The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Next will be shutting down its online operations from tonight amid the nation's coronavirus outbreak.
Chiquito is poised to become the first big restaurant sector casualty after its owner filed a notice of its intention to appoint administrators, putting up to…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak says self-employed people facing financial difficulties will be able to have 80% of their monthly wages covered by the government.
Raleigh cycles have announced the launch of Electric Bike Access, their cycle to work benefit scheme where customers can save up to 42% on retail prices…
British companies, including major banks, have been warned against profiteering from the coronavirus crisis and told to pass on the benefits of historic stimulus measures to…
JD Wetherspoon has told its suppliers that it will not pay them until pubs reopen after the coronavirus lockdown.
A coronavirus bail-out for the self-employed is being unveiled by the chancellor after pressure from MPs, but handouts could go to only one in three of…
The retail industry is facing its biggest sales fall for more than a decade, even though the coronavirus outbreak has led to more demand for groceries,…
The struggling shopping centre operator Intu has warned that it had received less than a third of rents due this month from its tenants as a…
Construction workers must be told to stay away from work or more people will die unnecessarily, Boris Johnson was warned yesterday.
A home finger-prick test for the coronavirus will be offered to millions of people and delivered by Amazon if checks this week show that it works.
Local Government Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP has confirmed the government’s £500 million Hardship Fund will provide council tax relief to vulnerable people and households…
Vehicle owners will be granted a 6-month exemption from MOT testing, enabling them to continue to travel to work where this absolutely cannot be done from…
The government has added off-licences and other shops licensed to sell alcohol, including those within breweries, to its list of “essential businesses” that can stay open…
The Bank of England has launched an emergency liquidity scheme to ensure commercial lenders do not run out of cash as it warned that immediate disruption…