PM Modi announces operationalisation of India-U.K. CETA, boosting trade, supporting farmers, MSMEs, and enhancing opportunities for Indian professionals.

ISS India opens its Bengaluru office to strengthen UK-India trade and announces a three-day November 2026 roadshow in Northern England for Indian businesses and startups. MSME Opportunities

Beyond Tariff Cuts: Can the India-UK CETA Deliver for MSMEs?

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has called for policymakers and regulators in the UK to help businesses meet growing sustainability data and reporting requirements.

YouGov polls 2,010 business leaders ahead of the 2026 Autumn Budget, finding that half think it will leave UK enterprise worse off.

Bizcap's Line of Credit Ultra gives UK SMEs up to £500,000 in flexible working capital, with interest charged only on funds drawn.

SME confidence ahead of the Budget is recovering but fragile. ACCA UK's Glenn Collins sets out three tests for the Chancellor to pass

Continuing his drive to build an economy that works for every postcode, the Prime Minister has taken action to cut business rates bills for pubs, social clubs and live music venues across England from April next year.

OPINION: Hopes are up for the sector as prime minister Andy Burnham’s refreshed political priorities have made ministers more receptive to the message of the social enterprise community, writes Social Enterprise UK’s Jovan Owusu-Nepaul.

Babcock has appointed Royal British Veterans Enterprise as a signage supplier, giving the defence company a route to buy signage from a manufacturer whose workforce is largely made up of veterans and people with disabilities.

British High Commissioner Paul Turner has provided a new cocoa processing machine to the social enterprise, KOSI, helping increase production and export opportunities.

Jaskulla Mentoring, a Community Interest Company (CIC), has been shortlisted in the UK Social Enterprise Awards.

Co‑operatives UK plans a new dedicated investment fund for community shares, building on its decade-old Community Shares Booster Fund

Continuing his drive to build an economy that works for every postcode, the Prime Minister has taken action to cut business rates bills for pubs, social clubs and live music venues across England from April next year.

Durham launches new qualification for social entrepreneurs - Durham University

Jaskulla Mentoring, a Community Interest Company (CIC), has been shortlisted in the UK Social Enterprise Awards.

This week: UK social enterprises recognised in King’s Awards for Enterprise, Bob Geldof backs social enterprise model to fight homelessness, Better Futures Fund looks for a delivery partner, and more.

An open call for proposals to support the continued growth of Northern Ireland's social enterprise sector has been launched by the Department for the Economy.

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Formerly homeless guides lead excursions to develop career skills

With news of £12m of funding available for diverse social entrepreneurs and a new film exploring the impact made by a Key Fund blended finance deal, this week Pioneers Post is focussing on social investment.

A digital health social enterprise born out of Coventry University's Research Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, has won Tech for Good: Technology Social Enterprise of the Year at the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2024.

The scale and impact of the local social enterprise sector has been set out in a new report launched by Economy Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald.

Caring Connections, based in Kirkby, was officially recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Social Enterprises at a prestigious ceremony in Manchester on Wednesday night.

Higher education institutions in the UK must ensure they are alert to suspicious financial activity and have processes in place in order to avoid inadvertent non-compliance with financial crime laws, an expert has said.

Early years minister Stephen Morgan joined leading sector figures, experts, practitioners and academics in the House of Commons for the launch of the Early Years Social Enterprise Collective.

The UK’s top 100 social enterprises are named today in the 2025 NatWest SE100 list – celebrating social businesses across the UK.

Ignite is returning for a second year and entries are invited to be in with a chance of winning funding for a start-up social business.

NatWest SE100 2025 awards were celebrated for the first time in Manchester, England, recognising social enterprises and social investors from across the UK.