The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The Chief Executive of UK Export Finance (UKEF), Tim Reid, meets with the Albanian Prime Minster, Edi Rama and Finance Minister, Delina Ibrahimaj, to cement their…
A recession is still on the cards in the UK despite the economy performing much better than experts predicted just a few months ago, new forecasts…
UK ministers should act to ensure long Covid sufferers receive the support they need from employers, with as many as two-thirds claiming they have been unfairly…
The Dubai-owned company that admitted it had broken employment law by dismissing 800 British crew at P&O Ferries last March and replacing them with cheap foreign…
Ten construction firms have been fined a combined £60m by the competition regulator for “illegally colluding” to rig bids for lucrative contracts for projects including Bow…
Just 1% of the estimated £1.1bn lost from the government’s Covid business support programme in England as a result of fraud and error has been recovered…
Accenture has announced plans to cut 19,000 jobs, about 2.5 per cent of its workforce, as corporate clients grow increasingly cautious about the strength of the…
Consumer confidence continued to rise this month despite growing concern about personal finances, a closely watched survey shows.
The Bank of England has pushed up the cost of borrowing to its highest level in nearly 15 years amid concerns that inflation will persist.
Retail sales volumes beat expectations to rise by their biggest margin in months to return to pre-pandemic levels in February.
Britain is less prepared for a pandemic now than it was three years ago, thanks to the sale of a key vaccine manufacturing plant, leading scientists…
A key group of Brexit-supporting Conservative MPs are yet to say whether they will vote for Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal.
More UK sectors reported an increase in output than at any time in the past 10 months in February, as stronger demand and weaker cost inflation…
UK property transactions fell four per cent in February as the fall out from last September’s mini budget continued to drive down the UK’s housing market.
SSE will invest £100m in the UK’s first pumped hydro storage scheme in 40 years in a bid to support the UK’s renewable energy transition.