Components maker to raise £185m and scrap dividend to ease debt burden
Source: FT

A review of the UK’s care home market is being launched to see if residents are treated fairly.
Source: BBC

Supermarket chain Lidl has announced plans to build a new depot in Doncaster, creating 500 jobs in the process.
Source: Sky Business News

Research reveals that when searching the digital high-street for shops or services in their local area, three in five people say the search results show large retailers rather than small independents, and nearly half (45 per cent) say it can be hard to find a good range of both small and larger businesses. The study, commissioned by

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Source: SmallBusinessUK

A third of small businesses believe seasonal trading is vital for their growth, with 21% of the year’s revenue taken over this period

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Source: Guardian

With rules on children’s car seats set to change next year, Richard Westcott visits a facility for conducting tests.
Source: BBC

Centuries-old Whitechapel Bell Foundry manufactured Big Ben and the Liberty Bell
Source: FT

Elizabethan manufacturer to sell East End site as business faces structural tests
Source: FT

Entrepreneur James Hutchins is no stranger to food industry success. He has been at the helm of James Chocolates, a business which manufactures award-winning chocolates for retailers including Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason and Waitrose for over two decades, and last year he launched Chocolate Treat Club, a tailored and personalised chocolate subscription service. His latest venture,

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Source: SmallBusinessUK

This is a big weekend for the EU and the eurozone.
Source: Sky Business News