The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Google searches for solar panels have rocketed by more than 300 per cent this year, with the cost of living and energy crises hitting hard.
The UK has launched its post-Brexit scheme to support trade with developing countries, extending tariff cuts to hundreds of products.
A host of hospitality and small business bodies yesterday warned that many pubs, restaurants and hotels will not survive the “onslaught” of higher energy costs in…
The Bank of England will announce another interest rate rise of half a percentage point next month and inflation will peak at 11.4 per cent this…
More than 90 new businesses were created every hour in the UK in the first half of this year, analysis of Companies House data has found.
UK workers are going into the office an average of 1.5 days a week, with only 13% coming in on a Friday, a survey suggests.
Regulated train fares in England will rise below the rate of inflation next year to help people with the cost of living crisis, the government has…
Amazon could be off the hook for tax in the UK for at least two more years after benefiting from reliefs brought in by Rishi Sunak…
The average price of homes coming on the market have fallen for the first time this year, dropping by nearly £5,000 during August, according to Rightmove.
The UK’s hiring boom is set to continue into the next quarter with nearly three in four employers planning to take on more staff, but it…
New data showed this morning that UK’s trade deficit in goods and services widens again in Q2 to a record £27.9bn.
John Lewis is to retire its 97-year-old price pledge “never knowingly undersold” on 22 August but has yet to reveal a catchy new slogan to take…
Pay rises could fall behind inflation by almost 8% later this year, marking the biggest fall in real wages for 100 years, according to analysis by…
The Government has unveiled a consultation, hoping to attract industry views on how to support the development of biomass powered carbon capture projects in the UK…
The UK economy contracted by 0.6 in June and shrank 0.1 per cent between April and June, compared to growth of 0.8 per cent in the…