23 Must Read Articles
  • News
  • Advice
  • Finance
  • Legal
  • Opinion
  • In Business
  • Technology
  • Get Funded
  • Profiles

Latest News:

  • Government spent over £30,000 promoting flop Pick For Britain scheme that failed to recruit British volunteers to save country’s crops
  • Theresa May attacks government over foreign travel ‘chaos’
  • Johnson ponders four-week delay before end of Covid restrictions to provide businesses certainty
  • British Airways puts thousands of workers back on furlough
  • More international travel could screw up end of lockdown, Grant Shapps warns
  • Woman who lost job over transgender tweets wins appeal
  • Upper Crust owner SSP Group back on track after closures wipe out food sales
  • Gap’s UK future in balance as 19 shops shut
  • Hospitality slowest sector to regain pre-pandemic levels
  • DPD expects delivery of 750 electric vans
fruit pickers

Government spent over £30,000 promoting flop Pick For Britain scheme that failed to recruit British volunteers to save country’s crops

The Government spent more than £30,000 promoting the failed Pick For Britain scheme as farmers could not recruit the 60,000 British volunteers needed to save UK crops when the coronavirus pandemic stopped seasonal foreign workers from entering the last year.

Technology

Three quarters of SMEs struggle to innovate due to outdated technology

More than three quarters of SMEs with restrictive budgets are struggling to compete with bigger organisations due to the lack of access to innovative technology, impacting their ability to grow and enlist talent, according to new research.

Jennifer Bailey

Getting To Know You: Jennifer Bailey, founder, Calla Shoes

Jennifer Bailey tells us how having bunions were the driving force being starting Calla Shoes

Theresa May

Theresa May attacks government over foreign travel ‘chaos’

Theresa May attacked the government’s “chaotic” approach to foreign travel yesterday as she warned that Britain had shut its doors to the world even though it had one of the most advanced vaccination programmes.

Covid vaccine

Johnson ponders four-week delay before end of Covid restrictions to provide businesses certainty

Ministers are considering delaying the end of coronavirus restrictions for a month to give businesses “certainty” and allow more time for people to receive two vaccinations.

How Can One Say That Bitcoin Is far better than Ethereum?

As the era is going through modernization at a considerable level, new and new technology investments are being announced by the developers. One of the most significant investments in cryptocurrencies which have been emerged to make financial payments more convenient.

Digital Currency. Cryptocurrency Coin

Ethereum Rises, Bitcoin Governance Is in Danger!

Ethereum is the second hot currency of the crypto industry subjected with a market cap of 393 billion dollars at this event. Ethereum was released at a price of $2, in 2014 whereas the ruling cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was released just at a price of 0.2 dollars in the form of a digital token.

Third Round of PPP Loans Review By California Business Lawyer Corporate Lawyer

Congress has finally approved additional support for those affected by Covid-19. Of the $900 billion relief package, $284 billion has set aside for a third round of PPP loans to help small businesses.

A happy team can turn your dreams to reality – Adrian Bo

Building a team of people can be challenging, especially in the workplace. Everyone has a part to play in the team’s overall success, and if they don’t do their part, the whole unit can suffer.

  1. Government spent over £30,000 promoting flop Pick For Britain scheme that failed to recruit British volunteers to save country’s crops
  2. Three quarters of SMEs struggle to innovate due to outdated technology
  3. Getting To Know You: Jennifer Bailey, founder, Calla Shoes
  4. Theresa May attacks government over foreign travel ‘chaos’
  5. Johnson ponders four-week delay before end of Covid restrictions to provide businesses certainty
  6. How Can One Say That Bitcoin Is far better than Ethereum?
  7. Ethereum Rises, Bitcoin Governance Is in Danger!
  8. Third Round of PPP Loans Review By California Business Lawyer Corporate Lawyer
  9. A happy team can turn your dreams to reality – Adrian Bo

Latest News…

fruit pickers

Government spent over £30,000 promoting flop Pick For Britain scheme that failed to recruit British volunteers to save country’s crops

The Government spent more than £30,000 promoting the failed Pick For Britain scheme as farmers could not recruit the 60,000 British volunteers needed to save UK crops when the coronavirus pandemic stopped seasonal foreign workers from entering the last year.

Theresa May

Theresa May attacks government over foreign travel ‘chaos’

Theresa May attacked the government’s “chaotic” approach to foreign travel yesterday as she warned that Britain had shut its doors to the world even though it had one of the most advanced vaccination programmes.

Covid vaccine

Johnson ponders four-week delay before end of Covid restrictions to provide businesses certainty

Ministers are considering delaying the end of coronavirus restrictions for a month to give businesses “certainty” and allow more time for people to receive two vaccinations.

