Dragons’ Den star bags £900m as Vitabiotics falls to US buyer
Vitabiotics, Britain's biggest vitamin maker, is sold to US firm Bain Capital for £900m, ending 50 years of family ownership. What it signals for SMEs.
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City bank: Starmer and Reeves left Britain ‘no better off’
Panmure Liberum says Starmer and Reeves left the UK economy no better off than in 2024, warning SMEs of higher energy costs and new barriers to hiring.
Oil at $100 drives mortgage rates back to a month-old high
UK mortgage rates have climbed to a one-month high as $100 oil dents rate-cut hopes. What the squeeze means for SME owners and how to lock in now.
Kardashian’s Skims fills empty Ted Baker flagship on Regent Street
Kim Kardashian's Skims opens its first UK store on Regent Street, taking the old Ted Baker flagship on a 10-year lease. What it signals for UK retail.
James May rejects wealth tax as millionaires beg Burnham to tax them
James May rejects the wealth tax urged by Gary Lineker's millionaires. Here's what a £24bn levy on the super-rich could mean for UK small businesses.
Science department scrapped, but business cheers Reynolds return
Andy Burnham scraps the science department and brings Jonathan Reynolds back as business secretary. What the shake-up means for SMEs and growth sectors.
Hardware is back: £14m backs a five-minute NHS lung test
A Cambridge firm's five-minute lung test has raised £14m to roll out across the NHS, and its founder says hardware is now the smartest bet for UK startups.
Musk says AI will surpass human intelligence within five years
Elon Musk says AI may surpass human intelligence within five years. What the trillionaire's forecast means for UK SMEs weighing whether to adopt now.
Post-2008 bank rules, not recession, throttled UK growth says former White House advisor
SME lending approvals have halved since 2008, an ex-Trump adviser warns, blaming post-crisis bank capital rules for starving UK small firms of credit.
Cabinet on sun loungers? Andy Burnham’s Love Island premiership
There is a particular kind of Monday that is supposed to be boring, and thank God for it. Kettle on, radio grumbling about the M25, the machinery of the country…