Small Business (SMB) stories

Executive-level CISO roles now dominate security leadership, but a new report warns widening scope and legacy structures are driving strain.

YouLend teams up with Teya to launch flexible cash advances of GBP £1,000-GBP £2 million for more than 30,000 UK SMEs, ahead of EU rollout.

Dun & Bradstreet flags sanctions, data quality and AI governance as top compliance pressures shaping corporate risk in 2026.

Cyber crime reports to Action Fraud have jumped 37% in five years, but analysts warn hidden enterprise losses run to hundreds of millions.

Avetta launches Avetta University, an e-learning hub in Avetta One to boost health and safety training and compliance across supply chains.

Constant Contact buys GURU Conference, SubjectLine.com and Certified GURU to deepen its email marketing tools, training and community reach.

Xero launches AI analytics across its platform, giving small firms dashboards, forecasts and scorecards once reserved for larger rivals.

AI-driven personalisation and shifting notions of value will set the pace for hospitality guest engagement in 2026, Paytronix predicts.

Newo.ai and IONOS have launched a plug-and-play AI receptionist, promising SMEs 24/7 call handling, missed lead recovery and quick setup.

Employment Hero launches a quarterly SMB Insight Engine to track Canadian small firms’ confidence amid hiring strain and burnout fears.

Money has overtaken health, time and relationships as the main driver of life satisfaction in the UK, new research from Intuit shows.

Business leaders are being urged to invest in financial insight as they navigate tighter oversight of artificial intelligence in financial services.

Antevia’s private 5G now underpins Bath Rugby’s Recreation Ground, tackling match-day congestion and boosting operations and fan services.

Plus-size outdoor champion Rebecca Dawson named among UK’s 100 most inspiring female entrepreneurs in Small Business Britain list.

Australians greatly overestimate their ability to spot AI-driven scam images, with new research showing they get it right less than half the time.

Zyxel Networks has unveiled its GS1200v3 smart switches, promising quiet, greener gigabit networking for expanding home offices and SMBs.

AI data management is set to surge to USD $239.15bn by 2034 as cloud, streaming data and governance needs reshape enterprise data strategy.

Refer A Friend launches an app that pays people commissions for referring local trades and services, charging businesses only per completed job.

Acronis launches encrypted archival storage for MSPs and SMEs, promising rapid access, WORM immutability and predictable long-term pricing.

Cybersecurity in 2026 pivots from building higher walls to one core question: how fast can organisations recover when attacks inevitably hit?.