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Why Small Businesses Using AI Are Outperforming Their Rivals in 2025
The AI Journal
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July 1, 2025
The numbers tell a striking story. Small businesses embracing AI tools are seeing productivity gains between 27% and 133%, according to research from the University of St Andrews Business School. This isn’t just another business trend, it’s...
I Helped 4 Local Businesses Use Adobe Express' AI Features
CNET
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July 1, 2025
Over the past few years, I've found tremendous joy in helping local businesses here in Worcester, MA learn more about technology and AI. It's the same work I do in my full-time job as a content creator, but I love the in-person collaborative...
UK Govt: ‘No streamer levy’
Advanced Television
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July 3, 2025
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has published the Government’s response to its report on British film and high-end TV. The report, which was published in April 2025, urged the Government to step up the assistance...
SNP urge Reeves not to cut Isa tax-free allowance
Express & Star
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July 8, 2025
The SNP has urged the Chancellor not to cut the tax free allowance on cash savings accounts. Reports have suggested Rachel Reeves could announce the measure next week, dropping the threshold from £20,000 for cash individual savings accounts...
Tesla sees UK sales rebound in June as EV market accelerates
Business Matters
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July 5, 2025
Despite the improvement, the electric carmaker’s UK performance remains slightly down for the year. Between January and June 2025, Tesla registered 22,700 vehicles, a 1.3% year-on-year decline. The uptick in June follows a sluggish start to the...
UK bond yields fall as markets welcome Starmer’s backing of Reeves
Business Matters
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July 3, 2025
The rally comes after a sharp sell-off in UK gilts earlier this week, which saw yields on long-dated bonds surge amid speculation that a change in chancellor might lead to looser fiscal policy and higher government borrowing. In early trading, the...
How Small Businesses Can Use AI to Grow Smarter — Not Just Faster
SME News
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July 1, 2025
Funding Circle shares practical insights on how UK SMEs can leverage AI to boost productivity and resilience in 2025 In an era defined by economic uncertainty and rising operational costs, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly...
UK in dire straits after finance minister's tears rattle markets
CNBC
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July 3, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves to his right, looking visibly upset, in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Image sourced under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All eyes are now on the U.K.'s ruling Labour Party for...
NSW government quietly axes free small business support program
SmartCompany
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July 1, 2025
The New South Wales government will discontinue its long-running Business Connect program on September 30 after deciding not to renew its funding in the 2025-26 state budget. The Business Connect program was launched by the NSW government in 2017...
Proposed Companies House rules spark concerns for UK small businesses
Yahoo Finance
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Thousands of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are bracing for regulatory changes that will force them to reveal detailed financial information, prompting fears of competitive harm and disruption across key sectors. From April 2027, all...
Is AI the ‘Great Equaliser’ for SMBs in the Professional Services Sector?
The European Business Review
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July 5, 2025
Artificial intelligence is helping small and medium-sized businesses close the gap with larger competitors. Bret Tushaus explores how AI empowers SMBs in the professional services sector by enhancing agility, streamlining operations, and improving...
Business Business Insider America's small business owners are being swamped by scammers
Yahoo News
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Sometime last year, Ian Lamont's inbox began piling up with inquiries about a job listing. The Boston-based owner of a how-to guide company hadn't opened any new positions, but when he logged onto LinkedIn, he found one for a "Data Entry Clerk"...
‘Not for EU’ labelling ‘could be final straw’ for small business in NI
Belfast Telegraph
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July 1, 2025
latest | New regulations come in on July 1 – but could still be scrapped From Tuesday, NI companies will be required to label some products 'Not for EU' Today at 07:47 New regulations requiring NI companies to label some products as ‘not for EU’...
America's small business owners are being swamped by scammers
Business Insider
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Sometime last year, Ian Lamont's inbox began piling up with inquiries about a job listing. The Boston-based owner of a how-to guide company hadn't opened any new positions, but when he logged onto LinkedIn, he found one for a "Data Entry Clerk"...
It’s Time To Raise Nigeria’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax – CAPPA Boss
The Will
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July 8, 2025
July 08, (THEWILL) — The Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, has issued a powerful call to action urging the Nigerian government to significantly increase the...
‘Top 1% holds 40% of wealth...’: Financial analyst warns India’s wealth gap is worse than British era
Business Today
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July 4, 2025
When Hardik Joshi sat down to crunch the latest numbers from the World Inequality Database, he expected to find a growing gap. What he didn’t expect was a figure so stark that it would compel him to compare modern India to a painful chapter in its...
Care home named as one of the best in the UK
Dorset Echo
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Trinity Manor Care Home in Sherborne was recognised in the inaugural Lottie Awards, which celebrate care homes demonstrating "exceptional commitment to residents, families and staff." Lottie, an online care finder, assessed thousands of UK care...
Māori All Blacks v Scotland brings sporting buzz to Whangārei
1News
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Excitement is building and accommodation is packed in Whangārei today ahead of the city's biggest sporting fixture in three years. The gates at Semenoff Stadium open at 12.30pm with kick-off in the Māori All Blacks versus Scotland clash due at...
UK Parliament celebrates Sir Anwar’s life & achievements
Daily Times
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July 2, 2025
On the 19th of June 2025 both current and former members of Parliament came together to celebrate the life of Sir Anwar Pervez, OBE H Pk as part of his 90th Birthday celebrations. Former ministers Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MP MBE VR and Rt Hon the Lord...
Eighty-eight per cent of small businesses still feel threatened by the long tail from the cost of living crisis
The Southern Reporter
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June 30, 2025
The cost of living crisis is far from over for UK small businesses. New research from Novuna Business Finance reveals that 88% of business owners say their enterprise is still threatened by aspects of the cost of living crisis – up slightly from...