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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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Banking Finance

PERSONAL INSOLVENCIES SURGE WHILE BUSINESS FAILURES HOLD STEADY

September 22, 2025 NewsDesk borrowing, Budget, businesses, continuing food price inflation, corporate, corporate insolvencies, Debt Relief Orders, Director, DROs, financial, GDP, housing costs, insolvencies, Insolvency, James Cowper Kreston, President of R3, stable stress”, Tom Russell, UK, UK Economy, utility bills

Corporate insolvencies fell slightly in August but remain significantly higher than a year ago, while personal insolvencies continued to climb,

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Volume 7 Issue 1, 2022

July 30, 2022 NewsDesk Accelerator, Banking, BBC, Beth Hampson, BMW Foundation, business sale, circular economy, Crystaline, digital, digital productivity, diversity pioneers, Dragons’ Den, economy, election, employment, entrepreneurship Shaun Williams, equality, Finance, Gabriella Peace, Graduates, Hatch, Health, Herbert Quandt, IBS, Investor, Ishreen Bradley, Jenny Campbell, Joris Kroese, Karen Warren, Kennet Nordlien, Kristian Torode, Lion Spirit Media, Lorraine Denton, Mark Williams, Marketing Communications, medical, medicine, Millionaire, Moritz Förster, Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe, Parvinder Sagoo, Personal Injury, Peter Rabey, Pleasanteeism, Presenteeism, Punter Southall Wealth, ReLondon, RESPOND, retire, Riskline, safety, security, sell business, Susanne McGraw, Team, The Argyll Club, trade, Travel, UK business, UK Economy, UK Greetings, UnternehmerTUM, Watermans, Wayne Hubbard, WorkJam, X4 Group

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News Recruitment

JOB AVAILABILITY AT SIX-YEAR HIGH FOR 71% OF THE UK

July 6, 2022 NewsDesk A-Plan Insurance, Blaenau Gwent, East Lothian, Hartlepool, Hounslow, Isle of Wight, jobs, Mid Suffolk, ONS data, opportunities, Pandemic, recruitment, South Norfolk, Staffordshire Moorlands, UK, UK Economy, West Oxfordshire

Compared to the previous five years, 71% of local authorities have the highest number of job adverts Westminster has the

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WAGE RISES CEASE AS BUSINESSES STRUGGLE

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 NewsDesk Berry Recruitment, blue collar workers, economy, Lee Gamble, recruitment, UK Economy, wages

Wage increases amongst blue collar workers have plateaued and some are even reducing, according to a leading recruiter. The candidate

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FOUR IN FIVE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SAY COVID-19 HAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THEIR MENTAL HEALTH

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 NewsDesk Alan Thomas, anxiety, business owners, COVID-19, economic recovery, economy, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial, ENTREPRENEURS, Finance, finances, financial uncertainty, founder, Founders, Health, lack of sleep, Lockdown, Mental Health, mental health week 2021, Pandemic, recovery, Simply Business, small business, small business owners, stress, support, UK Economy, uncertainty, Wellbeing

Four in five (82%) small business owners say Covid-19 has negatively impacted their mental health One in five SME owners

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Health Medical News R&D

LONDON SET TO GAIN OVER 10,000 NEW JOBS

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 NewsDesk 0 Comments ABPI, Dr Richard Torbett, Government targets, Gross Domestic Product, NHS, R&D, UK Economy

Boosting research and development in the thriving life sciences industry would deliver up to 12,000 new jobs for London, new

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