The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has been granted Established Mayoral Strategic Authority status, the first rural mayoral area to hold it.
UK petrol prices have hit their highest level since the Iran war began at 160p a litre, RAC figures show, with diesel forecast to reach 185p…
LinkedIn AI slop button: users can now privately flag posts they suspect are AI-generated, as the platform scraps its own AI 'enhance your post' tool.
Sainsbury's sells Argos to Swift Partners for at least £120m, a fraction of the £1.4bn it paid in 2016, with completion expected in February 2027.
Lloyds £13bn digital investment will fund a new smart wallet and £45bn of SME lending, the bank said, as half-year profit rose 23 per cent to…
UK equity investment reached £14.4bn in the first half of 2026, up 26 per cent on the second half of 2025, according to Barclays and Beauhurst…
UK vehicle production fell 7.5 per cent to 385,979 units in the first half of 2026, SMMT figures show, though output stabilised in the second quarter.
The TSB office mandate will require about 5,000 staff to attend three days a week from April 2027, with the TBU union preparing Employment Tribunal cases.
Apple Upgrade, a device leasing programme provided by Klarna, launched in the United States on Tuesday with iPhone leases starting at $17.99 a month.
The UK's first Vocational Celebration Day takes place on 6 August, days after Andy Burnham set out new technical routes for 14-year-olds in England.
Universal Credit households will receive an apprenticeship bursary of up to £4,500 a year, the government said, as under-25 training becomes free.
Barclays reported second-quarter profits of £3.3bn on Tuesday, up 31 per cent, as the TUC called for the bank surcharge to rise to as much as…
Apple briefly passed a $5 trillion valuation on Tuesday, joining Nvidia, as big technology stocks recovered from a sell-off driven by AI and China fears.
UK business investment: 47 per cent of firms plan to raise spending over the next year, Lloyds research finds, with technology and AI the main target.
Retail sales volumes fell at a slower pace in July, with the CBI balance at -26% from -54% in June, while wholesale sales stabilised after 25…