Small firms still hammered by inflation, says FSB
Small businesses will be hoping that yesterdays interest rate rise will mark an end to an ongoing trend that saw the…
Economy
Interest rate rise: what the experts say
The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level since 2008 in the wake of revelations that inflation…
Business confidence recovers – and what it means
Business confidence is being restored after a decline at the end of last year. But “dark clouds” are on the horizon…
Work in progress: analysing the first-quarter for jobs and retail
Job vacancies continued to fall in the first three months of this year as economic pressures forced bosses to hold back…
All change: 2023 may be a year of redundancies
More than a quarter of UK organisations say they are likely to make redundancies in 2023, according to new research from…
Businesses braced for minimum wage changes
Employers are facing increased bills as the month began as new national minimum wage rates came into effect. It follows Jeremy…
How small businesses can prepare for energy price changes
Guest comment by Gareth Rees As inflation hits a 40-year high, and is expected to rise further, small businesses across the…
Budget reflections: the business feedback
Jeremy Hunt has delivered his expected ‘Budget for growth’, announcing a multi-billion pound package to boost business investment bolster the country’s…
Company registration rise signals start-up boom
Last year was another record one for company registrations in the UK, according to an analysis by a leading small business…
Brexit breakthrough: how the business world reacted
The pound gained ground and UK stocks rose on news of a fresh Brexit breakthrough yesterday with the FTSE 100 and…