Doug Richard, a former “Dragon†from the BBC TV show Dragons’ Den and founder of School For Startups that teaches people how to launch a company, calls the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme “potentially one of the most extraordinary incentives ever createdâ€.
Business News- UK mortgage shake-up: people on variable incomes could have more payment flexibility 15/12/2025Some potential first-time buyer groups ‘could be better served’, regulator says in reviewFreelancers and gig economy workers could enjoy more flexibility over how and when they pay their mortgage under plans designed to help more people get on the property ladder.A shake-up of the rules so people whose income is “variable or irregular” could be […]
- Business groups urge Tory peers to stop blocking Labour’s workers’ rights bill 15/12/2025Six of Britain’s biggest employer groups fear compromise deal brokered with bosses and union leaders is at riskBritain’s biggest business groups have urged Conservative peers to stop blocking Labour’s workers’ rights bill in the House of Lords to avoid throwing away a compromise deal reached with trade unions.With the clock ticking before Christmas, six of […]
- Brighton’s struggling independent stores: ‘The nation of shopkeepers will go on the dole’ 15/12/2025City’s small shops are reaching tipping point amid higher business rates, staff costs and big chains eager to move inIt’s lunchtime at Dormitory, an independent bedlinen store on Gloucester Road in Brighton, and proprietors Sue Graham and Cathy Marriott are peering across the street at the Brighton Sausage Co. They can tell when shoppers have […]
- Chances of EU trucking industry hitting zero emissions targets are dire, says industry body 15/12/2025Only 10,000 out of economic bloc’s 6m trucks are electric and are more likely to be operating on short routesBusiness live – latest updatesThe chances of the European trucking industry hitting zero emissions targets are “dire”, an industry body has warned, as it emerged that only a tiny amount of lorries delivering goods in the […]
- AA on road to £5bn sale or flotation, while RAC aims for London listing 15/12/2025AA sounds out buyers, and owners of fellow roadside assistance provider prefer IPO of similar valueThe private equity owners of the AA, Britain’s biggest roadside recovery business, are looking for a potential £5bn sale or stock market flotation, while the owners of the rival RAC are targeting a London listing with a similar valuation. The […]
- UK mortgage shake-up: people on variable incomes could have more payment flexibility 15/12/2025