Back to school means back to profit, bank predicts
More than a fifth of small businesses expect their productivity to rise as children now that children are going back to…
Economy
Why the West is struggling to balance the books
Businesses in the South West have been getting increasingly into debt during lockdown, with credit card bills and overdrafts mounting and…
Mortgage approvals up, but experts warn of housing market crash
Guest post by Daniel Tannenbaum According to figures from the Bank of England, the number of mortgages approved by lenders in…
Business confidence edges up, but remains near historic low
Overall business confidence improved for the second consecutive month in July, rising eight percentage points according to the Lloyds Bank Commercial…
Crowdfund donations ‘rose 1,000 per cent in Lockdown’
As the pandemic swept across the country earlier this year, crowdfunding campaigns were soaring on course to raise record amounts, according…
Job loss fears as North braced for new Lockdown
More than half of finance directors in Yorkshire expect to make Covid-related redundancies with as many as nine in ten braved…
Sunak’s summer statement – business reacts
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced VAT cuts worth £4.5 billion as a lifeline for the struggling tourism and hospitality sector. In…
The advantages of a London head office
Whether you’re an established business or are just starting out, where you have your base can have an impact on how…
Covid-19 loan schemes give businesses £15bn boost
Figures announced by the Chancellor today show the banking and finance industry has provided almost £15 billion to over 304,000 businesses so…
Drinks brands defy the odds as manufacturing exports fall
UK manufacturing exports fell for the fourth quarter in a row between January and March, at 46.8 for new exports, down…