Brexit readiness fund is launched 30th August 2019.   Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom has launched a £10m grant scheme for business organisations and trade associations to support businesses in preparing for Brexit ahead of October 31st.   The fund is open

Would a no-deal Brexit lead to factory closures? 29th August 2019. A no-deal Brexit has been predicted to cause massive damage to the country’s manufacturing sector. Workers from some of the UK’s biggest manufacturers have warned the Government that a

Parliament to be prorogued! 28th August 2019. Boris Johnson has announced plans to prorogue parliament! A summer of relatively few jaw-dropping Brexit developments came to an end yesterday as U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he will be suspending the

Small businesses appeal over rising rates 28th August 2019. Figures from the Valuation Office Agency show more than 100,000 small businesses in England have appealed against their business rates since a revaluation two years ago. Some 100,740 “non-domestic” properties –

More bad news for retail but could this latest new proposal save the high street? 27th August 2019. Sales plunge at fastest rate since financial crisis The Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) latest health check on the retail industry has