Google ‘killed’ now powers Microsoft and Uber

The sat-nav maker written off when Google made navigation free in 2009 is now the location technology inside Microsoft, Uber and Huawei, and its comeback offers one of the sharpest survival lessons any UK business owner will read this year. TomTom...

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Have a plan ready, Reeves warns Burnham, as shocks loom from day one

Rachel Reeves has warned Andy Burnham that he will be hit by “shocks and challenges” from the moment he walks into Downing Street, urging the prime minister-in-waiting to arrive with a “worked through plan”, advice that business owners bruise...

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Monzo founder Blomfield joins Anthropic as AI talent war escalates

Tom Blomfield, the entrepreneur who built Monzo into Britain’s best-known digital bank, has been hired by Anthropic, the artificial intelligence group behind the Claude AI models, in the latest sign that the world’s leading AI labs are hoovering ...

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Start-ups raise record $17bn but British money misses the party

UK start-ups raised a record $17bn (£12.7bn) in the first half of 2026, double the amount raised in the same period last year and the strongest opening to any year since 2022, according to new figures from Dealroom and HSBC Innovation Banking. Yet ...

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Zuber Issa snaps up 85 Prax forecourts in dash to rebuild fuel empire

Zuber Issa has agreed to buy 85 petrol stations from the collapsed Prax Group, taking his three-year-old EG On The Move business to 285 forecourts and confirming that Britain’s most prolific forecourt entrepreneur is building a second fuel empire a...

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Part-time hiring hits three-year high as wary employers keep permanent roles on ice

Businesses are taking on part-time staff at the fastest pace in three years, as owners look to meet rising demand for workers without shouldering the long-term costs of permanent hires. The part-time hiring index published by KPMG and the Recruitmen...

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BBEA winner rockets past one million sales worldwide

Two Bristol dads turned a sleepless baby problem into a global success story now used by families in more than 40 countries. What started as a prototype made in a shed has grown into a global baby brand helping families around the world. They went o...

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Sunak admits Covid bailouts were a mistake as he urges Britain to let failing firms go bust

Rishi Sunak has conceded that the multi-billion-pound business support schemes he designed as chancellor during the pandemic propped up companies that “would and should” have gone under, in a striking admission that has reignited the debate over ...

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Business confidence weakens as Middle East conflict drags on

Business confidence slipped over the past month as firms wrestled with stubborn inflationary and cost pressures, with the Middle East war now into its fifth month, according to a survey published today. The index of sentiment among private-sector co...

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UK car production rises for the first time this year, but recovery hangs by a thread

Britain’s beleaguered car industry has eked out its first monthly increase of the year, a flicker of momentum that the trade body warns could just as easily be snuffed out by stubbornly high energy costs and a fractious global trade picture. Facto...

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Oxford and UCL to lead £60m drive to make AI cheaper for British business

Two university-led research labs are to share up to £60 million of government money in a bid to make artificial intelligence cheaper to run, more dependable and far easier for ordinary British businesses to adopt, ministers have announced. The labs...

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Women-Led Businesses in the UK: Progress and Potential

Female founders are reshaping British business, and the data shows both how far things have come and how much potential remains untapped. The momentum is real, but so is the gap between what women-led businesses achieve today and what they could ach...

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UK Exporting and International Growth in 2026

For ambitious British businesses, international markets are one of the clearest routes to growth. Exporting spreads risk, opens new revenue streams and forces a business to sharpen its proposition for the most demanding customers in the world. Here ...

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Sustainability and ESG in UK Business: The Commercial Case in 2026

Sustainability has shifted from a compliance cost to a genuine source of growth and competitive advantage. The businesses leading on environmental, social and governance issues are increasingly the same ones winning customers, attracting talent and g...

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The State of UK Small Business in 2026

Small and medium-sized businesses are the foundation of the UK economy, and the latest data makes the point in stark terms. They are the country's largest employers, a major share of its output, and the source of most of its new ideas and jobs. Yet ...

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AI Adoption in UK Business: Where We Are in 2026

Artificial intelligence dominates the business conversation, but how much of it is real adoption rather than hype? The gap between the noise and the numbers is wide, and understanding it is the first step to using AI well. The latest data gives a cl...

