Business news 31 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Businesses warn against tighter SME lending rules. Rural businesses need infrastructure investment to compete. London hiring dips in March. PM: ‘Fantastic progress’ in free trade bloc talks. State pension age rise

Business news 30 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. £21bn lost to fraud since the start of the pandemic. Call from Tech leaders to halt AI. Economic downturn will not last long. CBI Members also positive. Tech bull market.  And

Business news 29 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. One in five SMEs plan green focus. Britain risks ‘Cascading Failures’ over poor climate planning. Green tax on imports & energy efficiency support.  And more business news. One in five SMEs

Business news 24 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Bank of England raises interest rates to 4.25% . SMEs lose 4m trading days to strikes in six months. Retail, Zero hour employee rights, recovery of covid grants, Londons financial centre

Business news 23 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Inflation, fraud, manufacturing, Savings rates, US interest rates, markets, Sunaks tax statement and more business news. UK inflation jumps unexpectedly in February Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show