For journalists and producers
Small Business Advice Week runs 20 to 24 September 2027. We can help with spokespeople, data and story ideas.
What we can offer
- Spokespeople from our partners on finance, marketing, employment, technology and exporting, available for live or recorded interviews.
- New research released during the week, shared with media under embargo.
- Case studies of small business owners willing to talk about their own experience.
- Facts and figures about small businesses, with sources.
Key facts
- Dates: Monday 20 to Friday 24 September 2027
- Running since: 2004
- UK private sector businesses: 5.7 million at the start of 2025, more than 99% of them small or medium-sized (Department for Business and Trade)
- Hashtag: #SmallBusinessAdviceWeek
Forward planning
The week’s dates for the next three years are 20 to 24 September 2027, 25 to 29 September 2028 and 24 to 28 September 2029.