The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
The taxpayer-backed National Wealth Fund is putting up to £71 million into Tungsten West, the Aim-listed company reviving the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon,…
Retailers, hospitality firms and business groups have urged ministers to rethink planned reforms to zero-hours contracts, warning that new guaranteed hours rules could cost employers up…
A west London start-up has signed a first of its kind agreement with the US Maritime Administration to help build a fleet of nuclear-powered cargo ships.…
The HMRC PAYE review covers around 45 million accounts, with P800 tax calculation letters already being issued and checks running until November 2026. Overpayments are being…
The Start Up Loans London total for female-founded businesses has passed £100m across 10,853 loans, with Hackney, Lewisham and Tottenham the capital's busiest constituencies, and eligibility…
The Phones 4u founder and the former Marks and Spencer chief executive have put their names to a campaign demanding the Chancellor reverse the taxes on…
Andy Burnham has ordered a business rates review of the way pubs and hotels are valued, appointing an expert who has called for "fundamental reform, not…
Restaurant group profits across Britain's 100 largest operators have fallen by almost half in a year, to £204 million, as higher employers' national insurance, a rising…
UK productivity growth has been far stronger than the official numbers show, according to new Resolution Foundation research which says flawed Office for National Statistics measurements…
Uber GDPR fine: the Dutch Data Protection Authority says the ride hailing company breached European data rules by using automated systems to deactivate driver accounts without…
Not On The High Street turnaround: Sara Davies, who appeared on the BBC business series between 2019 and 2025, has taken a stake in the online…
Electric Defender delay: Jaguar Land Rover has paused the full redesign of its bestselling model for two years, as new chief executive PB Balaji cuts costs…
Almost half of the 420 owners surveyed by the National Pharmacy Association say rising pharmacy business rates bills have them considering closure, with 55 per cent…
The number of UK companies in critical financial distress rose 9 per cent year-on-year to 53,756 in the three months to June, according to BTG's latest…
UK retail sales fell 0.5 per cent in July, the Office for National Statistics said, as record temperatures cut spending on clothing, footwear and household goods…