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

Working longer & negative rates – business news 27 July 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. MPC member calls for working longer and negative rates, Doom mongering risk cutting down the recovery, ebay provides improved support to SME sellers, DWP caught

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,