Business news 2 May 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Insolvencies up 18%, a debt time bomb, business confidence, house sales, taxes, digitisation and slow growth destroying jobs, sterling, rents, money laundering, the banking crisis and more business news. Insolvencies up

Business news 17 April 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Expectations up! UK expected to avoid a recession this year and inflation expected to have fallen slightly in March.  Plus wary of a trade war, concerns over AI. Government and enterprise,

Business news 27 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Slashing energy support puts small firms at risk. Cost-of-living crisis worse than lock-downs for SMEs. Retail sales, windfall tax relief, deposit protection, business rates, recruitment, recession, interest rates, hospitality and more

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 20 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. UBS buys Credit Suisse. UK only G7 country in recession this year. BoE must reverse its QT policy. Change to bank capital rules to put £44bn in SME lending at risk.