Brexit blamed for a decline in the number of start-ups 12th September 2019. Brexit uncertainty has been blamed for a 12.9% fall in the number of new UK start-ups last year.   The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC), a joint venture

Government council will support post-Brexit lending to SMEs 10th September 2019. The Treasury and the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have announced the creation of a finance council to support lending to smaller businesses after Brexit and

BUPA named and shamed for poor payment practices. 22/8/2019. Paul Uppal, the government’s small business commissioner has named and shamed BUPA  for failing to pay adequate compensation to a small business in a case of late payment of invoices, following

Relief as shoppers boost growth. 16th August 2019. Shoppers boost growth to provide much needed relief for the retail sector and show that the UK consumer is capable of shaking off recession fears and worries about a no deal brexit.

Inflation defies slowdown forecast to hit 2.1% 15th August 2019. Inflation in Britain accelerated to 2.1% in July, driven by rises in the prices of computer games, toys, hotel rooms, clothing and shoes. Economists had expected annual inflation to drop