Business news 25 January 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Small firms optimistic but barriers to growth remain. Apprenticeship Levy needs tweaking to help SMEs. Omicron held back recovery in January.  And more business news. Small firms optimistic but barriers to

Business news 24 January 2022 James Salmon, Operations Director. Two thirds of UK employees plan to launch own business. WFH rules led to increase in fraud. Bank of England urged to move faster over inflation. Business leaders call for urgent

Business news 8 December 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Small business need to be paid on time to achieve strong growth. Work-from-home guidance could return for Christmas. Pay hikes will harm plans to recruit more staff.  And more business news.

Business news 5 November 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. SME leaders deprioritising their mental health. Wages rise as firms struggle to recruit.  Unemployment climbs by 150k as furlough ends. Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.1%. Over £5.5bn of pandemic

Inflation rises, UK leads for distressed firms & SMEs debt – business news 17 February 2021. James Salmon, Operations Director. UK inflation rises, UK well placed to bounce back, UK leads Europe for distressed firms, pandemic adds £173k to small firms’