Business Matters - The UKs largest Business Magazine
23 Must Read Articles
  • News
  • Advice
  • Finance
  • Legal
  • Opinion
  • In Business
  • Technology
  • Get Funded
  • Profiles

Latest News:

  • Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales, but experts warn challenges remain
  • Netflix turns to generative AI for visual effects in original series The Eternauts
  • Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food prices as inflation climbs
  • Uber to buy 20,000 self-driving taxis in $300m Lucid partnership
  • New ‘buy now, pay later’ affordability checks may cover even smallest loans under FCA proposals
  • Hospitality and retail jobs plummet since Rachel Reeves’s budget, sparking backlash over NICs hike
  • Government ditches plan to stop businesses ‘greenwashing’ by scrapping green taxonomy
  • UK unemployment reaches 4.7% as labour market cools, raising pressure for Bank of England rate cut
  • Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group warns of ‘dark clouds’ ahead amid flat profit forecast
  • Jaguar Land Rover to cut 500 UK management jobs as US tariffs bite

Tag: Retail

Business rates

Reform of business rates is moving at snail’s pace

18 August 2021 Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

There has been a flurry of calls in recent months urging for a rebalancing of business rates – with some warning that a failure to act risks economic slow-down.

Search our site

Latest Content

UK SMEs are shying away from new loans amid growing debt distress, with 650,000+ businesses in financial trouble. Yet specialist lenders and government-backed schemes still offer refinancing solutions.

Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales, but experts warn challenges remain

UK company insolvencies fell 16% in June 2025, offering cautious optimism, but experts warn economic uncertainty, rising costs, and inflation continue to challenge businesses.

Netflix turns to generative AI for visual effects in original series The Eternauts

Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food prices as inflation climbs

Uber to buy 20,000 self-driving taxis in $300m Lucid partnership

OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of browsing, shopping, and managing files

New ‘buy now, pay later’ affordability checks may cover even smallest loans under FCA proposals

Hospitality and retail jobs plummet since Rachel Reeves’s budget, sparking backlash over NICs hike

The unexpected US States where entrepreneurs are thriving

Utilities

Energy savings

Business Energy Claims recovers £25,000 for UK chocolatier

Energy saving

Manufacturing company recovers thousands from mis-sold energy contracts

UK's leading SME magazine

Capital Business Media
Forty Bank Street
London E14 5NR

Tel: 020 7148 3861

Home

  • > About us
  • > Business Matters Podcast
  • > Contact us
  • > Advertise with us
  • > Subscribe to our magazine
  • > Subscribe to our newsletters

More from the CBM Group

  • > Travelling For Business
  • > EV Powered
  • > Electric Home
  • > Property Portfolio Investor
Copyright © 2025 The Business Matters Brand Ltd - A Capital Business Media Company
  • Terms
  • Our Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
top