The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Sherbet, the UK’s leading electric black taxi company, has raised up to £40m in the largest-ever investment in London’s licensed taxi trade, aiming to scale its…
Barclays Bank has received a formal complaint from journalist Martin Blackham alleging anti-Semitism at its Leicester branch after his account was frozen, prompting calls for an…
A UK employment tribunal has ruled that spending under an hour at work on personal browsing is not grounds for dismissal, awarding an accountancy administrator £14,000…
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is considering reforms to the European Convention on Human Rights as Labour seeks to blunt Reform UK’s advance, with new asylum policies…
Marks & Spencer has urged environment secretary Emma Reynolds to back farmers and rethink Labour’s proposed inheritance tax reforms, warning that Britain needs a clear legal…
Coventry-based Maeving, the British electric motorbike manufacturer, has raised £8 million in new funding to expand production, accelerate overseas sales and develop new models aimed at…
New business secretary Peter Kyle has vowed to deliver an “ambitious” growth agenda, telling UK bosses he wants government to help create Britain’s first $1trn company…
Tesla’s board has proposed a record $1 trillion compensation deal for Elon Musk, tied to ambitious milestones including an $8.5 trillion market cap, 20m vehicle deliveries,…
Angela Rayner has quit as deputy PM and housing secretary after the prime minister’s ethics adviser found she should have paid a £40,000 stamp duty surcharge…
UK firms are shedding jobs at the sharpest rate since 2021, with 160,000 posts lost since October’s £25bn payroll tax rise. Retail and hospitality have been…
Kevin Maxwell, brother of Ghislaine Maxwell, is battling to avoid bankruptcy after being chased for nearly £600,000 linked to collapsed fund Fortress Capital Partners, which administrators…
British AI companies attracted £2.9bn in investment in 2024, putting the UK second only to the US and ahead of China. Government unveils new AI assurance…
Veuve Clicquot has opened nominations for the 2026 Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award, celebrating female leaders and entrepreneurs who embody Madame Clicquot’s pioneering spirit.…
Tottenham Hotspur’s long-serving chairman Daniel Levy has stepped down after almost a quarter of a century at the club. Levy, who oversaw Spurs’ transformation into a…
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, founder of the Armani empire and one of the most influential names in global fashion, has died at 91 after missing…