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Latest News:

  • Johnson told he must have a plan to save retail jobs during pandemic
  • Green family to pay £50m into Arcadia pension scheme within 10 days
  • Leon looks to CVA to help it through lean times
  • Debenhams website inundated as shoppers try to grab bargains from collapsing chain
  • Tesco to hand back £585m of pandemic business rates relief
  • Royal Mail announces rise of first-class stamp to 85p
  • Salesforce buys Slack in $27.7bn deal to go head-to-head with Microsoft
  • Caffè Nero landlords threaten revolt against CVA proposal
  • Shoppers get set for ‘Wild Wednesday’ as Debenhams starts fire sale
  • House prices climb amid stampede to buy
Peer to peer network

Five reasons why Peer Networks could benefit your business

2020 has proved challenging for SMEs across all sectors but working with likeminded peers to address key issues and opportunities can help businesses to successfully navigate through Covid-19 and the ongoing EU transition.

Bentley manufacture

Bentley books planes to bring in parts in event of no-deal Brexit

Bentley has lined up five cargo planes to fly in car parts if there is disruption at the UK border in the event of a no-deal Brexit, in a marker of the deep concerns facing motor manufacturers as trade negotiations continue.

Debenhams

Johnson told he must have a plan to save retail jobs during pandemic

Boris Johnson was pressed yesterday to formulate a “comprehensive plan” to save retail jobs after the collapses of Arcadia and Debenhams.

Topshop

Green family to pay £50m into Arcadia pension scheme within 10 days

Sir Philip Green’s family is to pay a promised £50m into their fashion empire’s pension scheme within the next 10 days – almost a year earlier than scheduled – as the business secretary, Alok Sharma, called on the insolvency watchdog to investigate the handling of the failed group.

Leon

Leon looks to CVA to help it through lean times

Leon has appointed advisers to launch a company voluntary arrangement as the self-styled natural fast-food chain seeks to cut its unsustainable rents.

Businessman working at desk

How safe is the UK workplace?

Health and safety in the workplace are underpinned by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, 1974. There is little doubt that the legislation has contributed to making the workplace a safer place.

Treachery in tobacco control: are governments letting Big Tobacco call the shots?

London’s been burning since tobacco sales shot up in England in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

  1. Five reasons why Peer Networks could benefit your business
  2. Bentley books planes to bring in parts in event of no-deal Brexit
  3. Johnson told he must have a plan to save retail jobs during pandemic
  4. Green family to pay £50m into Arcadia pension scheme within 10 days
  5. Leon looks to CVA to help it through lean times
  6. How safe is the UK workplace?
  7. Treachery in tobacco control: are governments letting Big Tobacco call the shots?

Latest News…

Debenhams

Johnson told he must have a plan to save retail jobs during pandemic

Boris Johnson was pressed yesterday to formulate a “comprehensive plan” to save retail jobs after the collapses of Arcadia and Debenhams.

Topshop

Green family to pay £50m into Arcadia pension scheme within 10 days

Sir Philip Green’s family is to pay a promised £50m into their fashion empire’s pension scheme within the next 10 days – almost a year earlier than scheduled – as the business secretary, Alok Sharma, called on the insolvency watchdog to investigate the handling of the failed group.

Leon

Leon looks to CVA to help it through lean times

Leon has appointed advisers to launch a company voluntary arrangement as the self-styled natural fast-food chain seeks to cut its unsustainable rents.

Debenhams

Debenhams website inundated as shoppers try to grab bargains from collapsing chain

Shoppers have been waiting in virtual queues for over an hour as they rush to snap up deals on the Debenhams website after the chain confirmed its collapse.

tesco

Tesco to hand back £585m of pandemic business rates relief

Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, has announced it is to repay £585m of business rates relief it was awarded during the coronavirus pandemic.

postage stamp

Royal Mail announces rise of first-class stamp to 85p

Royal Mail is raising the price of a first-class stamp by an inflation-busting 9p to 85p.

marc benioff

Salesforce buys Slack in $27.7bn deal to go head-to-head with Microsoft

Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7bn in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft.

Cafe Nero

Caffè Nero landlords threaten revolt against CVA proposal

Caffè Nero could face a legal challenge despite winning backing from creditors to pursue a company voluntary arrangement.

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Business

Peer to peer network

Five reasons why Peer Networks could benefit your business

2020 has proved challenging for SMEs across all sectors but working with likeminded peers to address key issues and opportunities can help businesses to successfully navigate through Covid-19 and the ongoing EU transition.

  • Your guide to Peer Networks
  • Hackers spoof Homebase CEO Damian McGloughlin in ‘£500 golden envelope scam’
  • Retailers unite to make high street shopping safer this Christmas
  • Natwest Everywoman Awards 2020 finalists announced
  • Best mortgage advice for first time buyers in Melbourne
  • Savile Row tailors predict end of the lockdown look and desire to dress up

Profiled…

Getting to Know You: Pete Dowds, CEO & Co-Founder, Elder

Pete Dowds is an ex-lawyer turned entrepreneur who founded Elder, a live-in care agency that offers an alternative to the traditional care home.

Lawrence Stroll

Lawrence Stroll — the Canadian petrolhead leaving Aston Martin shaken and stirred

The car-maker’s new boss is unfazed by the marque’s record of guzzling fortunes — and unimpressed with his predecessor

Marketing & Social Media

banners

Design matters: 10 tips to improve your marketing with better visuals

branding

The Importance of branding in business

online networking

How to make the most out of virtual networking

Newswire

Stock exchange

EU stimulus package announced offers new confidence for investors

Business Matters
  • Struggling TSB set to close 100 branches and axe staff
  • FTSE 100 outperforms European counterparts as oil and tobacco stocks gain
  • Pound sinks ahead of second Brexit parliamentary vote
  • Ocado shares rise on reports of Marks & Spencer deal

Get Funded

Goa Nest Bed

Eco pet product start-up Project Blu secures multi-million-pound deal with US venture capital firm Metamorphosis

Eco pet product start-up Project Blu has secured a multi-million-pound deal with San Diego-based Metamorphosis, a venture capital firm dedicated to the incubation and acceleration of businesses in the pet industry. 

