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UK business secretary asks competition watchdog to look at supply chain impact
Trade body calls for national insurance relief to cover extra contributions
Chancellor unveils range of measures designed to help small businesses
Cabinet team meets to decide on opening position ahead of trade talks
One in seven plan to downsize, close or sell their companies in next three months, poll suggests
Filings at business department reveal late payment of suppliers
UK trade groups lack unity and struggle to represent employers’ views to government
Switch from basing increases on CPI to RPI is brought forward by chancellor
Board of FSB to face no-confidence vote over changes to membership structure
Business group finds optimism at its lowest level since just after the Brexit vote
Warming relations reveal gaps in planning and confusion over myriad working groups
Treasury minister David Gauke hits back at ‘scaremongering’ ratings agents
Half of small companies located in high risk areas have no insurance
Companies’ confidence in economy turns negative for first time in four years
Change of emphasis from new UK government puts SMEs ‘at the heart’ of its strategy
Signs emerge that businesses are rethinking investment plans and having credit lines pulled
Array of measures to help enterprise include business rate relief and corporation tax cut
Balance of power still favours large supermarkets at expense of suppliers
Call for simplification of regime to report just sales, payroll and interest costs
Labour candidate lauded by City as Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith falls short
Survey of 12,000 companies finds newer lenders offer better service
Lawyers say theyshare concerns about governmentplan to raise maximum fee for issuing civil suits to £20,000
Research finds 41% would vote to leave and nearly 11% are undecided
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