Women who run their own businesses across the UK are being encouraged to apply for a place in a line-up of Britain's 100 most impressive female entrepreneurs.

Almost half (47%) of SMEs want to see the government introduce energy grants, as the 'cost of doing business' reaches record highs.

Some small businesses have already had to shut up shop because of soaring energy bills and others are finding that energy companies are refusing to supply them because of fears they could go bust.

Business insolvencies are on the rise and more than half of small firms expect to stagnate, shrink or fold in the coming year, according to a new poll conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses.

Despite the tough economic climate, new analysis of Companies House data has found that 90 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of this year.

A government survey of individuals and small businesses has found that Starling and Monzo are the most popular banks - both for business and for consumer banking.

Two new surveys reveal the concerns that are stopping would-be entrepreneurs from starting their own enterprise as the cost of doing business soars.

Over two million of the UK's smallest businesses believe reducing their own carbon emissions "will not make a significant difference to climate change" according to a new survey.

New research has found that the majority of employers, employees and recruiters expect that a four-day week will be in place in just eight years for most workers.

The UK government's Help to Grow: Digital scheme has been expanded to businesses with at least one employee; as a result, up to 1.2 million small firms can now get discounts on the latest digital technology.