The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
TikTok has grown rapidly and people are finding themselves joining this platform daily. The whole world during lockdowns was suffering from the crisis from the coronavirus.
One of Britain’s biggest pub operators is preparing to close dozens of venues and cut hundreds of jobs following a slump in trade exacerbated by the…
Furniture store giant Ikea plans to open a record number of stores this year even as more and more shopping is done online.
England’s 10pm pub and restaurant curfew could be shifted back an hour and supermarkets ordered to stop selling alcohol after 11pm under plans being considered by…
New research has revealed that one in five UK SME owners are working an additional three hours daily on average to manage the impact of the Covid-19…
Sheep farmers are likely to be among the worst hit if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, farmers have said, with estimates showing that…
Taxpayers stand to lose up to £26bn on the government’s most popular Covid-19 business loan scheme because of fraud or an inability to repay the money,…
Britain’s recovery ground to halt last month as amid new coronavirus restrictions and a rise in infections, a regular survey and real-time data show.
An international group of scientists have signed an open letter supported by 44,000 members of the general public calling for lockdown to be ended in favour…
The UK’s biggest seller of Rolex and Omega watches has increased its profit guidance as demand for high-end timepieces, including a new James Bond-inspired wristwatch, defies…
British employers planned 58,000 redundancies in August, taking the total to 498,000 for the first five months of the Covid crisis.
Wales’ largest coworking space, the Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise (ICE) has launched a new platform that will take its community online, as the business pivots…
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says it has restored a two-shift production pattern at its UK plants following a welcome lift to global sales.
Cinema chain Odeon is to switch to weekend-only opening at a quarter of its 120 UK sites - with audience figures slow to pick up after…
Octopus Energy plans to create 1,000 new technology jobs across sites in London, Brighton, Warwick and Leicester, and a new tech hub in Manchester, as part…