The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Shaftesbury, a commercial property landlord that owns large chunks of Soho, Covent Garden, Chinatown and the West End in central London, has warned shareholders it is…
English high streets are on course for a slow restart when non-essential retailers reopen next week, with many consumers reluctant to head to the shops.
Pubs and hairdressers will not be able to serve customers again for at least another month, the business secretary has confirmed while warning retailers over their…
The lockdown will ease significantly from Monday with all shops and zoos allowed to reopen as the government steps up efforts to repair the economic damage…
Goldman Sachs has withdrawn its easy-access savings account to new customers in Britain after billions of pounds was deposited during the pandemic, leaving the US group…
The property market has bounced back from a freeze over the coronavirus peak thanks to a build-up in demand and homeowners realising the shortcomings of their…
The government has been accused of “furloughing childhood” after announcing it was scrapping plans to get all primary pupils in England back to school before the…
Cyber criminals have launched a new phishing scam designed to steal personal and financial details of millions of self-employed workers using the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme…
Pubs have urged the government to clarify “half-baked” plans to reopen beer gardens, amid confusion over whether some will be permitted to serve drinks before the…
Britain will today launch negotiations with Japan over a prized post-Brexit free trade agreement.
Islington is the number one hotspot for new start-ups out of 2,871 areas in the UK, creating 18,590 new businesses in the last year says UHY…
The Restaurant Group has entered talks with its landlords over the possibility of shedding uneconomic restaurants and resetting rents by means of a company voluntary arrangement…
The luxury British brand Mulberry is planning to cut at least 25% of its global workforce of almost 1,400 to reduce costs as sales have suffered…
A government order to avoid public transport will have terrible long-term consequences for the industry and environment, ministers have been told.
Grocers and corner shops are enjoying a revival as almost two thirds of shoppers turn to local stores during the coronavirus pandemic.