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bmmagazine.co.ukARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
Research from Small Business Britain and Alibaba.com finds owners use AI mainly for marketing, while only 5 per cent regularly use agentic AI tools.
ALIBABACOM
ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING
Blick Rothenberg warns cake shed owners that HMRC can check council and hygiene records to find bakers who have not declared income from roadside sales.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STARTUPS
eBay UK has opened a second round of its Up & Running eBay grants, offering up to 拢200,000 to young sellers and firms creating roles for young people.
GAMBLING AND BETTING
The Ladbrokes and Coral owner plans 400 redundancies, and has told the Prime Minister a gambling tax rise on slot machines would cost it 拢100m a year.
UKMS DAVIDSTELLA DAVID
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
KPMG job cuts will hit about 200 UK advisory roles across all grades, as the Big Four firm says too few consultants are leaving of their own accord.
