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What will 2026 bring?
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There’s a certain magic to this time of year in small business. Sales may peak, the to-do list never ends, yet somehow December brings a clarity that’s easy to miss in the day-to-day. It’s a natural moment to ask: What worked? What changed? And what do we want next?
One theme has come up again and again this year: finding the right people. With AI reshaping roles, budgets under pressure and skill needs shifting overnight, hiring has become a high-stakes decision for every founder. As you’ll read in this week’s feature, the smartest businesses aren’t hiring for the role they have today, but for the adaptability they’ll need tomorrow.
It’s the entrepreneurial mindset in action – learning, pivoting, creating from scratch, and staying resilient when conditions change. And speaking of staying ahead, if you want a burst of inspiration on what’s coming next, join us for the last Lunch and Learn webinar of the year, revealing marketing trends for 2026.
So as we head into the final stretch of 2025, I hope you take a moment to honour the progress you’ve made. Recharge. Celebrate. Let the ideas that have been quietly forming finally come to the surface. January will bring new energy, and we’ll be right here to help you turn it into momentum. In the meantime, read our most popular blogs from 2025.
Late payment in 2026: The year slow payers run out of road, by Daniel Woolf
The top 12 most read blogs from 2025, by Chris Goodfellow
Building a loved local brand: Why connection is the future of the high street, by Teresa Ferreira
Hiring for a future shaped by AI and change, by Jennifer Sieg
Keeping your business strong through a marriage breakdown, by Dakota Murphey
E-commerce accounting: Why the money in your bank is not your sales, by Michael Austin
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Government-backed taskforce hits £635 million for female entrepreneur funds, writes Dan Martin for SME Web
Budget could knock half a percentage of inflation, Bank chief says, writes Archie Mitchell for BBC
Companies could be fined £60,000 for not checking casual workers, writes Niamh Curran for The Times
What Making Tax Digital for Income Tax means for sole traders, by Chris Downing for Sage
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How small businesses can create great videos
🗓 Thursday 11 December | Online
With the latest online tools, teams can now plan, edit and publish video content together in real time.
Supercharge your start-up with marketing trends for 2026
🗓 Friday 12 December | Online
Changing technology and consumer expectations are transforming how you connect with customers.
Mastering the mechanics of achieving goals
🗓 Wednesday 7 January | Online
How to set goals you actually care about, and understand how to easily achieve them.
How to become financially savvy in 2026
🗓 Thursday 8 January | Online
Discover the top money mistakes founders make, why they happen and how to prevent them.
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