The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Hopes for a sustained recovery in UK hiring “hang in the balance” as employer sentiment is hit by concerns over rising payroll taxes and incoming workers’…
Ministers are to be granted new powers to compel pension funds to invest in British assets, under plans set to be announced in the Pension Schemes…
Global stock markets jumped and the dollar strengthened after a major US court ruling blocked President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, throwing his trade strategy into legal…
Thames Water has been handed a record-breaking £122.7 million fine by Ofwat following two damning investigations into the UK’s largest water utility.
The UK’s government bond market is increasingly exposed to the risk of sharp price swings and sudden sell-offs, the International Monetary Fund has warned, due to…
McKinsey & Company has cut more than 10 per cent of its global workforce in the past 18 months, trimming headcount from over 45,000 at the…
Tesla’s grip on the European electric vehicle market weakened dramatically last month, with new figures showing a 49 per cent drop in sales across 32 European…
Toyota is preparing to invest £40 million in its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire as part of a plan to manufacture the high-performance GR version of its…
The UK housing market is enjoying its strongest spell of activity since the pandemic-era “race for space,” with estate agents reporting a surge in buyer interest…
Sara Murray, the founder of electronic monitoring firm Big Technologies, has agreed to a court order not to move or sell assets worth up to £320…
University of Cambridge leaders have issued a stark warning that the UK risks falling behind in the race to commercialise world-class research unless it does more…
Oxford Brain Diagnostics (OBD) is preparing to launch its groundbreaking technology for the early diagnosis of dementia across the UK and US healthcare markets, following a…
The UK government has announced a major step forward in its international artificial intelligence strategy, unveiling plans for a new UK-EU collaboration that could deliver breakthroughs…
The Bank of England is facing a renewed challenge in its efforts to manage inflation and steer the economy, after fresh data showed starting salaries in…
British taxpayers have injected more than £400 million into Sheffield Forgemasters, the historic steelmaker and defence contractor, just three and a half years after the company…