Jamie Young

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Jamie is Senior Reporter at Business Matters, bringing over a decade of experience in UK SME business reporting. Jamie holds a degree in Business Administration and regularly participates in industry conferences and workshops. When not reporting on the latest business developments, Jamie is passionate about mentoring up-and-coming journalists and entrepreneurs to inspire the next generation of business leaders.

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Bezos’s physical AI lab Prometheus nears $10bn raise at $38bn valuation

21 April 2026 Get Funded Jamie Young 0 Comments

The unexpected drop in Britain's unemployment rate to 4.9 per cent has been seized upon by Number 11 as evidence that the economy entered the spring on a firm footing. Business owners reading the small print of Tuesday's labour market figures, however, will find precious little to celebrate.

Unemployment dip flatters to deceive as SME hiring freezes amid Iran shock

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Baroness Karren Brady has stepped down as vice-chair of West Ham United, drawing the curtain on one of British football's most enduring executive careers and severing a commercial partnership with joint-chair David Sullivan that has spanned close to four decades.

Brady bows out: West Ham vice-chair ends 16-year tenure as boardroom pressure mounts

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After 15 transformative years at the helm of the world's most valuable company, Tim Cook is stepping aside as chief executive of Apple, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus set to inherit one of the most coveted seats in global business.

Cook hands Apple’s reins to Ternus as engineering chief prepares for top job

20 April 2026 In Business, Technology Jamie Young 0 Comments

Once feted as one of the most successful pitches ever to grace the Dragons' Den studio floor, Craft Gin Club is now staring down the barrel of administration, having warned its lenders that the business cannot continue without a sweeping financial restructuring that will strip bondholders of the free gin deliveries they were promised.

Craft Gin Club teeters on brink as Dragons’ Den darling pleads with bondholders

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Iran has thrown open the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic once again, delivering an immediate jolt of relief to jittery global markets and, crucially for British businesses, shaving almost 10 basis points off the government's cost of borrowing in the space of a single trading session.

Hormuz reopens: what Iran’s climbdown means for British SMEs

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Britain's EdTech sector and artificial intelligence laboratories are being invited to pitch for a share of government funding to design a new generation of classroom-ready AI tutoring tools, in an initiative aimed squarely at closing the attainment gap between the country's wealthiest and poorest pupils.

Government calls on EdTech firms to build safe AI tutors for disadvantaged pupils

16 April 2026 News Jamie Young 0 Comments

Britain's supermarkets could be staring down the barrel of patchy shelves by midsummer, with ministers quietly war-gaming a scenario in which the continuing conflict with Iran chokes off carbon dioxide supplies to the country's food and drink industry.

Supermarket shelves face summer gaps as Iran war threatens UK’s CO2 lifeline

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The UK economy defied expectations by posting 0.1% growth in the final quarter of 2024, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

UK economy surged before Iran conflict but stagflation now looms for Britain’s SMEs

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Walt Disney is preparing to shed roughly 1,000 jobs in the first significant cost-cutting exercise under its new chief executive Josh D'Amaro, as the entertainment giant grapples with the shifting economics of Hollywood.

Disney to axe 1,000 jobs as new chief D’Amaro moves to streamline empire

15 April 2026 News Jamie Young 0 Comments

Stainless steel 1.4542, which is also referred to as 17-4PH or AISI 630, is a high-performance material with broad recognition for its strength, hardness, and moderate level of corrosion resistance.

Norwegian green-steel start-up closes in on rescue deal for former Liberty works in South Yorkshire

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Holidays abroad take a hit as cost of living fears and Iran conflict weigh on British consumers

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Morrisons to axe up to 200 head office jobs as AI drive accelerates

14 April 2026 News Jamie Young 0 Comments

The government has fired the starting gun on a £30 million funding offensive aimed at Britain's video games sector, urging developers with ambitions to create the next blockbuster title to come forward for a share of the pot.

Government doubles down on gaming with £30m funding package as sector eyes global growth

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Rising energy costs triggered by the escalating Middle East conflict are on course to strip nearly £500 from the finances of a typical UK household this year, according to new analysis from the Resolution Foundation.

Rising energy costs from Middle East conflict set to leave UK households £480 worse off this year

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