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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
10 UK Young Entrepreneurs with the highest net worth who didn’t go to university
As A-level results have been announced today with many looking at university next a list of the UK young entrepreneurs with the highest net worth estimates, who didn’t go to university has been revealed by Informi.
Paying by card? You’re less likely to remember the amount paid
Accurately remembering how much money you spend depends on whether you pay by card or cash.
UK unemployment at lowest level since 1975
UK unemployment fell by 65,000 to 1.36 million in 3 months to June – lowest for more than 40 years, official figures from ONS show
Homebase to close 42 stores & cut 1,500 jobs
Restructuring company Hilco, which bought the DIY chain for £1 in May, confirmed it was planning a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).
Turkey has ‘only days’ to resolve lira crisis or risk instability & financial free-fall
Analysts have given Turkey just days to resolve the crisis before it spills over into longer-term implications for the country’s financial stability, with the contagion threatening banks including HSBC
Bank of England start process to replace governor Mark Carney
The Treasury is drawing up the job advert for the next governor of the Bank of England ahead of Mark Carney’s departure from the role next year.
Landlords await House of Fraser branch closure plans company appoints real estate advisors
Landlords of the 59 House of Fraser (HoF) sites will be consulted this week after the retailer’s new owner hired real estate advisers.
Ticketmaster announces plans to immediate close ticket resale sites Seatwave & Get Me In
Ticketmaster is closing its secondary ticketing websites Seatwave and Get Me In, in a bid to combat touts
Bank branch closures are putting independent high street retailers out of business
The ongoing closures of bank branch closures is hastening the loss of local shops on the high street, new research shows.
Poundworld founder blames private equity owner for retailer’s demise 3 years after purchase
Poundworld’s founder Chris Edwards has criticised how the retailer was run before it collapsed, saying the business was “very badly managed” by its private equity owner TPG Capital.
A-level pass rates could drop for first time as students take ‘foot off pedal’
Top A-level pass rates could drop this year in part due to the soaring numbers of unconditional degree offers handed out by universities, it has been suggested.
British businesses are ‘struggling to recruit as EU workers stay away’
Firms are struggling to recruit staff after a steep fall in the number of people coming to Britain from the European Union, a report has found.
House of Fraser bought by Sports Direct for £90m
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has agreed to buy the House of Fraser department store chain for £90m.
CBI urges Government to scrap immigration targets after Brexit
Net migration targets should be scrapped after Brexit, the Confederation of British Industry says.
