{"id":1700,"date":"2025-07-04T08:13:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/sme-insights-report\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:16:56","slug":"sme-insights-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/resources\/sme-insights-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Simply Business SME Insights Report 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Simply Business
SME Insights Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A detailed analysis of the UK\u2019s small businesses, from market confidence and finances to challenges and future plans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Government changes create challenging conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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These changes have put financial pressure on many small businesses, making it harder for them to retain or hire new employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the same time, business rates relief for hospitality, retail, and leisure businesses was reduced significantly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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These changes have put financial pressure on many small businesses, making it harder for them to retain or hire new employees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prices up and profits down<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These challenging conditions have forced more small businesses to increase their prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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said they\u2019re planning to increase prices<\/strong> in the next 12 months,
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of businesses expect profits to decrease<\/strong> this year
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“Despite testing circumstances, the UK\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit remains a hallmark of our culture. I\u2019m encouraged that 17 per cent of businesses expect profits to increase this year.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Providing over \u00a32.8 trillion in annual turnover, small businesses are critical  to our economic prosperity. We must do everything we can to protect, support, and celebrate their spirit and resilience.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julie Fisher<\/strong>
UK CEO, Simply Business<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First-hand insight from real businesses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To create our report, we spoke to over 2,000 small business owners, from tradespeople and contractors to shop owners and online businesses.

The importance of small businesses can\u2019t be underestimated \u2013 they account for 99 per cent of all British businesses.

We want to understand what it\u2019s like to be a small business owner in 2025, from the unique challenges they face to their economic outlook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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About Simply Business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re one of the UK\u2019s largest business insurance providers. Since we started life in 2005, we\u2019ve helped three million small businesses and self-employed people find the protection that\u2019s right for them, from builders to bakers and personal trainers (we cover landlords, too).\u2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n


More than nearly a million customers across 1,000 different trades trust us to support them with their insurance.

You can build a policy tailored to your business, choosing the covers that you need to help protect your business\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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