British Airways

British Airways puts thousands of workers back on furlough

British Airways is to put thousands of its staff on full-time furlough and thousands more on reduced hours — what it is calling “flexi-furlough” — in the latest setback in the opening up of aviation markets.

Portugal

More international travel could screw up end of lockdown, Grant Shapps warns

The mass reopening of international travel could “screw up” the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and must be delayed until other countries match Britain’s vaccination programme, according to the transport secretary.

Transgender

Woman who lost job over transgender tweets wins appeal

The view that men cannot transition to become women is a “protected belief” under equality law, a tribunal ruled today.

Upper Crust

Upper Crust owner SSP Group back on track after closures wipe out food sales

The transport catering group behind the Ritazza and Upper Crust brands reported signs of a trading improvement but cautioned that it did not expect to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024.

Gap’s UK future in balance as 19 shops shut

Hundreds more retail jobs are expected to be lost after Gap said that it would shut 19 stores as part of a continuing review of its UK operations.

Covid in hospitality

Hospitality slowest sector to regain pre-pandemic levels

The hospitality sector will take over a year longer to recover to its pre-pandemic size than the wider economy, the British Chambers of Commerce says.

Previous Next

Business

Technology

Three quarters of SMEs struggle to innovate due to outdated technology

More than three quarters of SMEs with restrictive budgets are struggling to compete with bigger organisations due to the lack of access to innovative technology, impacting their ability to grow and enlist talent, according to new research.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber: ‘If you want to stop theatre, you’ll have to arrest us’

The world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber, the world’s most successful composer of musicals, £6 million Cinderella depends on social distancing being lifted, in accordance with the Government’s “roadmap”, on June 21, a promised milestone that looks increasingly in doubt.

Insolvency service

The Insolvency Service new approach could hurt all company directors of dissolved companies

The Insolvency Service enjoys wide powers in administering compulsory company liquidations and personal bankruptcies.

soft drinks

UK Government to eliminate sugary drink refills, limiting recovery of on-trade soft drink sales

In what is already a challenging time for the on-premise sector – with UK restaurants recording a hefty 32.1% decline in value from £32.2bn to a forecast value of £21.8bn in 2020

office worker

SME manufacturers are upskilling 1,800 workers to create the teams of tomorrow

The Made Smarter Adoption programme in the North West has worked with more than 1,200 businesses since 2019, supporting them to introduce digital tools and technologies to help boost productivity and growth, and navigate the impact of Covid-19.

electric meter

UK SMEs go sustainable to tap into £750M ‘Green Pound’

Eco-conscious business owners are causing a transformation amongst our ‘nation of shopkeepers’, with new research showing how people are willing to collectively spend almost a £1bn extra on businesses that do their bit for the environment.

Amazon

Amazon creates £2.5M Apprenticeship Fund to help UK small businesses upskill their workforce

Amazon has announced the creation of an Amazon Apprenticeship Fund to help small businesses across England take on apprentices through the levy transfer scheme.

Profiled…

Jennifer Bailey

Getting To Know You: Jennifer Bailey, founder, Calla Shoes

Jennifer Bailey tells us how having bunions were the driving force being starting Calla Shoes

Brad Day

Getting To Know You: Brad Day, co-founder, CloudStratex

Brad Day, the co-founder of IT services company CloudStratex tells Business Matters the inspiration was to starting the company. 

Marketing & Social Media

Facebook

Facebook investigated by UK and EU competition watchdogs

Social media shy? Tim Hyde, the million clicks man, shares some truths

Marketing

How to successfully allocate your ad spend across social media platforms

Newswire

Brexit chaos

Customs Crunch – How this startup plans to take the friction out of brexit

Business Matters
  • EU stimulus package announced offers new confidence for investors
  • 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

Get Funded

Depop owners

Owners of second-hand clothes app Depop set for huge windfall as Etsy splashes out £1.2bn for site

The wealthy owners of London-based second-hand fashion app Depop are set for a huge cash windfall after US giant Etsy announced it is buying the site for £1.2billion to tap into the growing Generation Z market.

Uber eats

Uber Eats breaks all records generating almost $5B in revenue in 2020

Food delivery services experienced a significant uptick in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic forcing people indoors.

Munchfit

MunchFit fuels up with £1.2M through equity crowdfunder

MunchFit, healthy food provider to luxury gym Equinox and elite studio Barry’s Bootcamp has closed £1.2m through a recent crowdfunding campaign via Crowdcube, after attracting substantial investor interest.

Anne Boden

Goldman Sachs invests £50M in Anne Boden founded Starling Bank

Starling Bank, the UK digital bank which is the fastest-growing bank for SMEs in Europe has received £50 million as an extension to the bank’s oversubscribed £272 million Series D funding round last month.

revolut nikolay storonsk

Revolut founder plans pathway to $10bn valuation with new investment round

The founder of Revolut is plotting a new fundraising that will value the company at more than $10bn (£7.2bn) and cement his status as one of Europe’s youngest fintech billionaires.

