Parents’ Golden Years On Hold – One In Three Delay Retirement Due To Out-of-Work Children
London, UK – November 2025 – New research released today by Invicta Vita, a women-led career advancement and conflict resolution company, reveals a stark trend: one in three UK parents are delaying retirement because their […]
SMEs Turn To Borrowing For Cash Flow As 38% Of Loans Shift Away From Growth
The U.K.’s only provider of personal guarantee insurance (PGI) to small business owners – Purbeck Insurance Services – is calling on the Government to use the 26 November Budget to […]
The £15 Million Blind Spot: What The Cloudflare Outage Revealed About Marketing’s Biggest Weakness
When Cloudflare went down this week, most people saw an irritating outage. Marketing teams, however, saw something far more serious: a view into how easily millions in ad spend can […]
Shift And Save: Octopus Launches The UK’s First Agile Tariff For Small Businesses
London, 20 November 2025 – More UK businesses can slash their energy bills thanks to Octopus Energy’s latest ‘Shape Shifters: Agile’ tariff – the UK’s first fully agile tariff for small and medium-sized enterprises […]
New Report Finds Festive Pressures Take A Toll On Tradespeople’s Mental Health
As Christmas approaches, new research has revealed that a worrying number of tradespeople in the UK are dealing with stress, burnout and anxiety. Many report that the festive period is […]
Festive Season Highlights Costly Empty Rooms: New Analysis Reveals How UK Hotels Can Turn Christmas Slowdowns Into Revenue Opportunities
As Christmas lights begin to glow across the UK’s most visited cities, new analysis from GuestReady reveals a stark seasonal challenge for the hospitality sector: empty hotel rooms are costing […]
Recruitment And Retention Suffering From Lack Of Health And Wellbeing Support At One In Five Companies With Overseas Employees
One in five companies (21%) with overseas employees state they do not offer enough health and wellbeing support and that this impacts their ability to recruit and retain people, according […]
Mind The Gap: UK Mid-Sized Businesses Call For Autumn Budget Action As 78% Feel Overlooked By Government Policy
As the Autumn Budget approaches, mid-sized businesses are calling on the Government for more support – with new research from Shawbrook revealing that the majority (78%) feel overlooked by existing […]
Prevention Services Help Boost Business Productivity
Charlotte O’Brien, Head of Employee Benefits at MetLife UK, comments: “The value of prevention tools in the workplace cannot be understated. That’s particularly true in an environment where more employees […]
Data Reveals 81% Of Businesses Face Critical Skills Shortages, While Simultaneously Wasting Billions On Benched Specialists
London, UK, 17 November 2025: UK tech consultancies are trapped in a paradox that’s costing billions. While major consultancies announce mass layoffs, new analysis reveals that £3.06 billion worth of IT expertise […]
Businesses Investing Heavily In Preventative Healthcare To Battle Skyrocketing Medical Inflation
More than two-thirds (67%) of businesses are investing in preventative healthcare to tackle soaring medical inflation, according to the Changing Face of Employee Health report from Howden Employee Benefits. The […]
As Femtech Booms, Heracles Brings A Much-Needed Version To Men
A new UK start-up, Heracles, is tackling what its founders call the “silent crisis” in men’s health, offering an integrated medical platform that combines pharmacological treatment with lifestyle intervention. Unlike […]
Matchstick Launches Industry-First Parental and Payment Policies For Self-Employed Creators
London, UK — November 2025: Entertainment and talent management agency Matchstick has announced two groundbreaking initiatives set to redefine welfare and financial fairness in the creator and entertainment industries. For […]
Calculus Successfully Exits Employee Engagement Platform Mo (Thanksbox Limited)
Calculus Capital, a growth investor in the technology, healthcare, and creative sectors, is pleased to announce the sale of its stake in Mo (Thanksbox Limited), an award-winning employee engagement and […]
Small Business Britain And Starling Join Forces To Boost Female Entrepreneurship
11 NOVEMBER 2025: Starling has teamed up with Small Business Britain, the UK’s leading champion of small businesses, to found a campaign to empower women across the UK to start and […]
Start Up Loans Programme Provides £150m To Help Unemployed Start Businesses
A brand-new guide to support and encourage unemployed people to set up a business has been launched by Start Up Loans, in collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) […]
Starting A Business In 2026? Study Reveals The Biggest Challenges Entrepreneurs Face When Starting Out
A new study by Markel Direct, the specialist insurer of small businesses, has revealed the biggest hurdle business owners have had to overcome after starting a business. The study asked UK business owners about the main challenges they faced when launching their ventures. According to the study, […]
payabl. Launches Payments Integration For Shopify Merchants
4 November 2025, London, UK: European financial technology provider payabl. has launched a new payments integration with leading e-commerce platform Shopify, enabling merchants to offer faster, secure, and convenient payments […]
Financial Services Employees Are The Least Motivated At Work – New Global Data Finds
4 November 2025, UK: New global data reveals that Financial Services, Banking and IT are the least motivated industries, with staff averaging a personal motivation score of 69%, 70.4% and […]
Budget Warning – One In Three SME Loans Puts Owners’ Homes At Risk
November 2025 – New research has revealed the scale of personal risk facing the UK’s entrepreneurs. One in three SME loans has a personal guarantee (PG) in place). With 36% of […]
