The Federation of Small Businesses has welcomed the creation of Skills England by the Labour government but it warns that the new body must not overlook the needs of the UK's 5.5 million small businesses.

The UK tax body has launched a digital tool to help small firms find out what registering for VAT could mean for their business before signing up.

A new survey of small business owners has revealed that 18% of SMEs have no cash reserves to fall back on - rising to 48% among the smallest firms with turnovers of less than £100,000.

Labour’s election victory: Small businesses applaud Labour’s good intentions, but the policies are doomed.

The challenges involved in securing external finance are preventing many small businesses in the UK from achieving their growth potential.

A new survey has found that a staggering one million UK small businesses have no business insurance, leaving them at financial risk in the event of an accident or a lawsuit.

Three in ten (29%) business owners said that they under-budgeted their entire forecast in the last financial year according to a new survey by Capital on Tap.

Small business-friendly government policies could help to create more than one and a half million new jobs in the UK, according to a new survey.

The Conservative Party has pledged to scrap the main rate of National Insurance for the self-employed by the end of the next Parliament. Meanwhile, Labour Party plans for supporting small firms include replacing business rates and cracking down on late payments.

Two new polls have found that many freelancers and small business owners have yet to decide how they will vote in the general election on 4 July.