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UK unemployment falls to 4.9% as pay growth beats forecasts before Bank of England verdict

Britain’s unemployment rate edged down to 4.9 per cent in the three months to April, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday, handing policymakers a modest piece of good news just hours before the Bank...

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Manchester crowned best city outside London for women founders as the entrepreneurial map shifts north

Manchester has been named the leading UK city outside London to start a business, according to new research from National Women’s Enterprise Week, in findings that point to the growing pull of regional “hidden hubs” for women building companies...

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Founders and MPs warn Reeves that Britain’s tax system is telling entrepreneurs to leave

More than 90 business leaders and MPs have written to Rachel Reeves urging the Chancellor to halt what they call the relentless creep of taxes on Britain’s entrepreneurs, warning that the people who build and scale the country’s companies are inc...

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Beyond the hype: what do British businesses really make of AI?

There is no escaping the noise around artificial intelligence. Yet behind the breathless launches and boardroom enthusiasm sits a far more sober question, and it is one MPs are now determined to answer: are British businesses, and the workers inside ...

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Frasers Group launches £1.7bn bid to take full control of Hugo Boss

Frasers Group has launched a £1.7 billion takeover bid for Hugo Boss, offering cash for the 74 per cent of the German fashion house it does not already own in the boldest move yet in Mike Ashley’s long march upmarket. The FTSE-listed retail group...

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Brabin backs Tech West Yorkshire as region bids to become UK’s leading tech hub outside London

West Yorkshire’s ambition to rival the capital as a technology powerhouse has taken a significant step forward with the launch of Tech West Yorkshire, a new umbrella organisation backed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and championed by May...

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Amazon pours £1bn into Northamptonshire as 4,000 jobs head to the East Midlands

Amazon has opened a new fulfilment centre in Northampton and confirmed plans for a second major site in nearby Kettering, taking its investment in Northamptonshire to more than £1 billion and creating in excess of 4,000 jobs in a single county. The...

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Reading start-up NewOrbit raises £13.8m to fly satellites where Elon Musk won't

A Reading start-up is betting that the future of the space economy lies not further out, but lower down, and it has just raised £13.8 million to prove the point. NewOrbit, founded in 2021 and based in Berkshire, is building what it says will be the...

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M&S opens 1,000 traineeship doors as youth jobs crisis deepens

Marks & Spencer is throwing open the doors to 1,000 young people with a new management traineeship aimed squarely at a generation struggling to get a foothold in the jobs market, and, pointedly, you will not need a degree to apply. The retailer's na...

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Seventh carbon budget: Britain bets £105bn Net Zero economy can shield SMEs from the next fossil fuel shock

Britain's small and medium-sized businesses are being placed at the centre of the most consequential climate decision since the Climate Change Act, after the government tabled a Seventh Carbon Budget that would cap UK emissions at 535 million tonnes ...

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Nissan throws open the Sunderland gates to China’s Chery in landmark contract-manufacturing deal

Nissan has prised open the doors of Britain’s biggest car factory to a Chinese rival, signing a non-binding agreement with Chery International UK that could see the Wuhu-based group’s vehicles rolling off a Sunderland production line as early as ...

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Zero-hours contract reforms risk pushing bosses towards more insecure work, warns CIPD

Britain’s flagship overhaul of zero-hours contracts could end up doing the very opposite of what ministers intend, the country’s leading HR body has warned, with employers likely to lean more heavily on self-employed contractors and fixed-term ar...

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The founder's hidden burden: why knowing your numbers is an act of self-care

Ask most founders what keeps them up at night, and they'll probably mention a difficult client, a looming deadline, or a hiring decision they're not sure about. But dig a little deeper, and a more persistent culprit tends to emerge: not knowing where...

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Jeremy Hunt may have just written the growth manual Britain has been waiting for

In 'Can We Be Rich Again?' the former chancellor delivers a refreshingly self-aware diagnosis of what has gone wrong with the British economy, and a costed prescription that SMEs, in particular, ought to read with interest. He could so easily have p...

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From AI hype to AI excellence: what businesses must prove in 2026

AI has had its big, noisy entrance. It has worn the shiny jacket, grabbed the conference microphone and promised to change absolutely everything before lunch. Now comes the more interesting bit. In 2026, businesses will not be judged on whether the...

