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Rio Ferdinand, Deborah Meaden and Simon Squibb among judges for start-up pitching competition with $200,000 top prize https://t.co/DOVwBWiTwD

@rioferdy5 @DeborahMeaden @simonsquibb @AlibabaGroup

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ASOS cyber attacked in apparent hack: Lessons and advice for businesses https://t.co/yUgH00jVr1

#ASOS #ASOShack #ASOShacked

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More than a million sole traders and landlords impacted by next stage of Making Tax Digital https://t.co/zpnxeKACMh

#MakingTaxDigital

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What was in Andy Burnham’s Labour Party Conference speech for businesses? https://t.co/Zs9v5BRpHf

#lab26 #labconf26 #andyburnham @e_nation @britishchambers @CBItweets @PSKD1 @Lizziepin @DanielWoolf16

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Chancellor pledges ‘a new age of industrialisation’ and £100 million fund for apprenticeships https://t.co/wBl6drOZs5

#LabConf26 #Lab2026 @e_nation @fsb_policy @britishchambers @CBItweets @Lizziepin @PSKD1 @DanielWoolf16

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Disabled young people to be offered guaranteed government funded jobs
https://t.co/Qa8KenMWQd

#LabConf26

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New £140 million fund for East of England businesses https://t.co/XFUMQADMFj

@BritishBBank

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport confirms ministerial briefs https://t.co/MBxNEafkTV

#DCMS @IanMurrayMP

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New employee rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss to be introduced in April 2027 https://t.co/3RODuw9WmF

#employmentrights

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UK small businesses most vulnerable to cyber attacks https://t.co/6ow8L2YNnE

#cybersecurity

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Hospitality and leisure firms in Wales to get 30% cut in business rates https://t.co/lRm2SfHyXA

#businessrates

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Burnham pledges to back entrepreneurs and calls for a ‘culture shift’ in how the UK does business https://t.co/vUEBKmisBQ

#andyburnham

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Ministers pledge to cut business paperwork that’s ‘longer than The Hobbit’ https://t.co/DoUyY3KgwL

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Government announces £150 million fund for North of England scale-ups and pledges to double number of UK unicorns https://t.co/VbC2oW8ppY

@SMEwebUK #scaleups #unicorns

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Entrepreneur Alex Depledge reappointed as entrepreneurship adviser to the chancellor https://t.co/8bo0rnzI5A

#Budget2026 #AutumnBudget

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Two creative sector ‘freelance champions’ appointed by government https://t.co/dOJqlIG7T5

#creativeindustries

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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch reshuffles shadow Cabinet [LIVE UPDATES] https://t.co/OqarfXVzEg

#reshuffle #shadowcabinet #kemibadenoch

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Edinburgh tourist levy ‘causing major problems’ for businesses https://t.co/bNxotUv8WJ

@st_alliance #Edinburgh

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Could a quieter August help you prepare for the months ahead?

In her latest SME Web article, Emma Jones shares four areas small businesses can review and refresh.

Read the full article: https://t.co/q6QoqhesNz

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Scottish government provides funding to continue programme to help businesses benefit from AI https://t.co/A1xxMeQH6G

@scotgov #AI