Aston Martin is back on the road and set to hit its income targets for the year, according to its executives, but it remains stubbornly lossmaking at the bottom line. On the back of a first full calendar year of sales of the £150,000 DBX, Aston’s rival to the Range Rover, and the sorting […]Read More

William Durrant reveals the inspiration behind his bespoke furniture brand Herringbone Kitchens and explains why it’s important to find your own style. Tell us about your business? My Name is William Durrant and I’m the founder and director of Herringbone Kitchens, a family run, progressive and exciting bespoke kitchen and furniture design and manufacturer […]Read More

Self-employed women surveyed lost almost double the income of their male counterparts during the course of the pandemic, but remain more optimistic about the future of their business. Research of over 2,000 sole-traders, freelancers and micro-business owners showed that women lost 20% of their income, compared to men who only lost 11%. The news […]Read More

Domain and web host company GoDaddy is joining forces with Olympic sailing champion Hannah Mills MBE, to inspire UK micro-businesses to become more sustainable. Through its partnership with Team GB for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, GoDaddy has teamed up with Mills, who is going for gold again this Summer, to support her Big […]Read More

A new national survey highlighting the main concerns for small business owners over the next 12 months has showed that surviving without government support is the biggest concern for businesses in the UK with nearly a third worried about the potential impact on their future. The data also revealed that a quarter of business […]Read More

While traditional high streets across the UK are seeing shops closing and premises boarded up, a market town in the heart of the Eden Valley is experiencing a renaissance, with all independent traders opening new businesses. Local Data Company (LDC) research for accountancy firm PwC statistics show an average of 48 shops, restaurants and […]Read More

New figures reveal that the government has only awarded £6.8million of the £20million set aside to help businesses struggling with post-Brexit red tape The government failed to meet their target of helping 10,000 businesses with only 4,376 grants awarded totalling £6.8million Business groups have testified that applicants were deterred by the onerous application process […]Read More

Covid cases have fallen by a third in a week but Boris Johnson warned they would rise again if people did not remain cautious. The prime minister braced the country for a further increase resulting from the end of restrictions as he cautioned against drawing “premature conclusions” that the threat of the pandemic had […]Read More

England is poised to reopen its borders as soon as next week by allowing fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to enter without quarantining. Ministers are expected to approve the plans today after Boris Johnson is said to have become concerned that the EU is ahead of Britain in enabling international travel. […]Read More

England will have “put the bulk of the pandemic behind us” by October, a leading scientific adviser said yesterday after the number of new coronavirus cases fell for a sixth day in a row. Professor Neil Ferguson, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said that while caution was still necessary […]Read More