Construction growth slows amid shortages – business news 6 August 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Construction growth slows amid shortages, Bank of England signals need for “modest tightening”, Shortage of workers drives up starting pay at record rate and more

SMEs concerned over shortages – business news 4 August 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Output jumps but SME manufacturers concerned over shortages. Fraud cases double. BoE set to hold rates and back QE. Civil servants will continue to work from

Pandemic drives increase in new businesses – business news 3 August 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Pandemic drives increase in new businesses, pingdemic prompts a change to the NHS app, 250k jobs at risk as furlough scheme winds down, Supply

UK insolvencies rise – business news 2 August 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. UK insolvencies rise 31% in second quarter. Furlough changes set to prompt redundancies. 1.1m vacancies as pingdemic drives staff shortages. Ministers back ‘no jab, no job’ policies.

Access to finance key to SME recovery – business news 23 July 2021 Access to finance key to SME recovery; Hiking jobs tax will hamper recovery, say small firms; UK factories enjoy post-lockdown output surge; Johnson backs emergency plan to