The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Britain's biggest business lender has said that it is receiving nearly 10 times as many calls as usual from firms wanting to take out emergency loans.
Fears are growing of a crisis in the UK’s £75bn car loan market, where 6.5m vehicles have been financed through leasing deals with monthly payments that…
Taiwan stated that all agencies should avoid using video conferencing services with security flaws, specifically mentioning Zoom, during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The Duke of York's former private secretary has resigned as chief executive of his flagship business venture three months after reaching a settlement to leave Buckingham…
The regulator has asked large pub companies to explain what they are doing to support tenants if they are refusing to waive rent during the Covid-19…
EasyJet has secured a £600m loan from the Treasury and Bank of England’s emergency coronavirus fund, as the airline’s founder and biggest shareholder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou,…
The family-owned footwear retailer Clarks has drawn up plans for the permanent closure of some of its stores and drafted in bankers to review its finances…
The government may inject equity into companies through a partnership with banks to provide them with longer-term support than they receive from loans.
The coronavirus lockdown will cost the economy £2.4 billion a day for as long as it lasts and consumer confidence has crashed to its lowest level…
The coronavirus crisis damaged Britain’s construction sector last month as activity fell at its sharpest rate on record.
The British automotive industry endured its largest monthly fall in sales in more than a decade as Covid-19 extinguished economic activity.
One of Britain’s best-known businessmen, Ron Dennis CBE, has launched a major not-for-profit initiative to feed thousands of critical NHS workers with high quality meals over…
Medical supplies and personal protective equipment will be delivered to NHS via a special charter Virgin Atlantic flight from Shanghai
The accelerating flow of high street coronavirus casualties looks set to continue this weekend as Cath Kidston, the modern vintage retailer, lines up administrators in a…
Next is seeking buyers for its headquarters and three warehouses as part of a mitigation strategy to shore up its balance sheet against the effects of…