Month: June 2025

TikTok has formed a new SME Council to give Britain’s small businesses a bigger say in the evolving digital economy, bringing together entrepreneurs, founders, and content creators who have used the platform to fuel growth. The inaugural gathering of the council, held at Stoke-on-Trent town hall, saw 20 small and medium-sized business owners from across the UK convene to share ...

More than 120 firms from Britain’s £60 billion facilities management (FM) sector have signed an open letter to the government warning that the proposed Employment Rights Bill could have damaging consequences for both employers and workers. The letter, co-authored by Dominic Ponniah, CEO of London-based Cleanology, and Malcolm Hills, CEO of Think FM, expresses “deep concern” over elements of the ...

The government has unveiled a wide-reaching package of housebuilding reforms designed to unlock small-scale development and reinvigorate the role of SME housebuilders — and the ripple effects could benefit small businesses across the board. At the heart of the reforms is a £100 million loan fund targeted at SME construction firms, alongside changes to planning rules, land access and project ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk, who issued a scathing rebuke of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the House Republicans who voted for it, is sounding the alarm about America’s profligate spending, warning that it will plunge the nation ‘into debt slavery.’ ‘This immense level of overspending will drive America into ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s recent visit to the UAE marked a pivotal moment for UAE-U.S. bilateral relations, shining a spotlight on a shared vision for the future. As the UAE and the ‘New Gulf’ pivot from oil to cutting-edge technologies, our partnership with the U.S., rooted in decades of trust, has become a ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a £15.6 billion package to fund trams, trains and bus networks outside London, as Labour seeks to reset the political narrative ahead of a difficult spending review. The move is designed to reassure restless MPs—many representing marginal seats—that the government’s capital investment plans will deliver tangible improvements in infrastructure, jobs and growth in the regions. ...

UK steelmakers have narrowly avoided being hit with a damaging 50% import tariff by the United States – for now – after President Trump signed an Executive Order confirming that the UK will remain under the existing 25% tariff while a new bilateral steel agreement is finalised. The temporary reprieve comes despite earlier warnings that British steel exports would face ...