The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Jaguar Land Rover has orchestrated a raid on BYD's Dutch offices in the JLR BYD Defender dispute, claiming the Chinese firm's Ti7 SUV copies its design.
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor finds young founders at a record level in the UK, as employers cut entry-level jobs and AI reshapes junior hiring.
Large businesses that fail to check their supply chains for forced labour could see goods removed from shelves under new laws, Jonathan Reynolds said.
Proposed changes to HMRC inspection powers would let the tax authority examine how AI and software produce tax figures, with reforms due in 2027.
London faces tube driver strikes from 26 November, as the RMT calls eight 24-hour walkouts over a planned four-day week, six of them before Christmas.
Business Backs Families, backed by the Department for Education, offers employers tools and examples for supporting working parents of under-fives.
Veeraswamy's owner says the landlord would not treat Gordon Ramsay the same way, as the UK's oldest Indian restaurant fights a Crown Estate eviction
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says crypto hacks now run at three or four a day as AI tools help attackers, a week after a $6.3bn heist…
The UK business population fell by 104,000 to 5.6 million at the start of 2026, driven by a drop in self-employed people with no staff, figures…
![The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in three years, lifting Bank Rate to 4 per cent. The monetary policy committee voted eight to one for the quarter-point rise, with Catherine Mann backing 4.25 per cent. The Bank now expects inflation to peak at 4.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2027, and governor Andrew Bailey said a further rise may be needed unless there is real progress towards settling the Middle East conflict. Analysts at JPMorgan, Premier Miton and Schroders are divided on how far the new cycle will go. How is your business planning for higher borrowing costs? [ARTICLE URL] #BankOfEngland #InterestRates #UKBusiness](https://bmmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/shutterstock_2535698407-420x236.jpg)
Andrew Bailey says the first interest rate rise since 2023 may not be the last, as the Bank forecasts inflation will peak at 4.9 per cent…
Andy Burnham calls on Gordon Brothers to sit down with the government as a Poundland administration deadline nears, with up to 12,000 jobs at risk.
The Business Matters Female Founders Awards open today, ranking UK women founders on published criteria, with seven awards and feedback for every entrant.
A Disney AI patent granted yesterday describes a system that would let costumed characters talk to guests in real time, with a performer still in costume.
Google is making its AI tools opt-in for schools, but schools that keep AI switched off will lose Google Search access for pupils, the company has…
Melanie Perkins says the Canva restructure will affect 1,271 people through redundancies, relocations and role changes after growth slowed this year.