AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDesign Businesses: UK reforms aim to make design disputes cheaper and give the Intellectual Property Office more power to reject registrations used to block competitors — a significant change for a sector where 92% of firms are microbusinesses. Budget and Tax: The UK plans to raise Small Business Rates Relief’s threshold to £18,000, potentially removing 70,000 retail, hospitality and leisure firms from business rates. But a separate report warns that 26,000 small firms are holding back growth to stay below the £90,000 VAT threshold. Cybersecurity: Mastercard has launched free, practical cyber training for small businesses in Ireland, Italy, Poland and the UK, with a wider European rollout planned for 2027. Pubs: Around eight British pubs closed each week last year, with rising costs, heavy debts and pub-owning company structures adding to pressure on local operators.
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