Business news 5 September 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Business owners face financing crunch. SME support call as pressures mount. Firms will close without help. Factories consider shutdowns as gas costs climb. Liz Truss could freeze bills to avoid energy

Business news 1 September 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Ministers urged to support small firms with energy grants. Mass redundancies could hit smaller firms. Make UK calls for emergency support as manufacturing insolvencies rise.  And more business news. Ministers urged

Business news 24 August 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Shielding UK families from fuel bills crisis forecast to cost £100bn. UK economic activity hit as weak demand and labour shortages bite. BoE may be forced to raise interest rates to

Business news 29 July 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. One in 12 firms default on Covid loans. FSB urges PM candidates to develop a ‘pro-small business agenda’. Recession fears as US economy shrinks again.  And more business news. One in

Business news 20 July 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Late payments cause ‘cashflow crunch’ for small firms. High premiums pile pressure on small firms. Inflation. Food price inflation nears highest ever level. 0.5 percentage point rate rise on the table.