Independent Business Outlook 2026
A survey of owner-managed businesses on trading conditions, costs, investment intentions and the support they consider most useful.
Area of focus
British business
British businesses operate within a distinctive mix of regulation, regional variation and international exposure. BCFI draws on practitioners and specialists to provide considered perspectives on the developments that matter to them.
Research
Insights & commentary
The high street and the independent trader
Independent businesses remain central to the character of Britain’s town centres. Their resilience deserves closer attention.
Cameron Batt
Reading business confidence with care
Headline sentiment measures are useful, but the reasons behind them often tell a more instructive story.
Cameron Batt
BCFI announces its programme of consumer and business research
The Forum will publish regular survey research on the issues affecting British consumers and businesses.
Cameron Batt