Many small and medium British businesses are becoming more confident about the near future despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey suggests. After a dreadful 2020, two thirds of UK businesses have said they are optimistic about their prospects of growth in 2021, with younger business owners the most upbeat about … Read more
A surge in firms hiring admin staff shows employers are looking at reopening offices after lockdown, a jobs market expert has today claimed. As it was today announced unemployment figures have reached a five-year high, James Reed, from recruiting firm Reed, said the number of jobs available on his company’s site was actually growing. He … Read more
Hundreds of independent schools left in dire financial straits by the coronavirus pandemic are being targeted by Chinese investors, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Experts anticipate a ‘feeding frenzy’ as firms, including some run by high-ranking members of the ruling Chinese Communist party, seek to expand their influence over Britain’s education system. Seventeen schools … Read more
Workplace testing will need to become commonplace and the Government must continue paying for free Covid kits for companies, says CBI BOSS By Karan Bilimoria For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 Lord Bilimoria is president of the CBI and the founder of Cobra … Read more
Chancellor accused of ‘insulting’ struggling firms as he delays overhaul of ‘busted’ business rates system By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:10 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 19 February 2021 The Chancellor was accused of ‘insulting’ struggling firms as he delayed the overhaul of the ‘busted’ business rates system to … Read more
Almost HALF of UK firms have reported a dip in trade during the lockdown with one in 10 saying income has fallen more than 50% as shutdown takes its toll on businesses Some 47 per cent of businesses reported turnover below predicted levels Among them were 12 per cent who saw gross revenue fall more … Read more
How racing cars could look when petrol and diesel is banned: Lotus E-R9 is the British firm’s vision for an electric endurance racer in 2030 Lotus says the E-R9 is ‘partly driven like a car and partly flown like a fighter jet’ That’s because it has ‘morphing body panels’ that adjust at the push of … Read more
Boris Johnson will come under pressure today from a newly-formed action group demanding that international travel resumes from May 1. It comes amid claims that the Government has in effect declared war on the travel industry with its advice that no one should book a holiday either in Britain or overseas. The new group, called … Read more
City watchdog launches crackdown on cryptocurrency firms amid explosion of interest from investors By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 14 February 2021 The City watchdog has launched a crackdown on cryptocurrency firms amid an explosion of interest from investors. In the year to June … Read more
Investors could face higher bills after compensation bill for victims of mis-selling and collapsed firms tops £1bn By Rachel Rickard Straus For The Mail On Sunday Published: 11:46 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 11:46 GMT, 14 February 2021 Savers and investors face higher product and advice charges this year as a result of a … Read more