Investors

Europe’s Leading Tech for Good VC to support the North of England through partnership with NorthInvest

Europe’s Leading Tech for Good VC to support the North of England through partnership with NorthInvest

Canary Wharf

Stanhope Financial Group Launches following $3.5m funding drive, offers SMEs tier one global banking services

Global fintech provider brings together global transaction banking, asset management, investment banking via a single digital platform

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue joins Robbie Williams as shareholder in UK music streaming innovator ROXi

UK music streaming innovator ROXi announces pop legend Kylie Minogue has joined Robbie Williams as a major shareholder at ROXi

Sweaty Betty

Sweaty Betty in sprint for new investor to cash in on lockdown demand

Strong sales of its £95 figure-hugging leggings during lockdown have prompted Sweaty Betty to limber up for a new investor.

Huub

HUUB launches crowdfunding campaign amidst endurance sport boom

Derby based HUUB, leaders in the £60 million UK triathlon apparel and accessories market, today announced the launch of their Crowdcube crowdfunding campaign as they look to raise a minimum of £250,000 to accelerate growth into new territories, and through category expansion and extension.

Michele Romanow

Ecommerce platform Clearbanc injects £500m into British startups

Ecommerce investor Clearbanc has announced its plans to invest £500m into British SMEs over the next year as part of its UK launch.

Crowdcube & Seedrs to merge to create one of the world’s largest private equity marketplaces

Crowdcube and Seedrs today announced that they have agreed terms for a merger, in a move that will accelerate their plans to create the world’s largest private equity marketplace and further democratise investment.

Kidly

Under-5s toy retailer Kidly raises £4.2m

An online toy retailer set up by one of the first employees at Asos has raised £4.2 million from investors after a rise in sales driven by parents looking to entertain their children during lockdown.

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Legal

Builders

Construction suppliers beware: New corporate insolvency law requires ongoing performance

The introduction of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”) in June 2020 was one of the many preventative measures taken by the UK Government in an attempt to safeguard the economy in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Furlough

Today is deadline day for retrospective furlough agreements

Partner Sue Dowling, head of Blandy & Blandy’s Employment Law team, highlights today’s deadline for retrospective furlough agreements.

legal tech

Enforcing GDPR: is the regulator finally showing its teeth?

With the headlines this autumn continuing to be dominated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, you may have missed some significant developments in the world of data protection.

construction worker on a scaffold

“Secure your workforce now”, warn legal experts 12 weeks before Brexit 

With the UK set to leave the EU in a matter of months, leading lawyers are issuing a call to businesses across sectors to make 11th hour preparations to secure their workforces before Brexit.

Young woman working from home

Working from home leaves business owners exposed to data breach claims

Last week the UK Government u-turned on its recommendation for employees to return to the office and the official position is now that employee’s should work from home ‘if they can’.

working whilst ion Furlough

Businesses risk prosecution as staff admit working during furlough

Thousands of businesses could be at risk of prosecution for furlough fraud as staff admit contacting colleagues and completing work during leave.

data

Algorithms and fairness: lessons from the class of 2020

In this most strange of years, the problems with A-Level and GCSE results may seem like just another short-term political crisis.

Consumer rights

Are the retailers pivoting to online sales adhering to consumers’ rights?

I recently placed an online order for a perishable product with a large, well-known company (who shall remain nameless). The wrong product was delivered and said company offered me the choice of credit, or a different item.

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Made in Britain

Twisted LandRover

Made in Britain: Twisted Automotive

From purchasing some of the remaining Land Rover Defenders off the production line in 2016, the business now turns over £10 million Twisted Automotive provides customised versions to UK and global fans of the vehicle.

v6-roadster

Great British Brands: London Morgan

London Morgan Founder Nigel Smith tells us about why passion is a crucial ingredient within their company.

The British brands cutting through traditional industries

British brands aren’t afraid to be innovative. Throughout history, they have established themselves as industry leaders within a number of sectors internationally, from fashion to food and drink.

Manasamitra Group

Made in Britain: Manasamitra

Manasamitra is a South Asian arts organisation delivering cultural experiences in traditional and innovative ways.

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Opinion

Bank of England

Why banks must be the future of funding and more for SMEs

Return of HMRC preferential status risks company rescues

New Brexit farming policy: great for the environment, but not for small farmers

Technology

marc benioff

Salesforce buys Slack in $27.7bn deal to go head-to-head with Microsoft

Five tips to use technology to boost and secure your business through lockdown

vodafone

Mobile phone networks banned from selling locked devices

Utilities

Bills

3 ways you can reduce the cost of your business bills

For any business to be successful, it’s vital to manage costs effectively.

Motoring & Travel Reviews

Cornwall

Cornish Secrets on the advantages of a self-catering holiday in Cornwall

Self-catering can be a bit marmite; many people who love their all-inclusive packages think it sounds just a bit too much like hard work but a self-catering holiday cottage in Cornwall is anything but.

Electric Bikes

Raleigh UK launched cycle to work scheme for electric bikes

Raleigh cycles have announced the launch of Electric Bike Access, their cycle to work benefit scheme where customers can save up to 42% on retail prices of electric bikes.

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