The Chancellor’s Budget will be welcomed by many, especially among business owners. The increase in spending is a strong step in the right direction and is something that is sure to attract investment into businesses, playing a huge role in the nation’s recovery post-pandemic. It was great to see such… read more

Next week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak will unveil his plan for the 2021 Budget, in one of the most anticipated outings of the famous red briefcase in years. He is expected to announce a number of measures designed to plug the gap in public finances without stifling… read more

This week saw the Government announce that more than 15 million people in the UK have now received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and since then sentiment has been high. British stocks in the FTSE 100 have also risen as mining and energy stocks tracked strong gains in commodity prices… read more

IW Capital today announces the completion of an oversubscribed £800k investment round for Ubamarket Ltd, providing a boost to the company in its goal to evolve its existent white label retail app, Ubamarket, and revolutionise the hospitality sector with the new NOMM (New Order Magic Menu). Ubamarket Ltd – founded in 2016 –… read more

In the past few weeks investment and the price of shares have dominated the non-Covid news cycle with retail investors from the social media platform, Reddit, driving up the price of US video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer GameStop. The rise came following a significant amount of short-selling of GameStop shares by… read more

New monthly data has shown that new business formations in September 2020 reached nearly 30,000 – a record number in the past 13 years. This follows previously reported data indicating that, despite the impact of the pandemic and lockdown restrictions, entrepreneurs have started businesses in high numbers in 2020 while… read more

Since September, productivity in businesses has increased rapidly. As stated by The Office for National Statistics (ONS), output per hour has increased by 4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The last time it grew this fast, was in the final three months of 2005. The pandemic has really… read more

Economic crises and Black Swan events are, by their nature, hard to predict, and the impact of Covid has been continually unpredictable since the first ripples in January to the third lockdown of this year. Despite this, there is plenty of reason to feel optimistic about the coming years with… read more