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Family Business Succession Planning: A Practical Guide for UK Business Owners

Most family business owners know they need a succession plan. Far fewer have one. That's understandable. After spending years building something, thinking about stepping away from it can feel premature, uncomfortable, or just not urgent enough to ac...

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Whisky tariffs lifted as Trump hails royal state visit

Britain's distillers have been handed an unexpected fillip after Donald Trump announced the removal of all US tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports, a concession the president attributed directly to the influence of King Charles and Queen Camill...

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The Quiet End of the Entrepreneur's Tax Break

Business Asset Disposal Relief, once known as Entrepreneurs' Relief, has been cut back so far that, from April 2026, it offers almost no real advantage. New analysis from The Investors Centre tracks what the change means for UK business owners. For...

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Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions close the gap on London

Bristol and Edinburgh are emerging as the unlikely engines of Britain's innovation economy, posting the country's fastest-growing workforces among technology firms, university spin-outs and patent holders, according to fresh research that lays bare t...

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Chapel Down toasts million-bottle milestone in race to challenge champagne

Britain’s biggest winemaker uncorks a record-breaking year as chief executive James Pennefather sticks to his audacious target of capturing 1 per cent of the global champagne market by 2035. Chapel Down, Britain’s largest winemaker, has sold mor...

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Ministers urge British boardrooms to sign cyber-resilience pledge as AI threat escalates

Ministers are turning up the heat on Britain's biggest companies to fortify their cyber-defences, warning that a new generation of artificial intelligence tools, including Anthropic's controversial Mythos model, risks unleashing a fresh wave of sophi...

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Beware the tax-break brigade: founders warned over EIS and SEIS investors who 'don't care about the outcome'

British founders are being urged to think twice before accepting cheques from investors lured by tax breaks, after fresh analysis revealed that companies relying on the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEI...

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Dext returns as Sponsor of the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards, championing innovation and small businesses

The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards is today announcing that Dext, a leading provider of AI-powered bookkeeping automation, is returning as a sponsor for 2026. This year, Dext will sponsor two of the awards' most prestigious categories: The...

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Using public AI for your business finances? It could be costing you

As the new tax year begins, many small businesses are looking for ways to save time and cut costs. Increasingly, that means turning to public AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude – whether it’s for quick answers, creative ideas or admin support. But ...

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Business Relief: Why Family Businesses Should Reassess Their Position

From April 2026, the UK’s business relief regime, a key part of inheritance tax (IHT) planning for business owners, will see its most significant changes in decades. Amal Shah, Tax Partner, Gerald Edelman The reforms will change how business asse...

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Cazenove Capital named sponsor of Female Founder of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2026 Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards

A leading wealth manager backs the next generation of female entrepreneurs and visionary business leaders as drivers of innovation, growth and economic progress. The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards has announced Cazenove Capital as the o...

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Former Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards winner Trinny Woodall says AI can help women get ahead in business

Entrepreneur and television personality Trinny Woodall, who won the Inspiration Award at the 2024 Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards, has said artificial intelligence could give women a powerful advantage in the workplace if they learn to harn...

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Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards announce ITV partnership with £500,000 TV advertising prize

UK-first ITV Growth Accelerator Award offers unprecedented level of support for high-growth British businesses. The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards has announced a major new media partnership with ITV for 2026. The ITV Growth Accelerator A...

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UK entrepreneurs warn 0.9% growth forecast leaves economy ‘treading water’

Entrepreneurs across the UK are increasingly concerned that the country’s weak growth outlook signals stagnation rather than recovery, with many already reassessing hiring, investment and exit strategies as economic uncertainty persists. Business ...

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Gerald Edelman named Family Business of the Year sponsor for 2026 Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards

The professional services firm backs Britain’s family enterprises as engines of long-term economic growth. The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards has announced Gerald Edelman as the official sponsor of the Family Business of the Year catego...

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Taskforce aims to unlock £1bn in small business lending

The government has convened a new taskforce to unlock up to £1bn in additional lending for small businesses, pressing Britain’s major banks to commit fresh capital to alternative community lenders. Ministers are seeking “concrete commitments”...

