Metro Bank to return to profitability after heavy cuts
The high street lender saw shares rise in early trading after it reduced its losses for the past half-year.
The high street lender saw shares rise in early trading after it reduced its losses for the past half-year.
The protest took place at the Glasgow factory on Wednesday morning.
The protest took place outside Thales in Glasgow early on Wednesday.
The protest took place outside Thales in Glasgow early on Wednesday.
Small business owners explain which election issues are most important to them – and what could yet sway their decision.
The Labour manifesto document said the party ‘will not be afraid to make full use of intervention powers to build the houses we need’.
The manifesto promises to make stamp duty cuts for first-time buyers permanent and deliver 1.6 million homes in England over the next Parliament.
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch will host a conference for small businesses in Warwickshire on Monday.
Jeremy Hunt announced plans to support small firms by increasing the VAT registration threshold to extend full expensing to assets for leasing.
The Government announced the new body for SMEs will launch next month.
A shadow minister said legislation to ensure invoices are paid on time would be introduced if the party wins the next general election.
The group, from the University of Oxford, Sheffield Hallam University and the Open University, said SMEs have been overlooked in climate policymaking.
Net approvals for remortgaging fell to the lowest level since 2012, the Bank of England said.
Shell Energy was launched in 2008 as First Utility, but bought by the oil major a decade later.
A third of 500 small to medium sized companies surveyed said strikes were having a negative impact on their business.