Why are small firms at a disadvantage for funding? BUSINESS SMEs continue to face funding difficulties, with research suggesting a large number of small businesses have never secured external funding.
Growing a successful small business: Lessons from the Isle of Man Small business Some 33 miles long and 13 miles wide, the Isle of Man rests among ambitious entrepreneurial habits and local businesses both old and new.
Regatta: Questions asked after Chinese prisoner’s ID reportedly found in lining of coat at UK sale Regatta Regatta is in the spotlight as concerns are raised after a Chinese prisoner’s ID was reportedly found in a customer’s coat lining. The coat was purchased by a woman in Derbyshire as part of the British coat brand’s Black Friday sale, the Guardian reported today, but what she received wasn’t quite what she was expecting. [...]
City officials encourage local spending ahead of Small Business Saturday December 1, 2023 The holiday season might not be as reliable as it once was for small businesses, new research suggests, but optimism seems to persevere within the City as peak trading season approaches. While 61 per cent of small businesses, surveyed on behalf of American Express, have said the festive season has yet to be the same [...]
Dr Martens share price plummets 26 per cent after another slump in sales November 30, 2023 Another slump in sales has turned all eyes to Dr Martens today as the London-based bootmaker reported a 5 per cent dip in revenue, despite investors hoping for signs of turnaround. Dr Martens saw a revenue decline to £395.8m in the six months to September 30 as it continued to battle weakness in its US [...]
Small businesses to be front of the queue for government contracts if Labour elected November 29, 2023 Jonathan Reynolds he unveiled Labour’s Plan for Small Business, Reynolds told firms: “We know that government itself ought to be a better customer to small business.
Business closures surpass openings for the first time since 2010 as higher borrowing costs bite November 29, 2023 Business closures have overtaken openings for the first time since 2010, a report in the Financial Times analysis has suggested
Supermarkets in focus of new CMA probe claiming loyalty schemes push up inflation November 29, 2023 It made the announcement following its latest findings from a two-year ongoing investigation of the groceries sector, and its impact on competition and inflationary pressures.
Supreme’s revenues soar to record heights as vaping products save the day November 28, 2023 Supreme rings the half-year mark with record revenues and profit growth just four months after its LostMary and ElfBar partnership.
A toast to the planet: Meet the beer brand donating all of its profits to charities November 28, 2023 “I could never imagine just running my own business for business’ sake,” Rob Wilson, co-founder and chief executive of Toast Brewing, says. Instead, he says he’s in it to make an environmental change with his planet-saving brewing company. Originally founded in 2016 with the idea to create tasty brews out of surplus bread, Toast now [...]
