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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Allica Bank-backed start-up sets out to ‘protect’ UK family firms

November 20, 2024

A new start-up set out to protect the legacies and values of Britain’s family businesses has secured its first ever acquisition and funding round backed by the UK’s fastest growing firm Allica Bank. Astra Holding, founded by entrepreneurs Amit Rai and Sergey Sushentsev earlier this year, has announced the acquisition of Hull-based industrial doors supplier [...]
Could the digitisation of social care pave the way for a better NHS?

November 19, 2024

The system, as it stands, is struggling – and the debate over what should or can be done to fix it is still ongoing.
The ‘perfect storm’ is upon us — Britain needs more start-up support

November 18, 2024

The largest annual festival of entrepreneurship and start-up events in the world is officially upon us, with a “perfect storm” paving the way for this year’s celebrations in Britain. Global Entrepreneurship Week is traditionally a moment of celebration in Britain — five days a week where budding entrepreneurs and wealth makers come together to support [...]
Meet the Trinidad-born entrepreneur shaking up a UK rum renaissance

November 15, 2024

How this entrepreneur plans to introduce authentic Caribbean culture to the UK premium drinks market.
East London praised for start-up growth — but can it continue?

November 14, 2024

East London has been crowned the most entrepreneurial region in England as it tops of the charts with the fastest growth of new start-ups. Fresh research by the East London Growth Group has revealed half of East London’s boroughs are in the top 10 per cent for the growth rate of new small and medium [...]
Founders warn of hiring freeze ahead of national insurance hike

November 14, 2024

A majority of founders are warning they will have to implement a hiring freeze ahead of the employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) increase set to come into effect this spring. The warning signs follow Rachel Reeves’ announcement in the Budget last month of a 1.2 per cent increase to employers’ NICs, taking the total to [...]
Tax changes could lead to ‘fire sale’ of family SMEs, experts warn

November 12, 2024

Industry leaders have warned there will be an influx of for-sale signs on UK businesses as their owners and subsequent heirs begin to cope with a change in inheritance tax (IHT). The concern comes following the announcement in Reeves’ Autumn Budget that business assets worth more than £1m would no longer be exempt from IHT [...]
Collapse in SME employment growth serves as ‘wake up’ call to government

November 12, 2024

Employment growth within Britain’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) fell drastically last month in the run-up to the Autumn Budget’s tax hike on employers. The rolling six-month average for annual employment growth in full-time jobs dropped to 2.6 per cent at the end October, down from 12.8 per cent in October of last year, [...]
How I’m readying my British honey brand for overseas expansion

November 12, 2024

Jennifer Sieg meets Scott Davies, founder of British honey brand Hilltop Honey, to discuss the road to international expansion Impact-Site-Verification: 23b14862-b50e-4637-a6fb-9e8e82968724 International expansion is a dream come true for many entrepreneurs who want to tap into new market opportunities and subsequently reach a wider customer base. But to do so successfully takes some tenacity, and [...]
Don’t be fooled – Britain’s entrepreneurs are here to stay

November 2, 2024

The run-up to this week’s highly-anticipated Budget was filled to the brim with an overwhelming amount of uncertainty. But what's really next for Britain's entrepreneurs?

School of Hard Knocks and Investec celebrate spring rugby tournament

School of Hard Knocks and Investec celebrate spring rugby tournament

Barbican Centre: the brutalist landmark weaving art into everyday London life.

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