Business news 4 November 2025 Business confidence wavered on Tuesday as speculation intensified over Labour’s upcoming Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces pressure to plug a £35bn fiscal hole amid warnings of tax rises, weak manufacturing growth, and rising insolvency risk.

Business news 3 November 2025 James Salmon, Operations Director. 📰 SME & General Business News FSB warns of mass small business downsizingAlmost one in three small firms plan to downsize, sell, or shut within the next 12 months, according to

Business news 31 October 2025 It’s a week of big numbers and bigger worries. As OpenAI eyes a $1 trillion IPO and Amazon smashes forecasts, UK businesses remain under strain from inflation, regulation, and tax uncertainty. The latest Red Flag

Business news 30 October 2025 Confidence among Britain’s small firms has dropped sharply as anxiety builds over higher taxes in next month’s Budget. With the Office for Budget Responsibility cutting productivity forecasts and speculation mounting about tax increases, small business

Britain’s economic outlook darkened on Wednesday as the Office for Budget Responsibility prepared to slash its productivity forecast — widening the UK’s £20bn fiscal gap and increasing the likelihood of fresh tax rises. Business leaders fear higher rates and property