Budget 2021 summary

After a challenging 12 months, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his second and much anticipated Budget on Wednesday 3 March 2021. One he might have hoped would be set against a backdrop of a country on its wayto a post-pandemic recovery. Instead, lockdown restrictions...

New support for Yorkshire business start-ups

Budding entrepreneurs in the Leeds City Region are being offered a helping hand with a new free business support programme based at Leeds Beckett University. The new Founders Forge programme is aimed at anyone with an idea and passion for a new business –...

Chairman’s Message

BUDGET – Winners and Losers in UK Business   A year ago, Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget just as the Covid-19 began to take hold. While his £30 billion package sounded significant, it’s a sum that has paled into insignificance over the last 12 months...