The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Bank of America survey finds investors pulling out of US stocks and the dollar, rotating into eurozone and emerging markets amid fading recession fears and softening…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering softening Labour’s flagship plans to scrap the non-domiciled tax regime, amid rising concern over the growing exodus of wealthy individuals and…
Ensus, the UK’s largest supplier of food-grade CO₂, warns its Teesside plant could close without urgent government support after the UK-US trade deal removed tariffs on…
MPs and peers warn that tax changes and affordability checks risk damaging British horse racing, calling on the government to rethink gambling policy to protect jobs…
Poundland is shutting 68 stores, ending online sales, and closing two distribution centres after its £1 sale to Gordon Brothers, putting over 2,000 jobs at risk.
Emma Jones CBE, founder of Enterprise Nation, becomes the UK’s new small business commissioner, pledging to tackle late payments and champion SMEs across the country.
Metro Bank shares hit a two-year high following news of a potential takeover by private equity firm Pollen Street Capital, raising uncertainty for customers and staff…
Spanish bank Sabadell confirms interest from potential buyers for UK lender TSB as it fends off a £9.4bn hostile takeover from rival BBVA, signalling a possible…
BT boss Allison Kirkby signals more job losses could follow AI rollout, adding to plans to cut up to 55,000 roles by 2030 as part of…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is accused of underfunding Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after applying the Barnett formula to cover rising employer NICs, leaving multimillion-pound public sector…
New business rates reforms will hit Britain’s largest retailers with a £600m tax rise from April 2026, with London’s West End and supermarkets hardest affected, according…
Restaurateur Richard Caring says a letter demanding a mandatory 2.5 per cent reduction as a result of the ‘current increased cost of trading’ was sent in…
British manufacturers are turning away from the US due to rising tariffs and trade uncertainty, with Make UK forecasting a 0.2% contraction in 2025 and warning…
Metro Bank has received a takeover approach from Pollen Street Capital, sparking fresh concerns over the number of companies leaving the London Stock Exchange amid rising…
HMRC will stop sending most physical letters in a bid to save £50m a year, moving 90% of communications online. Experts warn millions could be left…