The true success stories of ordinary people in the UK nearly all begin the same way. A small amount of cash, a kitchen or a borrowed room, and someone too stubborn to pack it in. Julie Deane had £600. Ben Francis was delivering pizzas. Levi Roots was selling sauce out of a bag. Nobody handed […]
If you’ve been paying attention to the UK economy lately, you’ll know the last couple of years have been surprisingly decent years for business investment – record-breaking, which nobody really saw coming after the few rough years before it. And 2025? It’s held up. Another 3.5% growth, not flashy, but consistent, and in this climate, […]
Every day, thousands of small shops across the UK face the same quiet problem. Stock arrives, gets shelved, then vanishes into a blur of transactions. Without a clear system, owners lose track of what’s selling, what’s running low, and what’s gathering dust. Guesswork at reorder time. Missed sales when popular items run out. The difference […]
The lowest-paid workers in the UK saw their hourly pay packets increase dramatically yesterday with the introduction of new National Living Wage rates. From 1 April 2023, the statutory minimum for workers over the age of 21 has risen to £12.71 per hour, up 4.1%. Although the uplift offers welcome respite to help with the […]
