The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
A financial hub in a Methodist church and drop-and-go deposit points for small firms are among ideas being tested in cash-stricken communities.
Business groups have reacted with dismay to the prime minister's call for people to work at home where they can.
The governor of the Bank of England has called for the government to "stop and rethink" the furlough scheme.
Ministers are in talks to extend a moratorium aimed at preventing a deluge of company insolvencies amid fears that renewed trading restrictions will tip thousands of…
Boris Johnson will today impose a 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants, ban ordering at the bar and encourage working from home as he tries to…
The City has been told to intensify its preparations for Brexit amid concerns that the UK could fail to strike a trade deal with Europe.
Women worked fewer hours than men across the board but when they did work similar hours, their pay differed by just over £20,000 per year.
Downing Street has taken control of the upcoming review of gambling legislation, due to be launched within weeks, amid a growing appetite for sweeping reform of…
The government hopes to allay growing concerns over the economic fallout from a second wave in coronavirus infections by extending its emergency Covid-19 loan scheme for…
Around a third of the Welsh population will enter lockdown from 6pm tomorrow after fresh data showed a sharp hike in the rate of infections in…
The UK government is ending the rail franchise system in the biggest shake-up of the industry in 25 years.
Only 23 per cent of businesses think that their staff have been more productive or motivated while they have been working from home, a survey suggests.
American markets have seen a fair share of European operators expanding there, latest being William Hill making a successful debut in Washington DC.
Some of Britain’s biggest travel and leisure companies retreated sharply this morning as the government confirmed that it was considering a second national lockdown.
Ministers are considering a half-term lockdown as they scramble for a plan to stem rising infection rates.