Recent news headlines relating to UK businesses, entrepreneurs, and sole traders.
Average weekly pay in the UK has reached its highest levels since before the financial crisis.
Impala intends to revolutionise the hotel booking industry, one of the first mass-sectors to use the internet but one which has barely moved on since
The home care provider Cera Care which only formed three years ago has bought Mears Care in a £30m deal, which is set to make it one of the biggest home care companies in the UK. The acquisition means the company now has 2,000 employees and 20 offices across the country delivering more than 10,000 … Read more
The salary threshold for skilled migrants coming to work in the UK should fall from £30,000 to £25,600 after Brexit, says report.
More than 1,400 EU-based financial firms have applied for permission to operate in the UK after Brexit.
Four out of ten businesses are considering phasing out contractors and off-payroll workers when IR35 legislation is introduced in April.
Investment in the UK tech sector reached £10.1bn ($13.2 billion) in 2019 – a 44% increase, the highest in the history of the UK, on 2018. Compare this to Germany which received £5.4bn and France which received £3.4bn. In fact, UK companies accounted for a third of all the money raised by tech firms in … Read more
Consumer spending reached just 1.0 per cent year-on-year growth in December, representing a decline in real terms when accounting for inflation. Data from Barclaycard, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, reveals that spending on essentials declined 0.9 per cent in December, with supermarkets contracting by 0.9 per cent compared … Read more
Chancellor Sajid Javid has today launched the beginning of the Budget process and announced that his first budget will take place on Wednesday 11 March 2020. Setting the date during a visit to Trafford Park Metrolink in Manchester, the Chancellor said: “With this budget we will unleash Britain’s potential – uniting our great country, opening … Read more
A young entrepreneur from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich is set to launch a range of spectacles made from recycled fishing nets.