TikTok has formed a new SME Council to give Britain’s small businesses a bigger say in the evolving digital economy, bringing together entrepreneurs, founders, and content creators who have used the platform to fuel growth. The inaugural gathering of the council, held at Stoke-on-Trent town hall, saw 20 small and medium-sized business owners from across […]
A legal tech startup helping workers represent themselves in employment disputes has secured £2 million in fresh funding, as investors prepare for a likely surge in workplace grievances under the Labour government’s incoming reforms. Valla, the Edinburgh-based platform founded in 2022, has been backed by venture capital firms Ada Ventures, Active Partners and Portfolio Ventures, […]
More than 120 firms from Britain’s £60 billion facilities management (FM) sector have signed an open letter to the government warning that the proposed Employment Rights Bill could have damaging consequences for both employers and workers. The letter, co-authored by Dominic Ponniah, CEO of London-based Cleanology, and Malcolm Hills, CEO of Think FM, expresses “deep […]
The government has unveiled a wide-reaching package of housebuilding reforms designed to unlock small-scale development and reinvigorate the role of SME housebuilders — and the ripple effects could benefit small businesses across the board. At the heart of the reforms is a £100 million loan fund targeted at SME construction firms, alongside changes to planning […]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a £15.6 billion package to fund trams, trains and bus networks outside London, as Labour seeks to reset the political narrative ahead of a difficult spending review. The move is designed to reassure restless MPs—many representing marginal seats—that the government’s capital investment plans will deliver tangible improvements in infrastructure, jobs […]
UK steelmakers have narrowly avoided being hit with a damaging 50% import tariff by the United States – for now – after President Trump signed an Executive Order confirming that the UK will remain under the existing 25% tariff while a new bilateral steel agreement is finalised. The temporary reprieve comes despite earlier warnings that […]
Trump has also hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs on automobiles, with an exemption for American-made components in vehicles. Hoekstra, a former congressman for Michigan, said as Ottawa and the Trump administration go through these negotiations, “our chief competitor here is China.”
“Surround yourself with great people, save for a rainy day, and take ownership of your success. As a franchisee, you control your own destiny. Success or failure is up to you,” said Josh Wise, Dickey’s multi-unit franchisee from Newark, Ohio. “Dickey’s has given me the opportunity to follow my dream, create something unique, and make […]
Several prominent Republican politicians and activists with ties to the White House, including the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and Representative Byron Donalds, who is running for governor with the president’s endorsement, campaigned to scuttle Ono’s appointment. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has long pushed to strip state university administrations of perceived supporters of what […]
Joining for part of the U.S. officials’ trip were representatives from Asian countries, including Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates. Asian countries are being courted to sign onto the Alaska gas project, which has floundered for years to gain traction amid cost and other concerns. The project, as proposed, would include […]