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Complaints about HMRC surge to five-year high as redress payments rise

Complaints made by taxpayers about HM Revenue & Customs have climbed to their highest level in five years, with the proportion of cases resulting in compensation also reaching a recent peak. New figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act ...

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Businesses curb growth to duck VAT threshold, HMRC data suggests

HM Revenue & Customs figures indicate that thousands of small firms may be deliberately limiting expansion to avoid crossing the UK’s £90,000 VAT registration threshold, fuelling renewed calls for reform of what critics describe as a “cliff-edge...

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OpenAI to make London its largest research hub outside US

OpenAI is to expand its London research centre to become its largest hub outside the United States, setting the stage for an intensified battle with Google DeepMind for top artificial intelligence talent in the UK capital. The developer of ChatGPT s...

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Violent attacks on shop staff fall by a fifth but remain ‘unacceptably high’

Violence and abuse against shop workers declined by a fifth last year, but retail leaders say crime levels remain far higher than before the pandemic and continue to pose a serious threat to staff safety. New figures from the British Retail Consorti...

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Nadhim Zahawi joins UAE-backed fund investing £1bn in Mayfair hotels

Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed a director of a new Middle Eastern-backed investment fund planning to deploy more than £1bn into luxury hospitality projects in London’s Mayfair. Evolution Investment Fund, launched in 2025 by th...

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Most young Britons cannot name a single entrepreneur, survey finds

More than half of young Britons are unable to name a single entrepreneur, according to new research that campaigners say highlights a worrying disconnect between the UK’s startup culture and the next generation. A YouGov survey conducted for Enter...

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Trump’s new 15% tariff plan ‘will hit UK exporters and dent global growth’

President Donald Trump’s decision to raise US tariffs to 15 per cent has drawn sharp warnings from British business leaders, who say the move risks harming thousands of UK exporters and slowing global economic growth. In a social media post on Sat...

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Toy sellers watch social media curbs as UK market returns to growth

UK toy sales rose for the first time in five years last year, offering rare optimism for a sector that has struggled since the pandemic, but industry leaders are now watching closely for any fallout from potential social media bans aimed at under-16s...

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Employers rethink healthcare benefits as weight-loss drugs reshape workplace provision

UK employers are being forced to reassess their healthcare and benefits strategies as demand for weight-management drugs surges among employees, according to new research. More than a quarter of UK workers have already used a weight-management drug ...

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Why Advisers Choose a Mortgage and Protection Network

Mortgage advisers operate in a demanding environment. They must balance regulatory responsibility, client expectations, and commercial pressures, all while maintaining professional standards. For many advisers, joining a mortgage and protection netw...

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Offshore wind delays raise questions over Labour’s 2030 clean power target

Doubts have emerged over whether the government’s flagship 2030 clean power target can be met on time, after the UK boss of RWE admitted that several newly awarded offshore wind projects are unlikely to be operational by the end of the decade. The...

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Over 30% of employees with diabetes say they feel unsupported at work, new survey shows

New research findings reveal that 34% of people living with diabetes do not feel supported in the workplace, highlighting a persistent gap between corporate well-being policies and the lived experience of employees managing the condition. The survey...

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From today, women in the EU symbolically work for free as gender pay gap persists

Women across the EU symbolically begin “working for free” from today, as the bloc marks the point in the calendar when pay inequality means women, on average, stop earning relative to men. With the EU gender pay gap standing at 12%, 22 November ...

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BBEA winner Tropic Skincare founder Susie Ma to join Dragons’ Den in 2026

Susie Ma, the self-made entrepreneur behind, British Business Excellence award winners, Tropic Skincare, is set to join Dragons’ Den as a guest dragon in 2026, bringing one of the most inspirational success stories in British beauty to the BBC’s ...

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British business brilliance recognised at the 2025 Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards

The very best of British enterprise took centre stage at the 2025 Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards, as the country’s most innovative, sustainable and resilient companies were recognised at a glittering ceremony at London’s Grosvenor Hous...

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BBEA Finalist Jenolite Awarded at the Made in the UK Sold to the World Awards

Twelve SMEs announced as winners of the 2025 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards  Now in their third year, the awards celebrate outstanding small businesses achieving exporting success  Winning entries highlight the UK’s strength in s...

