Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), enterprises with 0-250 employees, are the foundation upon which the UK economy rests. They account for 99.9% of all businesses and contribute approximately £2.4 trillion to the UK market.  Find out more in this report.

The government has unveiled new measures to support small businesses and the self-employed by tackling the scourge of late payments, which according to the Smart Data Foundry is costing small businesses £22,000 a year on average and leads to 50,000 business closures a year according to Intuit QuickBooks.