Business news 10 May 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Small firms struggling to keep their heads above water. Many SMEs rely on credit to pay insurance bills. Rate-setter warns of persistent inflation. Cost-of-living surge leads consumers to rein in spending.

Business news 9 May 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Construction struggles amid soaring input costs. Oil & Sanctions. Over 7m adults deemed food-insecure. Growth in spending and investment expected to fall. Friday afternoons off a ‘joke’ declares Lord Sugar.  Landlords

Business news 6 May 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. BoE raises rates and warns of recession. Sunak urged to cut taxes amid recession fears. Car industry cuts sales forecast by 9%. Job ads jump to 1.8m. And more business news.

Business news 5 May 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Bank set to hike interest rates to 1%. UK cuts Russia off from professional services. Consumer credit growth up in March. Mortgage borrowing hits £7bn.  And more business news. Bank set

Business news 19 April 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Firms say cost-cutting is the priority. Lenders expect loan default increase. Finance chiefs warn of business challenges. Business growth hit by cost of living crisis. Cost of living increases WFH switch.