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Half of Brits would trust AI for legal advice, survey finds

Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising everything from admin to healthcare, but would you trust it with your legal affairs? According to a new survey by The Legal Director, half of UK adults would — a finding that has sparked both fascinati...

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Starmer pledges £1bn investment to supercharge UK tech and AI infrastructure

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a £1 billion investment package aimed at scaling up the UK’s computing power twentyfold, in a major push to solidify Britain’s status as a global technology and artificial intelligence leader. Opening London Tech W...

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IVF parents should have right to paid fertility leave, says GMB union

Workers undergoing IVF treatment should be legally entitled to paid fertility leave and flexible working arrangements, the GMB union has declared at its annual congress in Brighton. A motion passed on Sunday calls for new legislation to protect the ...

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British fathers urged to join landmark ‘dad strike’ over poor paternity leave

British dads are being called to take part in the world’s first “Dad strike” this week, as growing frustration over the UK’s lack of meaningful paternity support reaches a tipping point. Organised by campaign group the Dad Shift, the protest...

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UK business confidence jumps to nine-month high as trade tensions ease

UK business confidence surged in May to its highest level since last August, according to new data from Lloyds Bank, driven by a sharp rebound in global financial markets and a softening in trade tensions between the US and its partners. The Lloyds ...

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Pensions at risk as HMRC eyes salary sacrifice schemes in Autumn Budget

Pensions tax relief may be in the firing line in the upcoming Autumn Budget, with growing concern among financial experts that HMRC is targeting popular salary sacrifice schemes as a way to raise revenue. According to Blick Rothenberg, a leading aud...

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UK and EU to deepen AI collaboration with launch of UK ‘AI Factory Antenna’

The UK government has announced a major step forward in its international artificial intelligence strategy, unveiling plans for a new UK-EU collaboration that could deliver breakthroughs in healthcare, energy and advanced technologies, while boosting...

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The Clarkson Effect: how Clarkson’s Farm is driving a boom in British produce

Jeremy Clarkson, once feared by car manufacturers for his savage TV reviews, is now being hailed by British farmers for helping drive a surge in demand for homegrown food. According to Waitrose, the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm is fuelling a s...

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Record number of Americans apply for UK citizenship as Trump begins second term

A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first quarter of 2025, coinciding with the start of Donald Trump’s second term as US President, according to new data from the UK Home Office. Between January and March, 1,931 US ...

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Sir Jony Ive’s tech start-up to merge with OpenAI in $6.5bn deal

OpenAI has announced a major strategic move to accelerate its expansion into hardware, with the acquisition of io, the San Francisco-based tech start-up founded by Sir Jony Ive, the former chief design officer at Apple. The merger, valued at $6.5 bi...

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British businesses welcome UK-EU trade deal

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Why entering British business awards should be in your marketing strategy

Entering UK business awards can offer numerous benefits for individuals and companies. Here are several reasons why you might consider participating in such awards: Recognition and Credibility: Winning or even being nominated for a business award ...

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Reaction to Jeremy Hunt Autumn Statement 2023

Our very own Sarah Austin, the esteemed Director and Founder of the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards, holds a unique perspective on the recently unveiled Autumn Statement. As a prominent figure deeply embedded in the UK business landsca...

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Winners revealed: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hails the best of British business at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards took place last night at London’s Grosvenor Hotel, where the winners of the 17 categories were eagerly announced The star-studded ceremony featured the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy ...

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Implementing effective PR strategies – tips from an industry expert

Andy Barr is the co-founder of 10 Yetis Digital. In the vibrant, ever-evolving landscape of public relations, possessing a robust PR strategy is not just beneficial – it is absolutely vital. Operating a PR agency, I’ve had the privilege to work ...

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Elite Business Live Comes to ATOMICON to uncover business nightmares and share insight into the challenges and pitfalls of running a successful business.

Elite Business Live is excited to announce its participation at ATOMICON, the annual conference that is a 'must-attend' event for small businesses. The event will take place on Tuesday, 13 June, where Elite Business Live will broadcast from the main ...

