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Chancellor announces 'quick and easy' Bounce Back Loans worth up to £50,000 to help small businesses hit by coronavirus crisis
Economy
Rishi Sunak says: "There will be no forward-looking tests of business viability; no complex eligibility criteria"
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Huge £500m financial support package for Tata Steel needs º£½ÇÊÓƵ Government response says First Minister
Coronavirus
Mark Drakeford said £500m was beyond anything his government could muster
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Installation of full-fibre network in Derby will boost economy by over £500m study says
Technology
CityFibre to begin work on network upgrade despite coronavirus lockdown
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North East tourism sector will lose £3bn if lockdown lasts all summer
Economy
Research by the NewcastleGateshead Initiative highlights the potential cost to one of the region's big employers
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Ethical investment group Shared Interest celebrates 30th anniversary
Economy
Landmark anniversary comes just a few days after the Newcastle organisation won a Queen's Award for Enterprise
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West of England Combined Authority launches task force to kick-start region's economic recovery
Economy
The initiative involves businesses, universities, councils and local enterprise partnerships
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Chic sunglasses firm honoured for commitment to ethical business
Fashion
Devon's Bird Eyewear supports scheme to send solar lamps to families in Africa
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Hyperlocal platform InYourArea supporting small businesses with new advertising programme
Economy
BusinessLive sister site offers advertising toolkit trial
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One of Wales' leading advanced manufacturers secures £226m in new funding to expand
Deals
Llantrisant-based Purolite has struck a new lending deal with HSBC
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Starts-ups and non-VAT registered firms in Wales might now get the support they so desperately need
Economy
Economy Minister Ken Skates said that support for new firms is now a priority
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Economy set for unprecedented slowdown, figures suggest
Economy
Widespread shutdown in business activity sparks plunge in IHS Markit/CIPS Flash º£½ÇÊÓƵ composite purchasing managers’ index
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Only 16 per cent of businesses 'able to remain viable' if social distancing regulations continue for six months
Economic Development
"The impact of the coronavirus is far worse than the financial crisis of 2008"
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Laura Ashley brand sold out of administration to turnaround specialist
Wales
Hopes of preserving 'streamlined' retail portfolio, and manufacturing and distribution operations in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Support to start-up and non-VAT firms on the way says Economy Minister Ken Skates
Economic Development
He said the Welsh Government would prioritise support for such firms in the second round of its £500m Economic Resilience Fund
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Laura Ashley workers to make scrubs for frontline NHS workers in coronavirus battle
Coronavirus
Despite being in administration the company has stepped forward in the Covid-19 crisis
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Development Bank of Wales seeking to be British Business Bank accredited lender for emergency Covid-19 support
Coronavirus
If approved it could lend with a 80% guarantee from the º£½ÇÊÓƵ Government
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Derby inward investment chief reflects on Queen’s Award win and the legacy of coronavirus
Economy
Marketing Derby managing director John Forkin believes our ability to innovate will be key
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Big firms come together to help North East best recover from coronavirus lockdown
Economy
Firms in the North East England Chamber of Commerce are looking to have plans in place in a number of areas
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Travelodge, Greggs, KFC and Costa earmarked for out-of-town site
South West
Plans drawn for hotel and drive-thru destination on wasteland on edge of Plymouth
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Unemployment was falling in North East before coronavirus outbreak, new figures show
Employment
Analysts warn that good news on job numbers is likely to be wiped out by this time next month
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º£½ÇÊÓƵ manufacturing firm is helping to build more data centres to cope with the rise of remote working
Partner Content
The company is helping to tackle the rise in internet use as more people work from home
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New £150k machine helps furniture manufacturer LiDR accelerate efforts in fight against Covid-19
West Midlands
The firm has brought forward the delivery of the new machine so it can make parts for the NHS supply chain even faster
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Rochdale manufacturer The Vita Group helps make 25,000 mattresses for NHS Nightingale hospitals
North West
Rochdale firms' other efforts to help the NHS include producing 30,000 emergency ventilators and 10,000 pieces of furniture
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Welsh Government releases a further £100m from its coronavirus Business Resilience Fund
Coronavirus
It follows 6,000 applications from firms for the fund's first £200m
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