All news on the topic: Small businesses

Four in five Brits reckon it is cheaper to shop in big supermarkets rather than shopping local - but are they really getting more for their money?

One in five small businesses plan to make their green commitments and working towards a net-zero target a 'core business strategy' in the coming year

Zain Shah says people live in areas where you can't just nip to Poundland to grab a great deal - so he sells items at a profit and has made a fortune thanks to his big idea

When Dominique Croft started designing jewellery in her kitchen during lockdown, she never anticipated it would make her half a million pounds, be sold in Debenhams or debut at Paris Fashion Week

Jim Cole, of the Malibu Tanning Lounge in Market Harborough, has been ordered to take down the shop window poster after the council found it caused "harm" to the local area

A study found that one in nine micro businesses fear they will be forced to close this year. Several owners tell us what they need to hear from the Chancellor

Traders on a busy British street are fearful of violence and other forms of antisocial behaviour hurting their businesses. Shop owners even said that the violence is getting worse

Police have charged former boyfriend and employee Romero Johnson with Erica Atkins', 42, kidnap and murder after the bookshop owner was found in Cedar Creek, Georgia, US

Over half of high-street retailers say this has been the 'toughest winter in memory', due to rising energy costs and customers paying less

Noel Radford, who shares 22 children with his wife Sue Radford, has announced his retirement from his pie business and now he is left with a choice between two of his children that can take over

Sapphire Bates's dream came true when she opened her very own independent bookshop in Ramsgate last summer, but her sky-rocketing gas and electricity bills have left her unable to pay the bills this month

Catherine Addison-Swan says she has been “lucky enough” to call the North Tyneside town home for over a year and is still discovering new gems throughout the town

Dianne Bourne did her 'big shop' at her local farm shop to see how it compared to the supermarkets - and while the price of bread was jaw-dropping, she'd shop there again

A man who never went to university after not doing 'too well' on his A-Levels has spoken of how he achieved success after selling his company to retail giant Amazon

From a market stall to a destination celebrity piercing studio in the heart of London, Metal Morphosis has seen the likes of Millie Bobbie Brown and Naomi Campbell walk through the door

Get Baked was shut for six years and in 2021, whilst working in a corporate sales job, owner and founder Rich Myers decided to make a comeback and posted "Daddy's home" to Facebook and it only went up from there

Going 'paper free', reducing their working hours, and turning down the temperature on the boiler are among some of the top cost-saving work practices

The business owner shared her sadness online after her market stall did not perform as well as she had hoped. Thankfully, support soon came from an unexpected source

CEO Grace Beverley reveals how she turned her small side hustle into a multi-million pound empire before the age of 25 - with just £50 in her university dorm kitchen

The expecting mum was shocked by her friend's request as she had not asked her to crochet the personalised gift for herself but had instead requested a different product for her baby

Emma Ross-McNairn and Sarah Davies are worried it could be the end of their small business Oyster&Pop, which sells kids' clocks for £20, after Rolex lawyers demanded they change their name

Laura Schmidt was inspired to set up her business Lovendu after struggling with her mental health. Fast forward to 2023, she's making six figures and helping her customers to improve their mental wellbeing