Getting To Know You: James Doyle, Managing Director of Endeavour Group
We sit down with James Doyle, Managing Director of Endeavour Group, a building safety consultancy and training provider...
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Small businesses warn of April ‘perfect storm’ as costs surge
The Federation of Small Businesses warns 35% of small firms may close or cut output as higher wages, energy bills and ta...
UK firms back home market for growth as Barclays unveils £22bn lending fund
Barclays’ Business Prosperity Index shows 58% of UK firms see Britain as the best place to grow, as the bank launches a...
UK Online Casinos Face Further Increased Costs
Recently published figures for Q3 of the 2025-26 financial year revealed gross gambling yield (GGY) for UK online casino...
The Digital Balancing Act: How Growing Businesses Can Move Faster Without Sacrificing Security
In today’s market, every single company is a technology company. It does not matter if you sell clothing, offer financia...
Virgin Media O2 owners strike £2bn deal for Netomnia in fibre consolidation push
Liberty Global and Telefónica have agreed a £2bn deal to acquire Netomnia, expanding Virgin Media O2’s fibre reach to 20...
Household energy bills set to fall by £117 from April
Ofgem’s April price cap is forecast to fall 7% to £1,641, cutting typical household energy bills by £117 after governmen...
Boohoo to raise £35m from shareholders amid turnaround strain
Boohoo Group is launching a £35m share placing to cut debt and support its turnaround, as shares fall 10% and competitio...
Luxury brands urged to protect margins as profits slide
Profit margins at the world’s top luxury groups have fallen from 24% to 13%, with experts urging cost cuts in indirect s...
Graduates missing out on jobs due to lack of workplace readiness, recruiters say
Eight in ten recruiters say graduates are missing job offers due to weak work ethic and soft skills, with many employers...
UK unemployment hits five-year high as wage growth cools
UK unemployment rose to 5.2% and wage growth slowed to 4.2%, increasing pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest...
Octopus Energy Generation to invest $1bn in California clean tech
Octopus Energy Generation will deploy nearly $1bn into Californian carbon removal, heat battery and solar-plus-storage p...
NATO Innovation Fund backs SatVu with £30m investment to scale thermal intelligence
SatVu has secured £30m including backing from the NATO Innovation Fund to expand its space-based thermal imaging constel...
Built For Athletes secures £1m NatWest funding to fuel global expansion
Warrington-based Built For Athletes has secured £1.025m from NatWest to support international growth, product innovation...
Why customer service is integral to business success
Providing excellent customer service is often essential for a business to succeed. Even with a strong product and compet...
Workers’ rights reforms prompt a third of employers to curb hiring
A CIPD survey finds 37% of employers plan to cut permanent hiring due to the Employment Rights Act, with more than half...
Gender pay gap won’t close until 2056 at current pace, warns TUC
The TUC warns the UK gender pay gap, currently 12.8%, will not close for another 30 years without faster reform, with fi...
Record profit for Sir Gerald Ronson’s forecourt empire
GMR Capital, parent of Rontec, posted a record £98.4m pre-tax profit as its forecourt estate surpassed £1.5bn in value d...