Category: Banking

The government has sold a 5 per cent stake in NatWest, raising £1.1 billion, but had to discount the price by 7 per cent to find buyers in the overnight placing.

UK Government Investments said it had sold 580 million …

An accelerator programme designed to champion diversity across the Welsh business start-up landscape has announced the winners of its inaugural awards.

The Excelerator Programme has seen 23 entrepreneurs that are young, female, disabled or from a black and minority ethnic …

The single-use carrier bag charge will rise from 5p to 10p and be extended to all businesses in England from 21 May.

The government said all stores, including corner shops, will now have to apply the charge from that date.…

Twitter has launched a new “tip jar” feature which will allow people to send money to others on the site.

To begin with, only a select group of people will be able to receive tips, including journalists, experts and content …

The UK government’s plans to ease lockdown restrictions have seen a surge in optimism from SMEs, according to a new survey

The survey also highlights the fact that three quarters of business owners share a positive outlook and 74% believe …

Michael Oszmann, Founder of online marketplace Buy Britain, discusses the idea behind his business and how plans to help other small businesses from within the UK.

In March 2020, Michael Oszmann lost his contract with Shell due to the pandemic …

Running a business is no easy thing.  For the past 18 years, I’ve been on that journey of entrepreneurship. A journey filled with buzzwords like MVPs, scaling, growth, hustle, work-life balance and whatever else fake gurus say on YouTube to

Cristian quit his job at an upmarket hotel in Cambridgeshire in July. The 34-year-old from Romania had climbed the ladder from waiter to operations manager during his 16 years working in the hospitality industry.

He now works 30-hour weeks for …

Working from home is here to stay, but businesses are not convinced that it is improving productivity.

In a survey of 600 businesses, the Institute of Directors found that more than 60 per cent planned to adopt hybrid working practices …

Hopes of a summer holiday in Europe were boosted yesterday with the possibility of non-essential travel to destinations such as Portugal and Malta as soon as mid-May.

It is likely that limited overseas trips will be permitted in just over …