By: Jennifer Sieg

SME Correspondent Jennifer Sieg is an SME correspondent and editor of Ambition A.M., CityAM's weekly newsletter for all things entrepreneurship. She is also the host of Founder Favourites podcast, interviewing some of the UK's most interesting and up-and-coming founders. Email: [email protected]

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London secures best UK location to start a business, but funding concerns remain

December 7, 2023

While London comes in as the top location to start a business, the capital's entrepreneurs aren't immune to funding challenges.
London’s priciest mansions struggle to sell as luxury property market faces change

December 7, 2023

Economic headwinds are taking a toll on the two priciest mansions in London, reports suggest, as the luxury property market continues to adapt. The two properties – Rutland Gate and The Holme – are on the market with a combined listing of £475m. A person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that founder of real [...]
Community protest postpones Shepherd’s Bush Market redevelopment plans

December 6, 2023

Protests forced a Hammersmith and Fulham Council meeting to be cancelled, where plans to redevelop Shepherd’s Bush Market were set to be approved. Some 20 protesters from a local community group, Protect Shepherd’s Bush Market, gathered together in opposition to the plans “after 18 months of raising concerns.” The community group stated as part of [...]
Predicted £7.4bn festive boost in UK hospitality shows Londoners like to party

December 6, 2023

The UK hospitality sector will see a favourable boost this holiday season, with a predicted total of £7.4bn to be spent on Christmas partying.
Meet the parents behind the runaway success of LaplandUK’s ‘secret in the forest’

December 5, 2023

Alison and Mike Battle were fed up with bad Christmas grottos – so they built their own immersive experience. They tell Jennifer Sieg how they’ve grown LaplandUK over almost two decades to become a Christmas staple. A little Christmas magic As parents of four, primary school teacher Alison Battle and her hedgie husband Mike had [...]
Britons gather in support for Small Business Saturday, spending £669m

December 4, 2023

New research shows nearly 11 million Britons shopped locally for Small Business Saturday, accumulating a collective £669m in spend.
Why are small firms at a disadvantage for funding?

December 4, 2023

SMEs continue to face funding difficulties, with research suggesting a large number of small businesses have never secured external funding.
Growing a successful small business: Lessons from the Isle of Man

December 1, 2023

Some 33 miles long and 13 miles wide, the Isle of Man rests among ambitious entrepreneurial habits and local businesses both old and new.
Regatta: Questions asked after Chinese prisoner’s ID reportedly found in lining of coat at UK sale

December 1, 2023

Regatta is in the spotlight as concerns are raised after a Chinese prisoner’s ID was reportedly found in a customer’s coat lining. The coat was purchased by a woman in Derbyshire as part of the British coat brand’s Black Friday sale, the Guardian reported today, but what she received wasn’t quite what she was expecting. [...]
City officials encourage local spending ahead of Small Business Saturday

December 1, 2023

The holiday season might not be as reliable as it once was for small businesses, new research suggests, but optimism seems to persevere within the City as peak trading season approaches. While 61 per cent of small businesses, surveyed on behalf of American Express, have said the festive season has yet to be the same [...]

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