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    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      BoE plan to revamp capital rules puts £44bn in SME lending at risk, study warns

      Report estimates proposal to remove favourable treatment for small companies could affect quarter of loans

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      UK small businesses hit out at lack of help in Budget

      Directors of three companies describe struggles with higher taxes, rising costs and labour shortages

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Cannabis industry
      Celadon becomes first UK medical cannabis group to win right to sell in Britain

      Update to Home Office licence will allow London-listed pharmaceuticals group to pursue supply deals

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      WANdisco PLC
      WANdisco suspends share trading and launches fraud probe

      UK software group warns of significant drop in 2022 revenues

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      John Lee
      My Isa has suffered — but I’m still a firm believer

      Some favourite holdings struggled in the past two years

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      WANdisco PLC
      WANdisco plans to add a US listing

      UK software group says it remains committed to London’s Aim junior market

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      LexFinancial services
      Amigo: slap happy lender seeks its own guarantors Premium content

      A failure to pull in new funds would mean liquidation for the company, lower payouts for creditors and a wipeout for shareholders

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Kape Technologies
      Teddy Sagi launches £1.25bn takeover bid for Kape Technologies

      Take-private offer for UK-listed tech group comes amid complaints that London investors are failing to back digital start-ups

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      UK companies
      Lobby group calls for slimming down of UK’s ‘door-stopper’ annual reports

      Quoted Companies Alliance says disclosure requirements are drain on resources of smaller companies

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Worsening VAT registration cliff edge prompts calls for UK reform

      Data show number of SMEs holding back growth to avoid tax has increased in recent years

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      UK energy
      Small UK companies fear ‘brutal’ year as ministers scale back energy subsidies

      SMEs claim lack of support from suppliers has left them more exposed to soaring gas and electricity costs

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Small businesses count cost of Royal Mail’s cyber attack

      Frustrated retailers warn of lost sales and stock that has gone astray

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Time to buy UK small-caps?

      Record number of ‘fallen angels’ entering UK small-cap index could set investors’ hearts aflutter

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Confidence among UK SMEs drops sharply as government cuts back support

      Survey finds 50% fall in number of companies planning to expand this year compared with summer of 2022

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Corporate insolvencies climb in England and Wales as costs bite

      Year-on-year increase of almost a third in December reflects challenging business climate, say experts

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      UK government admits R&D-heavy small companies need more tax help

      Business groups cautiously welcome acknowledgment that reform ‘creates challenges for some SMEs’

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Thousands of small UK companies ‘at risk’ due to cut in energy subsidies

      Business trade body warns of severe impact after government reduces support on electricity and gas bills

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      News in-depthSage Group PLC
      Sage accused of ‘strong arm’ tactics over move to software subscriptions

      FTSE 100 group has forced small UK businesses using its accounting services to adopt costly new monthly packages

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      UK business & economy
      Small UK companies struggle to secure affordable bank loans

      Successful applications for financing have dropped sharply, says Federation of Small Businesses

    • Saturday, 3 December, 2022
      UK business & economy
      UK ministers to review late payments to small businesses

      Government to look at longstanding issue of big companies failing to pay invoices promptly

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Chrysalis Group PLC
      Investment trust Chrysalis revamps fee structure after scrutiny over bosses’ payouts

      Managers were paid £117mn just before stock market turned

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Q&AMy First Million
      My First Million: Jeff Dewing, Cloudfm founder

      Facilities management boss recovers from earlier bankruptcy

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      News in-depthFood Prices
      How cracks appeared in UK’s booming free-range egg market

      Avian flu and soaring production costs due to the Ukraine war have led farmers to quit, causing supermarket shortages

    • Saturday, 19 November, 2022
      UK salons and spas warn of closures as energy costs surge

      Sector particularly worried given its reliance on running multiple electrical appliances as well as heating and lighting

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Autumn Statement
      Small businesses left disappointed by Hunt’s Autumn Statement

      Three company owners in the food, software and fishing industries describe the challenges they face

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