Exclusive: Business backs Labour, new polling of UK bosses says April 17, 2024 UK firms have backed Labour with a 14-point lead over the Conservatives on the question of which party is best for business.
Rachel Reeves tells the City she wants to close gender pay gap if she becomes first female chancellor April 16, 2024 Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Labour is "under no illusions about the scale of challenge Labour will inherit."
Government to fully fund apprenticeships for small firms, Rishi Sunak to announce March 18, 2024 The government will fully fund apprenticeships for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a £60m investment in up to 20,000 training places, Rishi Sunak will announce.
Will it work? VAT cuts for small businesses March 13, 2024 Where Sam Fowles strips the politics from policies and asks if they solve the problem they’re supposed to. Today, raising the VAT threshold.
Why Gen Z are quitting their jobs to focus on side hustles February 29, 2024 Members of Gen Z are more likely than other generations to make side hustles a full-time gig, according to new research.
Is the UK becoming a ‘challenging place’ to grow a business? February 20, 2024 According to a new report from Goldman Sachs's 10,000 Small Businesses UK Programme, the number of 'high growth businesses' — those actively growing both headcount and revenue — dropped from 39,000 in 2008 to 36,000 in 2022.
Want to crack the productivity puzzle? Backing small businesses is step one February 20, 2024 It's easier than ever to start a business, but much harder to grow it; the UK must act to support small businesses, writes Charlotte Keenan.
Monthly insolvencies tick up again as firms feel the brunt of the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes February 16, 2024 According to figures from the Insolvency Service, there were 1,769 company insolvencies in January, five per cent higher than in the same period last year driven by an increase in forced closures.
Tech secretary working to ease UK access to Horizon Europe funding February 12, 2024 Tech secretary Michelle Donelan has said she is working to make it easier for British companies to access Horizon Europe funding as the UK looks to secure its science 'superpower' status.
Shares in British radiation detection firm Kromek jump following funding from Horizon Europe scheme February 5, 2024 Radiation detection firm Kromek has won government funding to develop its new product which can rapidly detect irregular radiation sources.