The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
A High Court judge has ruled that entrepreneur Jacob Corlett likely forged share warrants in an attempt to regain control of parcel firm Yodel, dealing a…
The Museum of Failure is coming to the UK, showcasing iconic British flops from the Titanic to Brexit – and challenging how we think about innovation…
UK Boxing Day sales are forecast to fall by £1bn this year as cost-of-living pressures curb spending, despite shoppers using AI tools to hunt for better…
The UK is forecast to overtake Japan to become the world’s fifth-largest economy by 2040, according to new CEBR projections, despite a continued decline in living…
The US economy expanded at an annualised 4.3% in the third quarter of 2025, its strongest performance in two years, driven by resilient consumer spending despite…
Brevan Howard founder Alan Howard becomes latest UK billionaire to relocate to Switzerland
Thousands of former mineworkers are receiving a £100-a-week pension increase and lump sums averaging £5,500 after the government handed over a £2.3bn reserve fund, ending a…
Bet365 chief executive Denise Coates received at least £280m in salary and dividends in 2025, even as the gambling group’s pre-tax profits fell sharply amid global…
Oracle founder Larry Ellison has personally guaranteed $40bn to support Paramount Skydance’s $108bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery, intensifying the battle with Netflix for Hollywood’s biggest…
More than half of UK exporters say the EU trade deal has failed to boost sales, with worsening red tape and trade friction holding back growth,…
UK businesses have suffered a sharp fall in activity and expect the downturn to continue into spring, according to the CBI, despite easing inflation and recent…
Family-run SpudBros, the TikTok-famous jacket potato brand, is planning a UK expansion after striking a deal with petrol forecourt operator EG On The Move, bringing baked…
A UK maritime robotics startup led by a 22-year-old founder has raised more than £750,000 to develop autonomous robots designed to clean ships’ hulls, reduce fuel…
Leonardo has warned it could withdraw from UK helicopter manufacturing if it fails to secure a £1bn Ministry of Defence contract to replace the Puma fleet,…
UK government borrowing hit £132.3bn between April and November, the second-highest level on record, as higher tax receipts failed to offset rising spending, ONS figures show.