The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
About 5,000 jobs are at risk at Asda after the supermarket group launched a big restructuring in response to the rapid rise of online shopping.
Iconic sports car brand Aston Martin fell to a £322m operating loss in 2020, the firm said this morning, as coronavirus restrictions saw car sales fall…
MPs could vote down plans to increase corporation tax from 19 per cent to 25 per cent amid opposition from Tory rebels and Labour, a senior…
About 750 workers at Nissan's car factory on Wearside are to be furloughed after the coronavirus pandemic led to a global parts shortage.
Talks to secure the future of Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant will continue after no firm decision was taken on Wednesday.
Rishi Sunak has ruled out a rise in fuel duty after concluding that reliance on cars as a transport safety measure during the pandemic is still…
Heathrow airport plunged to an annual £2bn loss in 2020 as the pandemic closed borders and the government restricted most international travel, underlining the impact of…
Gordon Ramsay has suffered his own kitchen nightmare during the pandemic with his restaurant empire missing out on nearly £60m of trade.
Two thirds of small and medium-sized builders have reported falling or stagnant workloads, denting the recovery seen after the first national lockdown.
As online businesses mop up the remnants of some of the high street’s biggest names, the retail industry is torn over the potential introduction of an…
HSBC will nearly halve its office space in the coming years in one of the most radical calls on working trends in the wake of the…
Two former prime ministers and the anti-terrorism chief have called for laws to help the police to tackle a surge in online extremism.
Rishi Sunak is preparing to extend the stamp duty holiday by three months until the end of June in an attempt to keep the property market…
The FTSE 100 hotel company behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands dropped into the red last year to the tune of $153 million after…
The unemployment rate has risen to its highest level in almost five years, with younger workers bearing the brunt of the job losses, official figures show.