The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
More pubs, bars, hotels and restaurants could be facing collapse, despite restrictions easing from 19 July, having built up almost £10bn in debt during the pandemic.
France’s competition watchdog has fined Google €500 million after violating an order to agree licensing deals with publishers for using snippets of articles in search results.
Banks have been given the green light to start paying normal dividends after the Prudential Regulation Authority deemed them financially resilient.
After years spent working for designer brands, Fabian Lintott and his wife, Maria, launched their own Italian leather company, Rufus Country. This is their story.
Virgin Galactic has said it may sell up to $500m of shares after completing a successful space trip on Sunday.
The government is exploring ways to address a shortage of haulage workers, including creating a short-term visa scheme for foreign lorry drivers.
The EU has said it will suspend its plans to tax online tech giants in the light of global efforts to agree a minimum corporate tax…
UK banks are emerging from the pandemic shock in good health and are able to meet the needs of consumers and companies as the economy recovers,…
Asos has struck a joint-venture with Nordstrom, the US department store chain, that will see Topshop clothes sold in physical stores — but only in North…
Fast-growing firm eyes further expansion as it aims to cut carbon emissions by 50% in the next nine months and develop the first eFreight hub in…
Food prices could rise by about 5% by the autumn – and turkeys and pigs in blankets could be in short supply this Christmas – as…
The British entrepreneur Richard Branson has successfully flown to the edge of space and back in his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane, days ahead of a…
Marketing spending will move back above pre-pandemic levels this year thanks to a bounce in consumer confidence
Liz Truss, the international trade secretary, has flown to the US to strengthen economic ties a month after the White House agreed to lift tariffs on…
Businesses are gearing up for a boom in hiring and investment as economic activity returns to normal, reports say.