From adaptable sustainable fashion to creative date-night planning, a new wave of women-led ventures has been given a major boost after the Built By Her, Backed By Us campaign raised £100,000 to support female founders across Britain. The joint initiative by Crowdfunder and lifestyle platform Muddy Stilettos set out to champion women entrepreneurs with grassroots fundraising, mentoring, and promotional support. ...
A new player in football talent management has entered the game. M+C Saatchi Football, co-founded by former England and Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp, officially launched today with a mission to redefine the future of player representation. The agency, a joint venture between Redknapp, M&C Saatchi Talent Group, and sports lawyer Udo Onwere of leading London law firm Bray & Krais, ...
British Gas is relaunching its PeakSave for Business scheme, giving thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the chance to slash their bills with six weeks of half-price electricity. The energy provider confirmed the popular trial will return on Wednesday 17 September and run every Wednesday until 22 October. Participating businesses will receive 50 per cent off their electricity between ...
The Treasury is reviewing plans to overhaul landfill tax after furious warnings from housebuilders, manufacturers and construction firms that the reforms would drive their annual bills up by tens of millions of pounds. Officials blindsided industry leaders in April when they quietly announced proposals to abolish the lower landfill levy and strip back exemptions. While the measures were billed as ...
UK house prices have fallen year-on-year for the first time since January 2024, as rising stock levels force sellers to compete harder for buyers. The average asking price for a home coming to market this month is £370,257, according to the property portal Rightmove — 0.1 per cent lower than the same point last year. It marks the first annual ...
Nominations have opened for the 2026 Non-Executive Director (NED) Awards, organised by investment bank Peel Hunt, with next year’s ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the prestigious event. Founded in 2006, the NED Awards were established to celebrate the achievements of non-executive directors who play a critical role in guiding businesses through periods of growth, uncertainty and transformation. With global ...
A growing number of British companies are turning to so-called “bossware” to keep tabs on their employees, with a third of organisations now using technology to monitor staff emails, browsing and even screen activity, according to new research. The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) surveyed hundreds of managers across the country and found that private sector employers are the most likely ...
A new British fintech startup is aiming to shake up the pensions industry with an app that turns cashback from everyday spending into long-term retirement savings. Chest, set to launch this autumn, has already built a community of more than 1,200 early adopters who want to be among the first to open a Chest pension. The company hopes its model ...
Vauxhall and Peugeot’s parent company Stellantis has earmarked £37 million to cover potential claims linked to the mis-selling scandal sweeping the car finance industry — a crisis regulators warn could cost lenders as much as £18 billion. The provision, revealed in accounts filed by Stellantis Financial Services UK, highlights the growing financial fallout from the motor finance review launched by ...
President Donald Trump on Sunday responded vaguely to questions about the possibilities of the U.S. striking mainland Venezuela as well as additional drug-smuggling boats amid rising tensions between the two countries. Trump answered several questions about Venezuela while speaking to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, on Sunday — including the possibility of striking the country and whether he fears escalation ...