City regulator should force lenders to be more transparent on SME ‘debanking’, MPs urge May 8, 2024 An influential group of MPs has urged the City watchdog to force banks to be more transparent on why they "debank" businesses amid criticism that regulators and lenders are hamstringing growth and innovation among small firms.
Business ‘debanking’ complaints nearly double in a year as MPs warn of ‘unfair’ account closures April 22, 2024 The number of official complaints over business "debanking" has almost doubled in the last year, new figures show, as MPs accuse lenders of "unfairly" closing customers' accounts.
Behind the Business: Meet the founder trying to make meat fat sexy again April 18, 2024 In this episode of Behind the Business, Morning Wire SME and entrepreneurship journalist Jenny Sieg sits down with the co-founder of Hoxton Farms Max Jamilly and talks about the secret behind the business of creating a deliciously fatty future and making fat sexy again.
More than Money: What drives business leaders beyond profit? April 18, 2024 "More than Money" is a series delving into the motivations that drive business leaders beyond profit.
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.