Liz Slee

Head of Media

Liz Slee is the head of media for small business support platform Enterprise Nation. A former journalist with a background in policy and public affairs, Liz focuses on keeping small businesses and start-ups front and centre of the broader media and policy agenda. That means telling the very real and brilliant stories about the UK's small business community and the work Enterprise Nation and its partners do to support them. She occasionally contributes to International Business Times UK.

UK SMEs postponing investment plans as they cope with higher costs

UK small businesses are postponing their investment plans as they grapple with inflationary pressures and higher interest rates in line with fiscal policy.

What are 6 benefits of becoming a business mentor?

Business mentors are helping UK SMEs to develop management skills, improve productivity and increase resilience, but there's something in it for them too.

UK SMEs need more space to grow, new report finds

A new report into access to space in the UK has found planning laws have created a distorted market that incentivises landlords to keep properties empty.

100 Independent restaurants to receive grant for sustainable packaging to help fight climate change

Independent takeaways and restaurants in London, Paris and Madrid can apply for new grant funding for sustainable packaging.

UK businesses could see annual tax bills increase by around £9,000

A new analysis has found SMEs could see annual tax bills increase by around £9,000 for the bigger earners from this month. Firms making a profit of £200,000 can expect to see tax bills climb from £39,723 to £49,361.

In the wake of the earlier turmoil, the Bank of England launched emergency buying of UK government bonds

Business groups urge UK government to unleash an export boom

A new report shows if UK exports had rebounded as strongly as Germany's following the pandemic, it would be exporting $111 billion more than is currently the case.