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Entrepreneurship News 

LONDON STANDS ALONE AS UK’S ONLY REGION TO GROW ITS SCALEUP ECONOMY

September 4, 2026 NewsDesk Business Funding, business growth, business investment, Camden, City of London, economic growth, ENTREPRENEURS, entrepreneurship, growth capital, High-Growth Businesses, Ifty Nasir, Investment, London business, London economy, London Scaleups, Regional Growth, Scaleup Economy, scaleups, SMEs, startups, UK Economy, UK entrepreneurs, UK Scaleups, Vestd, Westminster

LONDON DEFIES UK SCALEUP SLUMP AS CAPITAL PULLS FURTHER AHEAD London’s scaleup population grew 1.73% to 23,255 businesses in 2025,

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Employment Local Government News 

LONDON CANNOT BE LEFT BEHIND IN UK GROWTH PUSH, BUSINESS LEADERS WARN GOVERNMENT

September 3, 2026 NewsDesk Artificial Intelligence, business investment, Choose LDN, Crossrail 2, economic growth, Elizabeth Line, Foreign Investment, Gatwick Airport, Heathrow Airport, Housing Crisis, infrastructure, Julia Onslow-Cole, Karim Fatehi, Kings Cross, LCCI, London, London business, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, London economy, London Housing, Michael Mainelli, recruitment, UK business, UK Economy, Young Professionals

LONDON BUSINESS WARNS PRIME MINISTER: ‘GROWTH IN EVERY POSTCODE’ DEPENDS ON CAPITAL’S SUCCESS The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Economy News 

LONDON DEFIES UK BUSINESS DECLINE WITH STRONGEST PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH

July 17, 2026 NewsDesk Business Activity Index, business confidence, Business confidence London, business investment, business resilience, Commercial growth, Commercial sector, economic growth, Economic Outlook, Economic outlook UK, employment, Employment London, Inflation, Inflation UK, London business growth, London Business Journal, London businesses, London commercial sector, London companies, London economy, London economy 2026, London market, Natwest, NatWest Regional Growth Tracker, New business, New business London, North East, Private sector, Private sector activity, Regional economic performance, Regional economy, Regional Growth Tracker, South East, UK Economy, UK private sector growth, UK regional economy

LONDON OUTPERFORMS EVERY UK REGION AS BUSINESS ACTIVITY ACCELERATES IN JUNE London’s private sector delivered the strongest business growth of

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Government Hospitality News Taxation 

BUSINESS RATES REFORM OR POLITICAL SOUND BITES? EXPERT QUESTIONS BURNHAM’S TAX PLANS

June 18, 2026 NewsDesk Andy Burnham, Business Costs, business investment, business rates, Business Taxation, Colliers, Commercial Property, Commercial Property Market, commercial real estate, economic growth, Economic Policy, High Street Businesses, Hospitality Industry, John Webber, Land Value Tax, Local Government Finance, Music Venues, Property Sector, Property Tax, Pubs, Retail Property, Retail Sector, Tax Reform, UK business, UK Economy

WHAT AN ANDY BURNHAM GOVERNMENT COULD MEAN FOR BUSINESS RATES As speculation grows over Andy Burnham’s political future and the

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Economy News 

UK ECONOMIC GROWTH TO REMAIN BELOW 1% AS BUSINESS INVESTMENT STALLS, OECD WARNS

June 4, 2026 NewsDesk AI productivity, British Economy, business confidence, business investment, Chief Operating Officer, Consumer spending, Economic Forecast, economic growth, Economic Outlook, Economic Policy, economic recovery, FDM Group, Graduate Employment, labour market, Managing Director, NEET, OECD, Productivity Growth, Public Spending, Sachin Agrawal, Talent Shortage, UK business news, UK Economy, UK Growth Forecast, UK Inflation, UK Unemployment, workforce development, Zoho UK, Zoho UK Sheila Flavell CBE

OECD: GOVERNMENT SPENDING TO DRIVE UK GROWTH AS PRIVATE SECTOR MOMENTUM FADES The UK economy is expected to grow by

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Economy News 

LONDON BUSINESS CONFIDENCE FALLS AS ECONOMIC CONCERNS OVERSHADOW GROWTH PLANS

June 2, 2026June 3, 2026 NewsDesk AI adoption, Artificial Intelligence, automation, Business confidence survey, business growth, business investment, Business outlook, Business sentiment, CEO, Commercial banking, Corporate confidence, economic growth, Economic uncertainty, Kirsty Sadler, Lloyds Amanda Murphy, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Business and Commercial Banking, Lloyds Business Barometer, London business confidence, London businesses, London economy, London employers, London SMEs, London workforce, Market expansion, Regional Director, UK business news, UK Economy, UK SMEs, workforce development

FIRMS LOOK TO AI AND NEW MARKETS FOR GROWTH Business confidence across London edged lower in May as concerns about

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Human Resources News 

LCCI CHIEF KARIM FATEHI OBE BACKS MILBURN REVIEW CALL FOR URGENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ACTION

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 NewsDesk Apprenticeship Levy, apprenticeships, business investment, business news, economic growth, economic inactivity, education and skills, employment crisis, Karim Fatehi, labour market, LCCI, Local Skills Improvement Plans, London business, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, London skills shortages, NEETs, Productivity, recruitment crisis, SMEs, UK Economy, UK growth, UK labour shortages, workforce development, workforce shortages, Youth unemployment

London Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned that growing labour shortages and rising youth economic inactivity risk undermining London’s

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Business Government News Taxation 

LONDON BUSINESSES WARN AUTUMN BUDGET WILL STIFLE GROWTH

November 18, 2025 NewsDesk Autumn Budget, business confidence, business rates, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chief Executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rachel Reeves, economic growth, employment costs, hiring freeze, Karim Fatehi OBE, London businesses, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National Insurance Contributions, Rachel Reeves, redundancies, skills shortages, tax rises, UK Economy

London businesses fear that next week’s Autumn Budget could tighten the squeeze on investment and workforce growth, according to new

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