UK firms ‘must prepare for realities of new relationship with EU’
THE realities of Brexit are beginning to bite, and could result in losses of £9.5bn for Greater London, with £2.2bn coming from financial and...
You want chips with that? Semiconductor shortage hits luxury car market
THE OWNER of Jaguar Land Rover, India’s Tata Motors, has announced a quarterly loss of more than £700m — and says a global semiconductor...
Scotland, brave and bonny: beauty salon’s social mission
SCOTLAND’S first hair and beauty salon operating as a social enterprise has opened a second outlet in Edinburgh.
Founder Kerry Anderson is behind the Brave,...
‘Endless tips’ with your tipple as NFTs move to the boozer
NON-FUNGIBLE Tokens, or NFTs, are taking the art world by storm, powered by the blockchain technology that supports Bitcoin.
Stella Artois, part of the Budweiser...
Brum beats the drum as Goldman Sachs comes to town
GOLDMAN Sachs is opening a new office in Birmingham — a move welcomed by Neil Rami, CEO of the West Midlands Growth Company.
Rami’s investment...
When debt can be an asset…
FACTORING could be simplified and summed-up as buying debt.
Along with wider bank support and government initiatives, it is seen as a route to liquidity...
Bright idea to combat flying foes
By HAL WILLIAMS
WAGENINGEN University in the Netherlands has found a hi-tech means of virus-prevention. And no, this has nothing to do with Covid.
The virus...
Key announcements from Spring Budget that affect entrepreneurs
By SARAH BALCHIN
WITH all the speculation around changes to personal tax in the run up to the Spring Budget, in the end, very little...
British business leaders have their say about the Budget
YESTERDAY’S Budget announcement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak has opened the floodgates: comment is flooding in to BV.
Here we list some of the most recent...
Sunak’s Budget brings relief to many – with a few misgivings
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE BRITISH chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the 2021 Budget, with pledges to help recovery from the Covid pandemic.
The support package for...