The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
A hospitality sector-wide action group has launched to hold insurance companies to account for policy pay-outs arising from lockdown and Covid-19 related losses.
The government’s new loans for small businesses may fail to launch on Monday as planned because of legal problems and the need to create new digital…
Britain’s biggest lobby group for property companies has started to thrash out a deal with the Treasury to secure support for landlords facing billions of pounds…
Initial results from a nationwide survey conducted by University of Edinburgh Business School show that 68% of the UK’s most dynamic entrepreneurs have cashflow concerns, up…
Charlotte Tilbury could be in line for a payout of at least £500m as the beauty company she founded goes up for sale with a price…
The campaign, launched by insurtech Nimbla, warns of an “insolvency domino effect” and calls for additional government support for Britain’s 6 million SMEs.
John Lewis bosses are deciding which of their 50 stores will re-open after the coronavirus lockdown eases, with inside sources claiming it is 'highly unlikely' all…
British Airways is set to make up to 12,000 workers redundant, its parent company has said.
Ministers have stood down the government’s no-deal Brexit planning operation, Michael Gove said yesterday as he claimed that the chances of striking a deal were now…
A luxury hotel in the Lake District, forced to close its doors, has secured £200,000 funding from Barclays to support them through the current crisis.
Employers want to see the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) made more flexible to allow furloughed staff to work reduced hours and for the scheme to be extended to at least the end of September.
The requirements of social distancing and other safety measures after the lifting of lockdown could threaten the survival of thousands of businesses, putting millions of jobs…
Business leaders have called on the UK government to provide greater clarity over when and how the coronavirus lockdown will end as ministers step up efforts…
Home sales worth £82 billion have stalled in Britain, according to an online property portal.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an offer of 100 per cent guarantees on “bounceback loans” of up to £50,000 for the smallest businesses affected by the…