By: Jennifer Sieg

SME Correspondent Jennifer Sieg is an SME correspondent and editor of Ambition A.M., City A.M.'s weekly newsletter for all things entrepreneurship. She is also the host of Founder Favourites podcast, interviewing some of the UK's most interesting and up-and-coming founders. Email: jennifer.sieg@cityam.com

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Succession planning: UK family firms stick to generational commitment

January 19, 2024

An Investec study, shared exclusively with City A.M., shows that nine out of 10 of the family businesses surveyed have "robust" succession plans in place for the next generations, with one in three being "open" to the idea of selling.
Deliveroo: Brits buying takeaways helps app exceed guidance

January 19, 2024

Deliveroo benefited from a surge in demand as it announced being ahead of its previously-raised profit guidance last year. The takeaway delivery giants said in a fourth quarter update to investors, its gross transaction value (GTV) remained “resilient” with an improved trend in orders, seeing a seven per cent leap to £1.09bn in the UK [...]
SME business activity returns to growth, but priorities are changing

January 18, 2024

Business activity for UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has reached its highest since May of last year, the latest data shows, but one particular challenge remains clear.
Current VAT threshold poses threat to small business growth, FSB warns

January 16, 2024

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said today that an increase from £85,000 to £100,000 would be "key" to unleashing those who may be stuck in "economic firepower".
Why Gen Z is avoiding the corporate ladder and what ‘tough questions’ it poses for business

January 16, 2024

Generation Z is beginning to shrug off the corporate ladder climb, new research suggests, while some experts believe the UK entrepreneurial landscape – and the workplace – could be changing. An analysis of Companies House data by accounting firm Hazlewoods showed the number of Gen Z directors of UK companies jumped 42 per cent in [...]
Ancient + Brave: Meet the female-led wellness brand breaking down barriers

January 16, 2024

Sitting at the kitchen table with three things in mind – profit, people and the planet – Kate Prince discovered the perfect way to combine her passion for sustainability, creativity and female empowerment into one.
Small businesses expect positive year despite ‘incredibly challenging’ 2023

January 15, 2024

Small businesses are confident in reaching profit targets this year, new research shows, despite high interest rates and an “incredibly challenging” 2023. A new survey by accountant and business advisory Moore UK shows 80 per cent of small businesses expect to reach their profit targets, with 91 per cent saying their profitability will increase over [...]
‘I’ve been able to do a lot more… by doing less’: The entrepreneur who’s made a business out of balance

January 13, 2024

Starting a business often comes with finding the right balance — not every up-and-coming entrepreneur has the leeway to quit their day job right off the bat.
Over a dozen black-owned businesses in London awarded £10,000 in funding support

January 12, 2024

A boost for 13 black-owned businesses in London is underway as the winners were announced for the 2024 UberEats Black Business Fund. Run by the small business support platform, Enterprise Nation, the campaign works to tackle the ongoing funding challenges that face underrepresented businesses in the hospitality sector. “It’s an industry that’s been squeezed tightly by higher [...]
Four London pubs go up for sale – including the Ten Bells

January 11, 2024

Four pubs run by East London Pub Co. have gone up for sale this week as cost-of-living pressures and work from home initiatives continue to take their toll on the capital’s bar scene. The Ten Bells in Spitalfields, The Saxon in Clapham, The Lock Tavern in Camden, and The Gun in Spitalfields are named as [...]

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