The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The Home Office will challenge a High Court ruling that ordered the closure of the Bell Hotel in Essex, as ministers insist asylum hotel closures must…
The UK government has stepped in to run Sanjeev Gupta’s Rotherham steelworks after a High Court ruling, rescuing 1,500 jobs but leaving over half of Britain’s…
OnlyFans has paid out a record £520m dividend to its Ukrainian-born owner Leonid Radvinsky, taking his total haul past £1.8bn, as the platform eyes a potential…
UK construction giant JCB says new US tariffs on finished goods will cost it hundreds of millions, forcing a rethink of North American trade and sparking…
More than 10,000 RMT members will stage rolling walkouts from September 5, threatening major disruption across the capital’s Underground network after rejecting a 3.4% pay rise.
Around 1,450 jobs hang in the balance as Liberty Speciality Steel, a key supplier to aerospace, defence and energy industries, is placed under the control of…
A 10-day walkout by 3,000 Unite members at Airbus’s Broughton plant in North Wales could disrupt assembly lines across Europe, China and the US, jeopardising delivery…
ONS data shows 450,000 young women are now out of work, education or training — the highest since 2016. NEETs reach 950,000 as FSB calls for…
M&S is building a £340m automated warehouse in Northamptonshire to support its plan to double its food business, creating 3,000 jobs and boosting supply chain efficiency.
Government borrowing fell to £1.1bn in July, below OBR forecasts, as higher tax receipts and lower debt costs gave Rachel Reeves some relief ahead of the…
British exporters including JCB face hundreds of millions in extra costs after President Trump extended Section 232 tariffs to 25%. Industry groups urge UK government action.
Hospitality businesses across Britain are being forced to shut their doors at least one day a week as soaring wage costs and higher taxes pile pressure…
King’s College, Cambridge has revealed the 24 startups selected for its first-ever incubator programme, SPARK 1.0, an initiative designed to turn research-backed ideas from students and…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is weighing plans to scrap capital gains tax exemptions on high-value homes, in a move dubbed a “mansion tax”, to raise billions and…
Rising insolvencies highlight pressure on sector as VAT and loss of charitable status take effect