Author: CapitalGainsFund

May 11

Profitability on a knife edge: 2.1million UK SMEs are ‘just about breaking even’

UK SMEs are ambitious for the opportunity to regain lost ground post-pandemic, but risk being held back by a myriad of mounting pressures including rising costs and cashflow challenges. According to Bibby Financial Services’ (BFS) annual SME Confidence Tracker survey, this difficult operating environment is causing friction and fragility amongst smaller businesses. Exploring the views of […]
May 11

Tesco Mobile advertising campaign offensive, watchdog rules

An advertising campaign for Tesco Mobile which used the names of foods as substitutes for expletives has been banned. The newspaper ads, Twitter posts and outdoor posters used words like “shiitake” and “pistachio” instead of swear words. The Advertising Standards Authority said they were likely to cause “serious and widespread offence”. Tesco apologised and said […]
May 11

UK government to bring in e-scooter law

The government has said new rules to expand legal use of e-scooters are a priority for the upcoming year. It also said it would legislate to create a new body to oversee UK railways and ban ferries that do not pay workers the equivalent of minimum wage from docking at UK ports. The government outlined […]