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 British Business Excellence Awards announce new partnership with the Department for Business and Trade in 2023

 - The Exporter of the Year award will now be known as the Department for Business and Trade Exporter of the Year Award The British Business Excellence Awards (www.britishbusinessexcellenceawards.co.uk) have today announced that the Department for ...

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Now is the time to innovate your business model with Elite Business Live at SME Xpo

Elite Business, the business publication dedicated to inspiring Britain’s SMEs, is back with another special Elite Business Live at the SME Xpo. This year, Elite Business is celebrating 10 years of entrepreneurship. To mark the occasion, Elite Bus...

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Aviation trailblazers JetBlue to sponsor the Business Enabler of the Year at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards

We're happy to announce that JetBlue will be joining the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards team, sponsoring the Business Enabler of the Year category for the upcoming 2023 awards! Born at JFK in the year 2000, the aviation trailblazers ...

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Entries for the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2023 are now open!

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. British business epitomises this – taking every problem as a gift; an opportunity to grow. We are once again on the lookout for UK businesses that represent the best of the best i...

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Stand out from the crowd: Top four wider benefits of entering your business into awards

When it comes to business awards, size really doesn’t matter. The large breadth and variation in business award categories has essentially created an ultra-inclusive ecosystem that allows for recognition across a wide spectrum of business, from sta...

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Winners revealed: Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2022

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards ceremony took place on the 8th of November 2022 at London’s Grosvenor Hotel celebrating the very best in British business. The winners and highly commended of the 17 categories were announced, inc...

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A conversation with Allyson Stewart-Allen, lead judge of the Department for International Trade Exporter of the Year Award

Our expert judges are a crucial component of our Awards, and each make The Lloyd’s Bank British Business Excellence Awards stand out as different from the rest. Each of our judges are handpicked based on their experience and wealth of knowledge in ...

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Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards iNews Finalists Supplement

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2022. Brightest in the business. The past year has been tough. But as the finalists of the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards prove, the country's SME's have met the challenges head on. ...

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Six ways a business loan will enhance your enterprise

External funding is an essential factor in order to grow and expand your business. Finance options vary widely, from crowdfunding and angel investments to overdrafts and credit cards, but the business loan is perhaps the most well-known avenue of ext...

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Lionesses win is a triumph for football, women and business

By revealing the synergies between sport and economy, women and excellence and business and leisure, the Wembley-win shows how a step towards equality is a step towards a better landscape for business. As with so many industries, female professional...

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British Business Excellence Awards announce brand new sponsorship by legal and professional services group, Gateley

Gateley will be sponsoring The Business Transformation of the Year Award for 2022 and 2023 The award will now be known as the Gateley Business Transformation of the Year Award The awards ceremony will be taking place on Tuesday 8th November 2022 ...

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BBEA partner with City of London Corporation for 2022 awards

The City of London Corporation will be partnering with the British Business Excellence Awards 2022 The Small Business Research + Enterprise Centre provides tailored support to businesses across the UK Finalists are currently being shortlisted for...

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Growth architects ORESA to sponsor BBEA Leader of the Year

 ORESA will be partnering with the British Business Excellence Awards, sponsoring the Leader of the Year category The Leader of the Year award will now be known as the ORESA Leader of the Year Growth Index, a rigorous and independent analysis...

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BBEA partner with the Department for International Trade

The Department for International Trade will be partnering with the BBEA, aligning with the Exporter of the Year category The award will now be known as the Department for International Trade Exporter of the Year Award Entries for the Departmen...

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BBEA takes a look at women with C-Suite positions suffering from imposter syndrome...

More than half of women in corporate roles find the idea of climbing the corporate ladder daunting, with 4 in 5 suffering with imposter syndrome The team of business experts at www.britishbusinessexcellenceawards.co.uk have conducted research to fin...

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BBEA Shortlisted for the AEO Excellence Awards 2022

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards Shortlisted for the AEO Excellence Awards 2022 for the Best Event Launch For the second time this month, we are delighted to announce another huge win for the team, as we are shortlisted for the AEO...

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Sarah Austin Events – The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Shortlisted for Awards Event of the Year

Sarah Austin Events – The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Shortlisted for Awards Event of the Year It is with great pride that we can announce that Sarah Austin Events – The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards, has been shortl...

