The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The European Union has announced a €43bn ($48bn) plan to overcome its dependency on Asian computer chip makers as governments and businesses around the world battle…
Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service has struck a record-breaking deal to lease space at Shepperton Studios in the company’s first long-term commitment to making TV programmes…
Brexit red tape has damaged Britain’s trade with the EU and the situation could worsen unless the government works with Brussels to reduce hold-ups at UK…
The government should consider postponing the rise in national insurance contributions planned for April to avoid a 30 per cent increase in destitution, a think tank…
The Foreign Office was the target of a “serious” cyberattack last month that was deemed so severe that officials had to seek outside help.
Crossrail may be billions of pounds over budget and three and a half years late, but the new line — named in honour of the Queen…
A personalised vitamins business has raised £6.5 million from investors including Alex Chesterman, the founder of Zoopla and the New York-listed Cazoo, and Richard Pennycook, a…
Growth in spending on debit and credit cards slowed in January as Plan B restrictions kept consumers at home, new figures suggest.
House prices reached a new record high in January, but new figures from Halifax also revealed that the pace of growth is slowing.
As much as £20 billion of taxpayer-backed Covid loans may have to be written off because of defaults by struggling borrowers, insolvency practitioners have warned.
The pub and restaurant group founded by Raymond Blanc is to step up the pace of new openings after changing hands for an estimated £40 million.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for the government to scrap its national insurance tax hike amid falling numbers of apprenticeships.
Asset Management firm Insight Investment will pump £100m into a partnership with business lender ThinCats as they look to spur the economic recovery of SMEs amid…
The chairman of Britain’s biggest supermarket chain has warned that “the worst is yet to come” on food price inflation, as he predicted it will soon…
Investment in financial tech firms in the UK grew sevenfold last year to $37.3bn (£27.5bn), according to KPMG, with London attracting more fintech funding than the…