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UK businesses are being asked to cut the carbon footprint of workforce travel while the information they need to do it arrives after the room has already been booked, new research suggests.

Firms flying blind on hotel carbon as data arrives after booking

20 July 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

UK businesses are being asked to cut the carbon footprint of workforce travel while the information they need to do it arrives after the room has already been booked, new research suggests.

A recruitment campaign built inside an upcycled Airbus fuselage has landed at the Farnborough International Airshow, carrying an awkward message for one of Britain's flagship industries: the average job pays £52,600, and there are still 10,000 of them going unfilled every year.

Aerospace comes recruiting with 10,000 vacancies and £52,600 salaries

20 July 2026 In Business Jamie Young 0 Comments

UK aerospace recruitment campaign There’s Aerospace For You brings its Airbus A318 pod to Farnborough, with 10,000 vacancies paying an average £52,600.

UK businesses, charities and public sector organisations have drawn down £33.9 million in government grants for workplace electric vehicle charging since 2016, new analysis shows. But the scheme responsible for most of that funding closes for good in March 2027, and firms that have yet to apply are running out of time.

Firms have until March 2027 to claim up to £20,000 for EV chargers

20 July 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

The Workplace Charging Scheme has paid out £33.9m since 2016 and closes in March 2027. How UK businesses can claim up to £20,000 for EV charge points.

The Department for Business and Trade paired specialist AI skills training with the launch of Ask DBT. What Whitehall's playbook means for UK SMEs.

Whitehall’s AI playbook: train staff first, switch on tools second

17 July 202617 July 2026 In Business, Technology Amy Ingham 0 Comments

The Department for Business and Trade paired specialist AI skills training with the launch of Ask DBT. What Whitehall’s playbook means for UK SMEs.

UK businesses importing steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser or hydrogen products face a new compliance burden from 1 January 2027, when record-keeping requirements for the UK's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) take effect. And in a detail that will catch many smaller firms off guard, using a customs broker or freight forwarder does not pass the responsibility on.

Importers face six-year record rule as UK carbon border tax nears

16 July 2026 Advice, In Business Jamie Young 0 Comments

UK CBAM rules hit importers of steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser and hydrogen from January 2027. What SMEs must do now to avoid HMRC penalties.

Small firms that reward staff with share options are set to lose one of their more tedious HMRC chores, after the government published draft legislation scrapping the requirement to notify the taxman separately every time an Enterprise Management Incentive option is granted.

HMRC moves to scrap separate EMI notifications in red tape win

16 July 2026 Finance, In Business Jamie Young 0 Comments

HMRC’s draft Finance Bill scraps separate EMI grant notifications from April 2027, folding them into the annual return. What SME employers need to know.

Andy Burnham has been warned he must complete England's devolution map at speed or preside over a "two-tier England" in which a firm's prospects depend on whether it happens to sit inside a mayor's boundary.

Burnham told to move fast on devolution or risk a two-tier England

16 July 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

IPPR North warns Andy Burnham risks creating a two-tier England unless devolution reaches every region. What faster fiscal devolution means for SMEs.

Alvin, Simon and Theodore are heading back to work, and the deal behind their return is a quiet masterclass in how a family business should treat its most valuable asset.

Chipmunks return: why waiting a decade for the right deal paid off

15 July 2026 In Business, Legal Jamie Young 0 Comments

Alvin and the Chipmunks return in a digital-first reboot with a 2028 film. What the family-owned franchise teaches UK SMEs about IP and licensing.

British business travellers could be boarding a direct train from London to Cologne by 2030, after start-up operator Gemini Trains vowed to break Eurostar's 32-year grip on the Channel Tunnel with new routes, new stations and introductory Paris fares of about £59.

Cologne in four hours: the start-up taking on ‘lacklustre’ Eurostar

15 July 2026 In Business Jamie Young 0 Comments

Gemini Trains plans direct London-Cologne services and £59 Paris fares by 2030, challenging Eurostar’s Channel Tunnel monopoly. What it means for SMEs.

The small businesses behind Britain's live music industry have been handed a rare piece of good news, as the government's first long-term music strategy promises a £45 million growth fund, lighter-touch festival licensing and a two-year freeze on business rates bills for venues.

Festivals get longer licences and red tape cut in £45m music plan

14 July 202614 July 2026 In Business, News Amy Ingham 0 Comments

The government’s new UK music plan promises festival licensing reform and a £45m growth fund. What Turn It Up means for venues, clubs and small firms.

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Banker who bought Northern Rock named to lead audit watchdog

13 July 2026 In Business, Interviews Paul Jones 0 Comments

Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, ex-Virgin Money chief, is the government’s pick to chair the FRC. What the audit watchdog’s new leadership means for UK firms.

Business owners bracing for a Burnham premiership have been offered a rare note of reassurance from one of the City's most respected voices. Jim O'Neill, the economist and former Treasury minister, says the probable next prime minister will not arrive in Downing Street with a fresh round of punishing tax rises.

Burnham will not ‘tax the hell out of you’, says Jim O’Neill

13 July 2026 In Business Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Jim O’Neill says Andy Burnham will not ‘tax the hell out of you’ but must scrap the triple lock and overhaul welfare. What it means for your business.

In their most simple forms, expense policies are designed to control costs, ensure fairness and reduce financial risk. On paper, most organisations already have these documents in place, often reviewed annually and signed off by finance and HR teams. In theory, they should provide clarity and consistency.

Red card for red tape: 96% of firms say regulation is failing them

13 July 202613 July 2026 In Business Jamie Young 0 Comments

96 per cent of firms told the government’s own red tape survey that regulators create unnecessary problems. What the findings mean for UK SMEs and owners.

The sat-nav maker written off when Google made navigation free in 2009 is now the location technology inside Microsoft, Uber and Huawei, and its comeback offers one of the sharpest survival lessons any UK business owner will read this year.

The sat-nav maker Google ‘killed’ now powers Microsoft and Uber

12 July 2026 In Business Paul Jones 0 Comments

TomTom lost 97 per cent of its value when Google made navigation free. Its pivot into maps licensing offers hard survival lessons for UK business owners.

Families spooked by reports that the capital gains tax 'uplift on death' could be scrapped should treat the speculation as a prompt to get organised, not a reason to offload property in a hurry, personal finance experts have warned.

Families told to hold their nerve as inherited property tax fears swirl

10 July 2026 Advice, Finance Amy Ingham 0 Comments

Capital gains tax on inherited property could rise if the ‘uplift on death’ is scrapped. Experts explain why panic selling now could prove costly.

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Monsoon founder Peter Simon is selling nearly 200 works by artists including Francis Bacon and Pablo Picasso in three Christie's London sales in October.

Monsoon founder to sell nearly 200 artworks estimated at up to £126.7m

Monsoon founder Peter Simon is selling nearly 200 works by artists including Francis Bacon and Pablo Picasso in three Christie’s London sales in October.

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IoD urges Healey to unlock private investment in Autumn Budget

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