Government-backed small business loans hit £4bn
The government-backed scheme has helped unlock £3.96bn in funding for smaller businesses, with further expansion planned to boost SME lending. Almost 23,000 UK small and…
Month: August 2026
Andrew Tate’s ‘Top G’ Playbook Was Written 20 Years Ago
Almost 20 years before Andrew Tate’s ‘Top G’, another internet marketer was flaunting wealth, insulting ‘losers’ and selling them the secret to getting rich. The…
Hugging Face at the centre of a $13bn AI deal
Hugging Face, the open-source AI platform that has become one of the internet’s main meeting points for developers, researchers and AI models, has over the…
New report shows active UK companies at a record high
A new report, co-authored by NatWest Group and Beauhurst, shows the UK’s active business population at a record high, with 5.66 million companies trading. The…
National Wealth Fund invests £71m in Tungsten West
Tungsten West has secured £71m in government funding via the National Wealth Fund, with the aim of restarting the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in…
Research shows increased uptake in US retirement benefits
A new report from Gusto reveals that increasing numbers of American small businesses are offering retirement packages to their employees. Originally launched as ZenPayroll, Gusto…
Three in four small business owners pay themselves less than £20,000
New research shows that three quarters of small business owners in the UK pay themselves less than £20,000 a year, a notable rise from the…
Convictional shuts down
Convictional, a Canadian tech firm providing collaboration tools for business leaders, has announced its closure. Launched in 2017 by Roger Kirkness and Chris Grouchy, the…
AI startup developing digital ‘twins’ following investment
Twin1 AI has announced a $20m investment to allow development of digital twins of office based staff. The San Francisco/London based outfit, formed by former…
Viral success sends family startup Ninni global
Two midwestern moms turned their extensive skills into a unique market proposition and promptly became a multimillion dollar success story. Joy Williams and Jane Molina,…
