
The Biggest Non-Economic Risks Facing SMEs in 2026
When people talk about the risks facing small businesses, the focus is always placed on considerations such as inflation, interest rates, energy prices, and tax
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When people talk about the risks facing small businesses, the focus is always placed on considerations such as inflation, interest rates, energy prices, and tax

Finding good people has never been easy. But finding them now? That’s a completely different game. According to this year’s research, 72% of employers are

Let’s be honest. No one started a business expecting it to be cheap to run. Stressful? Absolutely. But cheap? No. We all know that running

Not every business that feels finished actually is. Sometimes the problem is the market. Sometimes it is cash flow, debt or declining demand. But sometimes

If you were to browse your LinkedIn feed, you’d be forgiven for thinking that everything was rosy for SMEs across the country. That’s because your

Most business owners have the same reaction when pressure starts building: sell more. Bring in more customers, push harder on marketing, and take on extra

Running a business is stressful, no question about it. And few moments are more stressful than logging onto your banking app and realising there is

Most business owners spend years trying to reach the point where growth finally arrives. More customers, bigger contracts, higher turnover, a stronger reputation in the

It starts with rejection. An application gets submitted, a few documents go back and forth, and then the email arrives. Polite, brief, and non-negotiable. “Not