The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The new owner of a British-based pharmaceuticals company that makes cannabis-based treatments is to invest $100 million in a manufacturing facility in Kent.
Lloyds Banking Group has said it plans to shut 60 branches across the country, adding to recent closures as customers move financial management online.
The boss of Next has nudged profit expectations lower for this year while warning shoppers that they will pay even higher prices for goods in an…
The proportion of manufacturers expecting to increase prices has jumped to its highest level since records began in 1975.
The cost of living continued to soar last month, laying bare the challenge the chancellor faces ahead of his spring spending statement on Wednesday.
Ferry operator P&O has revealed it is paying £36.5m to cover compensation for the 800 seafarers it sacked without warning.
The UK is on the brink of agreeing a deal with the US to remove tariffs on British steel exports, ending months of tensions that had…
The government has dismissed fears of diesel rationing after some of the world’s biggest commodities traders suggested that Europe could face a supply shortage.
Post Office bosses could be ordered to hand back their bonuses after the government agreed to award “proper compensation” to hundreds of postmasters who exposed the…
Rishi Sunak will today pledge to do more to help families deal with the cost-of-living crisis by spending some of the government’s £30 billion “war chest”…
Indian agency workers hired to replace P&O Ferries crews in Dover are being paid £1.81 an hour, a union claims.
The Dubai-based owner of P&O Ferries is expected to benefit from at least £50m of UK taxpayer support as part of the government’s freeport programme, raising…
Rishi Sunak has given the go-ahead for cheap taxpayer-backed loans to help homeowners install heat pumps, solar panels and other energy efficiency measures to combat rising…
Labour will force an emergency vote in parliament to demand the government takes action to outlaw the so-called fire and rehire of staff after more than…
The Royal Mint is to start recovering gold from electronic waste to use in its coins and bars.