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Economic Climate


Business Activity Increases Across UK In May
Latest Regional PMI® survey data from NatWest showed a broad-based increase in business activity across the UK in May, with growth being...
Jun 10, 2024


Rise In Small Business Confidence
Small business confidence made a welcome return to positive territory for the first time in two years, the first evidence that the small...
May 8, 2024


Manufacturing Recruitment Seems To Be Easing...
Manufacturers find recruitment challenge easing – with two thirds of companies filling the majority of their vacancies, up from 43% last...
Apr 19, 2024


Solid Expansion Of UK SME Business Activity So Far In 2024
Business activity among UK SMEs has expanded at a solid rate throughout the first quarter of the year with the NatWest SME PMI Business...
Apr 19, 2024


UK Economy Emerging From The Doldrums
Although economic activity has picked up since the start of the year, the outlook remains weak by historical standards. GDP growth is...
Apr 11, 2024


Challenges & Opportunities Facing UK Businesses
In this article we are going to delve into what the key challenges and opportunities facing UK businesses are. The typical economic cycle...
Apr 2, 2024


Recession Fears Confirmed For Business By Latest ONS Data
Latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows the first GDP estimate for the fourth quarter of 2023 with a contraction in GDP...
Feb 15, 2024


Seven In Ten People Not Confident The UK Will Meet 2050 Net Zero Milestone
Seven in ten people say they are not confident the UK will meet its 2050 net zero milestone, according to a new survey of nearly 6,000...
Jan 29, 2024


UK SME Business Activity Returns To Growth
Business activity at UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expanded at the fastest rate for seven months in December, led by...
Jan 18, 2024


Small Businesses Taking Steps To Strengthen Businesses In 2024
Eight in ten small business owners (81%) are planning to develop their companies in 2024. New research from Novuna Business Finance shows...
Jan 11, 2024


CFOs Start The New Year In Positive Spirits
CFOs of the UK’s largest firms are optimistic about prospects for their own businesses as they enter 2024, according to Deloitte’s latest...
Jan 8, 2024


UK Businesses Set Their Sights On Growth In 2024
Vistage, the world’s leading business performance and leadership advancement organisation for small and medium-sized businesses, has...
Jan 4, 2024


Innovation Being Jeopardised By Funding Shortfall
Funding shortfall puts innovation plans in jeopardy according to latest global research. Key Findings: • 33% of businesses have...
Sep 26, 2023


UK Economy At Tipping Point But The Workforce Continues To Have Control
The UK economy may be at a tipping point as interest rates remain unchanged, but job seeker confidence remains high in an unusual...
Sep 26, 2023


Geopolitical Pressures Affecting Fifth Of British Importers
The Institute of Directors has published research revealing that 35% of UK importers feel impacted by geopolitical pressures,...
Aug 16, 2023


Challenges Of EU Trade See No Let Up
Businesses are finding the trading relationship with the EU as challenging as they did a year ago, according to the latest data from the...
Aug 9, 2023


Grim Outlook For Businesses As Liquidations Hit Record Levels
One of Britain’s leading restructuring and recovery experts has forecast a ‘grim outlook’ for British businesses as liquidations reached...
Jul 31, 2023


Why The Climate Crisis Is A Question Of Family Business Survival
The survival of family businesses may depend on their response to the climate crisis. A new coaching method goes straight to the...
Jun 23, 2023


Soaring National Insurance Bills Challenging For Businesses
A soaring National Insurance bill is adding to the challenges businesses face in attracting and retaining top talent, says independent...
Jun 23, 2023


Manufacturing Recovery Continues Despite Challenges
Britain’s manufacturers are seeing a continued rebound in activity in the second quarter of the year, easing fears of a significant...
Jun 23, 2023

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