The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The UK government is inviting EdTech firms and AI labs to bid for £300,000 grants to co-design safe, curriculum-aligned AI tutoring tools for up to 450,000…
Ceramics and brickmakers left out in the cold as GMB rounds on Whitehall's flagship industrial package
Europe has just six weeks of jet fuel left as Strait of Hormuz closure hits supplies, warns the IEA. Airlines face soaring costs and potential flight…
Whitehall drafts emergency plans as the ongoing Iran conflict threatens UK carbon dioxide supplies, with potential knock-on effects for meat producers, brewers and SME food businesses…
Britain's first nationally significant AI data centre at Wapseys Wood would be powered by a gas turbine, fuelling concern that the UK's AI ambitions are clashing…
UK GDP grew 0.5% in February, beating forecasts, but the Iran conflict threatens British SMEs with stagflation as energy costs soar and the IMF slashes growth…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves expands the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme by 40%, cutting electricity bills by up to 25% for 10,000 UK manufacturers from April 2027.
Disney's new CEO Josh D'Amaro is cutting around 1,000 jobs across its studio, television, ESPN and marketing divisions as the entertainment giant battles shrinking box office…
Norwegian-backed Blastr has entered exclusive five-week talks with the UK's official receiver to buy Speciality Steel UK, raising hopes of a rescue for Rotherham and Stocksbridge.
The IMF has slashed Britain's growth forecast by 0.5 points — the sharpest G7 downgrade — as Rachel Reeves arrives in Washington with inflation nearing 4%.
The AA has been fined £4.2m and ordered to repay £760,000 to more than 80,000 learner drivers after the CMA ruled its driving schools breached consumer…
Britain's biggest housebuilder Barratt Redrow is cutting land purchases by up to £200m as the Iran conflict fuels mortgage rate fears, yet Q3 sales rose 6%…
UK travel spending has dropped for the first time since 2021 as households brace for higher energy bills and the fallout from the Iran conflict, Barclays…
HSBC chiefs warn the Iran conflict is denting global confidence, as UK bosses from Castore to Virgin Atlantic flag soaring costs, supply chain chaos and inflation…
Morrisons is putting up to 200 Bradford head office roles at risk as the debt-laden supermarket turns to AI and automation to cut costs and streamline…