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Maiden Cricket, the female founded British brand seen on Dragons' Den, has become founding apparel and equipment partner of a new US women's T20 event.
![New buy-to-let company formations are on course to fall for the first time since 2008. Hamptons found 41,483 were set up in the first eight months of the year, against 44,802 a year earlier. Aneisha Beveridge, its head of research, said the incorporation boom was driven by landlords moving properties they already owned into limited companies after the tax changes that began in 2016, and that the trend is reaching its tail end. She added that the Treasury's stamp duty income from those transfers, worth about £1.2bn a year, was likely to start falling. What does a slowdown in landlord incorporations mean for rental supply in your area? Read the full story: [ARTICLE URL] #BuyToLet #Property #Tax](https://bmmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_390007225-420x236.jpg)
Buy-to-let company formations are on course for their first annual fall since 2008, with 41,483 set up in eight months, analysis by Hamptons shows.
ScottishPower has recruited a record 465 early careers entrants and called on ministers to set a clear long-term direction on youth employment policy.
Applications for the latest NatWest Accelerator Pitch competition open today, with a £100,000 prize fund to be awarded at a London final on 19 November.
Almost half of the UK university spinouts founded between 2013 and 2024 came from Oxford, Cambridge and London, which took two-thirds of venture capital.
Nominations for the 2027 non-executive director awards opened today across eight categories, with entries closing on 8 November and winners named in March.
CenTax says almost 12,000 families could suppress their earnings by 2030 to avoid the £100,000 childcare cliff edge, and sets out options for reform.
Andy Burnham rejected a £4bn housing benefit cut to fund defence spending at PMQs, as an adviser said private investors need clarity on priorities.
Fast Company has named Anthropic No 1 on its Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026 list, citing Claude Code, Claude Cowork and a valuation approaching $1trn.
A King's and Equimundo review of 33 studies says six weeks' well-paid paternity leave would lift maternal employment, add £2.68bn a year and cut break-ups.
Lenovo Call Eva lets founders in the UK and six other countries leave Eva Longoria a voice message, with selected questions answered live on 16 September
The latest NatWest Growth Tracker reports business activity growth in over half of UK nations and regions in August, despite renewed cost pressures.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has overturned the 2024 Next equal pay ruling, finding recruitment and retention justified higher warehouse pay rates.
Salford heads GoDaddy's most entrepreneurial cities ranking for 2026, with satellite cities taking four of the top five places for start-up growth.
Traders in south-west England and the Channel Islands report mixed results from the UK's warmest summer on record, with gains for some, losses for others.