Old peoples home

Investors put £200m into rental homes for retired

Two big investors in British infrastructure have formed a retirement living platform that aims to address an undersupply of rental homes for the elderly.

Seedrs

Seedrs abandons Crowdcube merger after competition watchdog announced deal block

The competition watchdog is set to block the £140m merger between Seedrs and Crowdcube over concerns it would lead to less choice and higher fees.

Spencer Matthews

Angel investor and entrepreneur Spencer Matthews takes bite out of MunchFit as it seeks out “Fitvestors” in crowdfunding round

MunchFit, healthy food provider to luxury gym Equinox and elite studio Barry’s Bootcamp hopes to raise £1m through a crowdfunding round in a bid to satiate the growing appetite for meal plans tailored to fitness goals.

investment

British Business Investments announces new £10m commitment to Co-Fund NI through Regional Angels Programme

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has committed £10m to Co-Investment Fund (Co-Fund) NI helping to provide growth capital to early stage, high potential smaller businesses in Northern Ireland.

Previous Next

Legal

Amex

Amex fined for sending four million unlawful emails

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined American Express Services Europe Limited (Amex) £90,000 for sending more than four million marketing emails to customers who did not want to receive them.

Kwasi Kwarteng

New powers to tackle unfit directors of dissolved companies

The Insolvency Service is to be given powers to investigate directors of companies that have been dissolved, closing a legal loophole and acting as a strong deterrent against the misuse of the dissolution process.

Colin the Caterpillar

Colin v Cuthbert – PR as a tool in legal battles

Marks & Spencer has this month filed a claim against Aldi claiming Aldi’s Cuthbert has violated its intellectual property in Colin.

Facebook privacy

‘Scraping’ the barrel? The risks of publicly available data

The social media giants have found themselves in the news again, and not for positive reasons.

power of attorney

Business LPAs – How to safeguard against a future incapacitated partner, director or shareholder

The loss of mental capacity of a director, partner or shareholder could be devastating for a business unless there are the necessary safeguards in place.  

GDPR

‘Pro-growth’ data reforms bring opportunities and risks

On 1 January 2021, following the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK’s data protection laws were changed. Out went the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, and in came the UK’s very own version of the GDPR.

Man outside building

Avoiding Unfair Dismissal Claims – Everything You Need to Know

It’s a legal right of the employees not to be dismissed unfairly. If not handled correctly, such a claim can cause headaches for both employer & employee.

busy office

Know your contractor – all you need to know about IR35 and Off-payroll rules

IR35, intermediaries’ legislation, off-payroll rules, agency rules.  So much jargon! And so many ways in which a contractor/consultant can engage with your business.

businessmen

My data protection predictions for 2021 

In my last column, I looked back at 2020 from an information law perspective. It’s safe to say that no-one would have predicted a year like 2020. And so it’s with some trepidation that I look forward to what we might expect in the year to come. 

Previous Next

Made in Britain

Matty Street TeamKarting

Made in Britain: Go-karting company, TeamKarting

Matty Street talks to us about how his karting company, TeamKarting, has been his saviour and how they survived the pandemic.

Beco Foods

Made in Britain: Sustainable pet foods brand, Beco

George Bramble, founder of pet food brand Beco, explains why sustainability and the environment is at the very heart of his business.

CancerPal

Made in Britain: Cancer care box company, CancerPal

Jo Riley of CancerPal talks to us about her business and why she decided to make care boxes for those suffering with cancer.

Batch Coffee UK

Made in Britain: Online coffee brand, Batch Coffee UK

Tom Saxon of Batch Coffee explains how a trip to Australia inspired his coffee subscription service and why the Covid-19 pandemic has helped his business.

Previous Next

Opinion

Covid recovery

Building value in your business post Covid: which financial indicators should you focus on?

Thinking about tax in a high tax environment

Misplaced snobbery is robbing our youngsters of career options

Technology

FaceTime

Apple FaceTime to expand to Android users

IT

How the world can meet growing data demand

How To Improve Your Home Theatre Experience

Utilities

Energy savings

Business Energy Claims recovers £25,000 for UK chocolatier

An energy broker has been forced to repay over £25,000 to a chocolatier after a significant amount of undisclosed fees were discovered in its contracts.

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.

40 Bank Street
Canary Wharf
London E14 5NR

Tel: 020 7148 3861

editorial.bm@cbmeg.co.uk

Home

  • > About us
  • > Business Matters Podcast
  • > Contact us

Advertising

  • > Advertise with us
  • > Subscribe to our magazine
  • > Subscribe to our newsletters
Copyright © 2021The Business Matters Brand Ltd - A Capital Business Media Company
  • Terms
  • Our Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
This site uses cookies: Find out more.
top