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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Carluccio’s joins list of failing high street restaurants as mass closure plan announced
One in three Carluccio’s restaurants face closure as it becomes the latest food chain to fall into financial distress.
PayPal agrees to buy payments startup iZettle in $2.2B deal
PayPal has confirmed that it is buying Stockholm-based payments provider iZettle for $2.2 billion in an all-cash deal.
Half of all UK workers feel they cannot ask for specialist debt advice
More than half of people feel there is a negative stigma attached to asking for help if they fall into debt, according to new research.
eBay creates over 300 new millionaires in past year
Today, eBay has revealed that the number of self-made ‘eBay millionaires’ selling on the marketplace has grown by over 300, or more than over 50 percent, year-on-year.
Mothercare to close 50 stores & cut rents at further 21 as it announces awful Christmas
The baby products retailer said it was in a “perilous” financial position and that the essential store closures will leave it with 78 outlets in the UK by 2020.
PepsiCo announces return of greenhouse which gives 10 nutrition startups share of €300,000
PepsiCo have announced the second year of its Nutrition Greenhouse incubator programme, an initiative designed to discover and nurture breakthrough brands in the food and beverage sector.
Incomplete data of 50,000 UK businesses could land directors in prison
Tens of thousands of British companies are still not complying with new measures brought in to counter fraud and money laundering, Big Data and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) experts Fortytwo Data can reveal today.
Schoolboy’s book sets out to teach children how to be young & mighty
Schoolboy entrepreneur and founder of children’s brand Not Before Tea, Henry Patterson, 14, is setting out to educate his generation on the value of money and work, with the publication today of a book that combines practical advice with the author’s own recipe for success and happiness.
Coffee really is an essential part of a productive office
A new study into workplace behaviour has found that a staggering nine in ten workers credit high quality coffee for making them more engaged at work.
Brits say good wifi & access to Facebook is more important that privacy
New research into consumer digital behaviour in response to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal has revealed despite an initial dip in activity, consumer digital behaviour has returned to exactly the same point it was.
David Beckham named ‘Ambassadorial President’ of British Fashion Council
The iconic British sportsman will use his new position to “help the BFC boost support for the British fashion industry on a global scale.”
Zoopla, Uswitch & Primelocation owner ZPG sold in £2.2bn deal
The owner of property website Zoopla and comparison site Uswitch has agreed to be bought by a US private equity firm.
Shatta Michy dares Shatta Wale to expose source for his 2 mansions, Ghana today reports
There has been love lost between two of the greatest dancehall Ghanaian artists Shatta Wale and Shatta Michy.
Severn Trent boss & sex toy founder win coveted Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Awards
Liv Garfield, CEO, Severn Trent has been announced as the winner of the 2018 Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award.
