Latest Starting a Business Features

Setting up to support more businesses than ever before

By Reinald de Monchy, Chief Banking Officer, British Business Bank

UK company numbers hit eight-year high at 5.66 million: NatWest and Beauhurst Startup Index

The UK’s startup landscape showed resilience and continued regional growth in 2025, with new data revealing a record 5.66 million active companies — up 0.82% on the previous year according to the NatWest and Beauhurst latest Startup Index

People First – How franchising is winning hearts and minds at the British franchise awards

By Pip Wilkins QFP, CEO of the BFA (British Franchise Association)

Start Up Loans programme expands to ignite UK entrepreneurship

The Start Up Loans programme was launched back in 2012 with the aim of supporting young entrepreneurs in setting up a business.

Backing Britain’s Entrepreneurs

How Start Up Loans are driving growth amid uncertainty

Lowering the tax burden is key to boosting confidence say small businesses

– whilst a hiring freeze is the most likely consequence of falling confidence

Mathnasium the franchise putting the fun back into maths across the UK.

A system that can make pupils look forward to maths earns my total respect. NB discusses with Mathnasium how they sit down to do exactly that with 100,000 pupils eager to master maths every month

Why food franchises are thriving in the UK: Lessons from Creams Café and YouMeSushi

Hospitality sector realises 34% growth

Will the NIC change be a fatal blow to thousands of small businesses?

By Todd Davison, MD of Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance