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Latest News:

  • Rolls-Royce to sell electric flight division to focus on jet engines
  • Retail price inflation eases to 4.3% in November
  • Tech leaders debate UK’s skills crisis in Parliament
  • Eurostar Amsterdam-to-London services to be suspended for six months
  • McLaren receives £80m finance injection from shareholders as cash crisis continues
  • Rishi Sunak hopes to unveils £30bn of UK investment creating upto 12,000 jobs
  • HSBC glitch hits Customers and businesses on one of the business shopping days of the year
  • Made Smarter national roll-out to turbo charge Scotland’s SME manufacturers
  • More businesses closing than starting for the first time in 12 years
  • Nissan set to commit to making new electric models in Sunderland
Rolls-Royce will sell its electric flight division as it focuses on improving profits in its jet engine business, under a new plan from its chief executive, Tufan Erginbilgiç.

Rolls-Royce to sell electric flight division to focus on jet engines

Rolls-Royce will sell its electric flight division as it focuses on improving profits in its jet engine business, under a new plan from its chief executive, Tufan Erginbilgiç.

Supermarket executives are being questioned by MPs over why food prices are still rising as some wholesale costs are falling.

Retail price inflation eases to 4.3% in November

Annual shop prices inflation is at its lowest level since June 2022, a survey suggested yesterday.

Digital transformation, often hailed as the panacea for business growth and innovation, is continuing to prove to be a highly damaging leaky bucket for businesses both in the UK and world-wide.

Digital Transformation waste bill expected to be $2 trillion by 2026 

Digital transformation, often hailed as the panacea for business growth and innovation, is continuing to prove to be a highly damaging leaky bucket for businesses both in the UK and world-wide.

Amazon has announced that they will provide free Artificial Intelligence training to two million people by 2025 via their ‘AI Ready’ commitment which is set to boost proficiencies in this emerging piece of technology.

2 million people to receive free AI training through Amazon project

Amazon has announced that they will provide free Artificial Intelligence training to two million people by 2025 via their ‘AI Ready’ commitment which is set to boost proficiencies in this emerging piece of technology.

Giving written evidence to the UK Parliamentary Treasury Committee inquiry into SME finance, ACCA set out a gloomy picture of SMEs struggling to access finance.

Tech leaders debate UK’s skills crisis in Parliament

UK tech chiefs gathered in Parliament last night to discuss the country’s chronic skills crisis with MPs, business leaders and government policy makers.

Tax change could boost retraining, say directors

Strategies for the Tech-Driven Workplace: Digital Coaching and Company Performance

The modern workplace is ever-evolving where the integration of technology has become a cornerstone for success.

Secrets of Success: Dr Ed Gladman, CEO Adlington Retirement Living

Joining the family business and leading it to growth, Ed Gladman shares his secrets of success with Business Matters

The Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has reversed the refusal of Haribo’s figurative trade mark consisting of an image of its 'Goldbear’ gummy bear on the basis that the mark does satisfy the minimum degree of distinctiveness.

Appeal decision finds Haribo’s gummy bear figurative trade mark distinctive

The Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has reversed the refusal of Haribo’s figurative trade mark consisting of an image of its ‘Goldbear’ gummy bear on the basis that the mark does satisfy the minimum degree of distinctiveness.

Eurostar services from the Netherlands to London will be suspended for six months from June next year.

Eurostar Amsterdam-to-London services to be suspended for six months

Eurostar services from the Netherlands to London will be suspended for six months from June next year.

  1. Rolls-Royce to sell electric flight division to focus on jet engines
  2. Retail price inflation eases to 4.3% in November
  3. Digital Transformation waste bill expected to be $2 trillion by 2026 
  4. 2 million people to receive free AI training through Amazon project
  5. Tech leaders debate UK’s skills crisis in Parliament
  6. Strategies for the Tech-Driven Workplace: Digital Coaching and Company Performance
  7. Secrets of Success: Dr Ed Gladman, CEO Adlington Retirement Living
  8. Appeal decision finds Haribo’s gummy bear figurative trade mark distinctive
  9. Eurostar Amsterdam-to-London services to be suspended for six months

Latest News…

Rolls-Royce will sell its electric flight division as it focuses on improving profits in its jet engine business, under a new plan from its chief executive, Tufan Erginbilgiç.

Rolls-Royce to sell electric flight division to focus on jet engines

Rolls-Royce will sell its electric flight division as it focuses on improving profits in its jet engine business, under a new plan from its chief executive, Tufan Erginbilgiç.

Supermarket executives are being questioned by MPs over why food prices are still rising as some wholesale costs are falling.

Retail price inflation eases to 4.3% in November

Annual shop prices inflation is at its lowest level since June 2022, a survey suggested yesterday.

Giving written evidence to the UK Parliamentary Treasury Committee inquiry into SME finance, ACCA set out a gloomy picture of SMEs struggling to access finance.

Tech leaders debate UK’s skills crisis in Parliament

UK tech chiefs gathered in Parliament last night to discuss the country’s chronic skills crisis with MPs, business leaders and government policy makers.

Eurostar services from the Netherlands to London will be suspended for six months from June next year.

Eurostar Amsterdam-to-London services to be suspended for six months

Eurostar services from the Netherlands to London will be suspended for six months from June next year.

McLaren has been forced to ask its shareholders for an additional £80m in funding, as it struggles to stay afloat amid a cash crisis.

McLaren receives £80m finance injection from shareholders as cash crisis continues

McLaren has been forced to ask its shareholders for an additional £80m in funding, as it struggles to stay afloat amid a cash crisis.

Rishi Sunak is to hold talks with supermarket bosses, trade bodies and farmers this month to address concerns over surging food prices and wider industry issues.

Rishi Sunak hopes to unveils £30bn of UK investment creating upto 12,000 jobs

Rishi Sunak will trumpet £29.5 billion of new investment commitments in Britain as global chief executives and investors gather today at a government investment summit at Hampton Court Palace.

HSBC

HSBC glitch hits Customers and businesses on one of the business shopping days of the year

Customers and businesses who bank with HSBC UK are facing disruption on one of the busiest days for online purchases after the lender’s mobile and digital services were hit by an outage.

Saville Row Tailors

Made Smarter national roll-out to turbo charge Scotland’s SME manufacturers

MADE Smarter, a programme helping SME manufacturers access technology and digital skills, is to be rolled out to Scotland.

When you are a business owner, there will come a time when your office space no longer works for your business and needs refurbishment.

More businesses closing than starting for the first time in 12 years

More businesses are shutting down than starting up for the first time in 12 years, official data shows.

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Business

Amazon has announced that they will provide free Artificial Intelligence training to two million people by 2025 via their ‘AI Ready’ commitment which is set to boost proficiencies in this emerging piece of technology.

2 million people to receive free AI training through Amazon project

Amazon has announced that they will provide free Artificial Intelligence training to two million people by 2025 via their ‘AI Ready’ commitment which is set to boost proficiencies in this emerging piece of technology.

Sustainable Scottish chocolatier enjoys sweet success with new premises following support from Business Gateway 

A luxury chocolate brand that started in its owner’s home kitchen has successfully expanded into new premises after receiving advice and support from Business Gateway.  

AIB has invested €8.5 million in BNRG, an Irish-based developer and operator of solar energy projects globally.

New government approach needed to tackle UK energy resilience and security

Energy specialists from The University of Manchester have called on the government to develop a joined-up cross-departmental strategy to strengthen the UK’s energy resilience and security.

While the nation may be enjoying a bargain or two this week, a new study has uncovered that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are among the highest anxiety drivers among SME owners.

Black Friday causes heightened anxiety for almost 70% of small business owners

While the nation may be enjoying a bargain or two this week, a new study has uncovered that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are among the highest anxiety drivers among SME owners.

In the wake of recent concerns about the lack of investment in domestic companies by UK investors, Lane Clark sheds light on the challenges facing the UK market.

TPP is set to revolutionise investment landscape

In the wake of recent concerns about the lack of investment in domestic companies by UK investors, Lane Clark sheds light on the challenges facing the UK market.

With the festive season fast approaching, many employers have already finalised their plans for a staff party. Others may prefer a more spontaneous approach.

How can employers avoid problems at staff parties?

With the festive season fast approaching, many employers have already finalised their plans for a staff party. Others may prefer a more spontaneous approach.

SSE plans to grow its investment in clean energy by 14% to £20.5bn for its current budget after reporting better than expected profits for the first half of the financial year.

Ground-breaking UK Export Finance deal secures huge investment in North-East England

UKEF and K-Sure have secured support worth £367 million for South Korean manufacturer SeAH Steel Holding’s construction of a wind tech factory near Redcar, in the Tees Valley.

Profiled…

Getting To Know You: Paul Eatock, MD, Eatock Design & Build

We talk to Paul Eatock, the managing director of Eatock Design & Build about how he and his wife Jeni specialise in designing and project management in the construction sector.

Getting To Know You: Susannah Davda, Founder, The Shoe Consultant

Getting To Know You: Susannah Davda, Founder, The Shoe Consultant

We got to sit down with Susannah Davda, Founder of The Shoe Consultant about why she is so passionate about the shoe sector.

Marketing & Social Media

Elon Musk’s X has reinstated the accounts of far-Right influencers Katie Hopkins and Tommy Robinson, reversing lifetime bans on the pair imposed by the social network’s previous ownership.

Elon Musk reinstates Katie Hopkins and Tommy Robinson to his social platform X

Over sixty per cent of UK marketers believe consumer segmentation - the categorisation of customers based on shared traits - is an outdated method of marketing, with 63% considering it totally unfit for purpose.

Over half of UK marketers believe consumer segmentation is an outdated and oversimplified marketing method 

Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform.

Elon Musk suggests social media platform X could go behind paywall

Newswire

Debunking Myths and Discovering the Benefits of UK Public Tenders

Business Matters
  • TikTok ousts Google to become favourite online destination
  • Customs Crunch – How this startup plans to take the friction out of brexit
  • EU stimulus package announced offers new confidence for investors
  • Struggling TSB set to close 100 branches and axe staff

Get Funded

CatX, a platform designed to facilitate the flow of alternative capital into the insurance sector, has successfully raised $2.7 million in seed funding. Its backers include top Silicon Valley venture capital firms and angel investors from leading proprietary trading firms and hedge funds.

CatX raises $2.7 million to bring more alternative capital into the insurance sector

CatX, a platform designed to facilitate the flow of alternative capital into the insurance sector, has successfully raised $2.7 million in seed funding. Its backers include top Silicon Valley venture capital firms and angel investors from leading proprietary trading firms and hedge funds.

The team behind runna, the world’s #1 rated personalised running coaching app that launched in 2021, has closed its latest venture capital round having raised £5 million.

Fitness tech start-up secures new £5 million to help improve peoples’ lives through running in latest investment round

The team behind runny, the world’s #1 rated personalised running coaching app that launched in 2021, has closed its latest venture capital round having raised £5 million.

1nhaler, a Scotland-based drug delivery device developer, has raised £2 million to develop its unique single-use dry powder inhaler (DPI).

1nhaler raises £2 million to develop single-use sustainable inhaler

1nhaler, a Scotland-based drug delivery device developer, has raised £2 million to develop its unique single-use dry powder inhaler (DPI).

SSE plans to grow its investment in clean energy by 14% to £20.5bn for its current budget after reporting better than expected profits for the first half of the financial year.

Ground-breaking UK Export Finance deal secures huge investment in North-East England

UKEF and K-Sure have secured support worth £367 million for South Korean manufacturer SeAH Steel Holding’s construction of a wind tech factory near Redcar, in the Tees Valley.

Formula One stars team up to launch classic car firm

Formula One stars team up to allow public to buy shares in multi-million pound classic cars

Formula One stars Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard have teamed up with a pair of entrepreneurs to launch a stock market business that allows the public to invest in ultra-rare classic cars.

Nc’nean Distillery has secured a Virgin Money funding package with the backing of UK Government department UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Independent Scottish organic whisky distillery Nc’nean secures new funding package

Nc’nean Distillery has secured a Virgin Money funding package with the backing of UK Government department UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Award-winning Afro hair care company Nylah’s Naturals has raised a £530k seed round led by Midven.

Award-winning Birmingham Afro hair care solutions company secures £530,000 investment

Award-winning Afro hair care company Nylah’s Naturals has raised a £530k seed round led by Midven.

Following the success of last year’s inaugural Seed Capital Investment Fund, The Dyers’ Company are pleased to launch the Fund for a second year.

Seed capital funding launches for UK entrepreneurs in colour/dyeing industries

Following the success of last year’s inaugural Seed Capital Investment Fund, The Dyers’ Company are pleased to launch the Fund for a second year.

Allica Bank is offering a 50-basis point discount against its standard rates for electric vehicles to make going green more affordable

Allica bank launches £10m EV fund dedicated to supporting businesses go electric

Allica Bank is offering a 50-basis point discount against its standard rates for electric vehicles to make going green more affordable

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Legal

The Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has reversed the refusal of Haribo’s figurative trade mark consisting of an image of its 'Goldbear’ gummy bear on the basis that the mark does satisfy the minimum degree of distinctiveness.

Appeal decision finds Haribo’s gummy bear figurative trade mark distinctive

The Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has reversed the refusal of Haribo’s figurative trade mark consisting of an image of its ‘Goldbear’ gummy bear on the basis that the mark does satisfy the minimum degree of distinctiveness.

With the festive season fast approaching, many employers have already finalised their plans for a staff party. Others may prefer a more spontaneous approach.

How can employers avoid problems at staff parties?

With the festive season fast approaching, many employers have already finalised their plans for a staff party. Others may prefer a more spontaneous approach.

Rather than remove copyrighted material from ChatGPT’s training dataset, the chatbot’s creator is offering to cover its clients’ legal costs for copyright infringement suits.

OpenAI offers to pay for ChatGPT customers’ copyright lawsuits

Rather than remove copyrighted material from ChatGPT’s training dataset, the chatbot’s creator is offering to cover its clients’ legal costs for copyright infringement suits.

The American taste for litigation is spreading beyond its borders, and it is coming for British small businesses next - this is the key finding of new research by Fair Civil Justice.

New research highlights increasing threat of US-style litigation culture to British business SMEs

The American taste for litigation is spreading beyond its borders, and it is coming for British small businesses next – this is the key finding of new research by Fair Civil Justice.

Tik Tok

TikTok’s latest GDPR breach could cost them up to $376M

TikTok are involved in yet another data breach fine following a £12.7 million fine by the UK for illegally processing the data of 1.4m children under 13.

In an ever-evolving business landscape, the welfare of employees continues to be at the forefront of responsible leadership.

New Report Sheds Light on Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination

In an ever-evolving business landscape, the welfare of employees continues to be at the forefront of responsible leadership.

Outsourcing specialist, AdvanceTrack, has won a landmark two-year High Court case against one of its direct competitors, GI Outsourcing, after the latter used its brand unlawfully in a targeted Google Adwords campaign.

AdvanceTrack wins two-year High Court battle over competitor’s Google Adwords trademark breach

Outsourcing specialist, AdvanceTrack, has won a landmark two-year High Court case against one of its direct competitors, GI Outsourcing, after the latter used its brand unlawfully in a targeted Google Adwords campaign.

It was Benjamin Franklin who once said “…nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

How to plan for the death of a business partner.

It was Benjamin Franklin who once said “…nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

How to bridge the gap between Seller and Buyer expectations in SME transactions?

For a founder or seller, the sale of a SME business will be one of their key life events.  For a buyer it can be a springboard to a faster growth rate.  In recent months buyer and seller expectations have changed in relation to SME transactions.

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Made in Britain

More Housing’s launch is a new start in the UK’s approach to the housing crisis

Proving that mental health can marry eco-innovative design, More Housing uses MMC for meanwhile and permanent sites country wide

baldape parlour

Made in Britain: Male grooming brand, Baldape

Ben Rivers, founder of male grooming brand Baldape, shares the story behind his business and his keys to success.

Made in Britain: The Small Business Handbook

Olivia Crabtree talks to us about how her comprehensive guide is supporting small businesses all around the country.

The Personal Barber

Made in Britain: Shaving subscription box, The Personal Barber

Bradley St John Jones talks to us about his company, The Personal Barber, a shaving subscription box service.

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Opinion

Digital transformation, often hailed as the panacea for business growth and innovation, is continuing to prove to be a highly damaging leaky bucket for businesses both in the UK and world-wide.

Digital Transformation waste bill expected to be $2 trillion by 2026 

Self-employment is a viable career path, despite ONS recent report

Chancellor’s statement on tax collection has no substance

Technology

Amazon has announced that they will provide free Artificial Intelligence training to two million people by 2025 via their ‘AI Ready’ commitment which is set to boost proficiencies in this emerging piece of technology.

2 million people to receive free AI training through Amazon project

Dean Forbes tells us why you need take accountability and responsibility for everything that happens to you in your life, not just in business.

Forterro expands market footprint in France, and enters Spanish market, with acquisition of abas BS

TikTok has announced that it's shutting down its original $1 billion Creator Fund and shifting the focus to its newer Creativity Program.

TikTok is shutting down its Creator Fund in favor of its newer Creativity Program

Business

Tax change could boost retraining, say directors

Strategies for the Tech-Driven Workplace: Digital Coaching and Company Performance

The modern workplace is ever-evolving where the integration of technology has become a cornerstone for success.

Business Champion Awards

Business Champion Awards is a finalist in the Awards Awards 2023

Two years of rewarding SMEs across the country and The Business Champion Awards are finalists themselves

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