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How the British are coming together to show their support for Ukraine!

The outrage sparked by Russia’s bombing campaign and invasion in recent weeks has prompted Britain’s businesses to kick into gear and lend their support to the Ukraine in any way possible. Interested in hearing about what they’ve been up too.....

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British Business Excellence Awards announces King’s Business School as exclusive Education Partner

We at the British Business Excellence Awards are thrilled to announce that King’s Business School London will be the exclusive Education Partner for the upcoming British Business Excellence Awards for the second year running What are the awards? ...

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British Business Excellence Awards announce Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines as joint partners 

We are delighted to announce our joint partnership with leading airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines. The airline duo have teamed up to create a partnership that aims to redefine transatlantic travel, ensuring that sustainability and diversi...

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Entries for the British Business Excellence Awards are now open

British business never sleeps, and we are once again on the hunt for the crème de la crème of UK business. We are looking for you!  We’re proud to announce that the British Business Excellence Awards entries are now open for 2022! Entering g...

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Business in the Community announced as Responsible Business Partner for 2022 British Business Excellence Awards

We at the British Business Excellence Awards are thrilled to announce Business in the Community (BITC), the largest and longest-established business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business, as the official Responsible Business P...

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Winners revealed: Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards ceremony took place last night at London’s Grosvenor Hotel, where the winners of the 13 categories were eagerly announced. The glittering awards ceremony celebrated some of the brightest minds in b...

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Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards Announces King’s Business School As Official Education Partner

The Lloyds Bank British Business Awards are thrilled to announce King’s Business School as the official Education Partner for the awards. King’s Business School will be hosting a post awards winners’ reception, as well as hosting a networking e...

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Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines announced as joint event partners of the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards is delighted to announce its partnership with leading airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines. Virgin Atlantic and Delta have been joint venture partners since 2014 and remain focused on redefi...

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Octopus Electric Vehicles chosen as Official Net Zero Partner of the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards

The team behind the largest and most prestigious business awards in the UK, has today announced a new event partner. Octopus Electric Vehicles has become the Official Net Zero Partner of the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards, also aligni...

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The best in the Business

The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards were designed to celebrate passion, determination and inspiration in business, and our 2021 finalists have demonstrated all three - whilst navigating a global pandemic. In the recently published I newspap...

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Judges announced! Rub shoulders with the trailblazers.

It is my absolute pleasure to announce the names of our judging panel (click here for full list) for the much anticipated Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards in November. We are delighted to welcome Alex Marsh - Klarna, Head of Klarna UK,...

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The Return of the Award Ceremonies

Award ceremonies were always a given. Everybody expected that at least once a year they would have the chance to attend a prestigious event with their team and represent their company and mingle with industry peers. Actual nominations aside, there wa...

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Industry innovators and disruptors become finalists at The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2021

A recruitment company that’s shaking up the international space industry, Britain’s first carbon negative ice cream company, and a key disruptor in sustainable fashion-tech are all among the finalists in the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellenc...

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Equality in the City

2020 was the year the world changed. We left the European Union, the global pandemic struck, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer and in amongst the hypocrisy of MP cross-country lockdown journeys Christmas was cancelled. What didn’t occu...

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Proud to partner with inews for the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards

We are proud to partner with inews for the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards this year. inews covers everything you need to know about the things that matter and is one of the UK’s most trusted news brands. In a recent piece, they spo...

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Why Local Knowledge Will Save You Time, Money and Your Reputation

You may have seen the recent news coverage of US luxury brand Coach which recently angered its Chinese customers by featuring Hong Kong and Taiwan as countries on their English-language website, while Versace similarly having one of its t-shirt style...

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The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards

Celebrating the Great British business comeback For many of us, 2021 will be the year life gets back to something resembling “normal”. The grim headlines we have witnessed over the last twelve months are slowly being replaced by positive develop...

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Working at Home Can Lift Positivity, Productivity and Profitability

Policymakers may be underestimating the power of remote working to boost productivity I have been saying for a decade that working from home could allow businesses to save on office space and have access to better workers. I know this for a fact, ...

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