10/04/2018
To air for the first time next Monday, the brand-new ITV series Give it a Year, will see Baroness Karren Brady follow the lives of new entrepreneurs.
27/03/2018
UK business owners will soon be able to apply for innovation loans worth up to £1 million to fund late-stage projects. 
16/03/2018
The Government has unveiled a £67 million scheme to help small UK businesses and local community groups fund faster broadband connections.
13/03/2018
New research shows greater use of digital tools could deliver £12 to £26 billion of additional Gross Value Added (GVA) per year for the rural economy. 
21/02/2018
New grant funding will enable landowners with land or woodland within 25 miles of HS2  to establish new, or manage existing, plantations and ancient woodlands.
19/01/2018
New research, conducted by FreeAgent, has shown that 11% of the British population plan to start a business in 2018.
19/01/2018
Messaging platform WhatsApp has released its dedicated business app for UK users, offering a range of new tools to help small firms. 
04/01/2018
90 percent of small UK business owners intend to sell their products online by the end of the year, new research has shown.
11/12/2017
Aldi launches brand new development programme to help small-scale food and drink businesses become regular suppliers of its Scottish outlets.
04/12/2017
A share of £50,000 has been put up for grabs for small food and drink business innovators. Find out more by reading on. 
24/11/2017
Fresh off the back of a highly successful 2017, the Rural Business Awards is now open again for the 2018 year.
20/11/2017
On the 25 May 2018 new legislation on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect.  
20/11/2017
Britain’s government-backed National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published a guide to help small businesses with online security.   
20/11/2017
The President of the National Farmers Union, Meurig Raymond, has announced he will step down as it has become ‘increasingly clear’ that the Brexit negotiations will outlast his tenure.  
20/11/2017
Rural business owners often face a wide variety of challenges during the winter months. Here are five of the best winter preparation tips for small businesses, to help cope with the potential challenges ahead.
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