Fewest Furloughed – business news 30 July 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director Fewest furloughed staff since pandemic began. Mortgage borrowing hits record high. Deposits up £9.8bn in June. TUC hits out over umbrella companies and agency workers. Bumble to give

650k UK firms in serious financial distress – business news 29 July 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. 650k UK firms in serious financial distress; One in six SME owners will not take holiday this year, PM predicts steady economic recovery,

Extend Brexit support fund – business news 28 July 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Call to extend Brexit support fund, IMF forecasts 6% global growth – & 7% in the UK, Retail sales strong in July, Labour vows to make

Pandemic support did not help – business news 26 July 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Pandemic support did not help,  HMRC pursues businesses for taxes on profits they haven’t made, Fearful consumers return to online shopping as online startups boom,

Access to finance key to SME recovery – business news 23 July 2021 Access to finance key to SME recovery; Hiking jobs tax will hamper recovery, say small firms; UK factories enjoy post-lockdown output surge; Johnson backs emergency plan to