Banks told to drop all requirements for personal guarantees for small business owners

Banks told to stop asking small business owners to put their own assets up as guarantee to access government-backed coronavirus loans The IoD said all banks should drop requirements for personal guarantees Some banks have been criticised for insisting that business owners put their personal assets as a collateral in exchange for the Government-backed loans Seven … Read more

Love Island’s Montana Brown reveals the impact COVID-19 has had on her swimwear business

‘It’s a scary time’: Love Island’s Montana Brown reveals the impact COVID-19 has had on her swimwear business as she poses in a tiny bikini By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 23:04 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 08:09 BST, 31 March 2020 She launched a successful swimwear range last year.  Yet Montana Brown revealed … Read more

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is labeled an essential business and can keep working amid the coronavirus

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

PR queen Roxy Jacenko reveals she’s lost ’85 percent’ of her business in ‘just 72 hours’

‘We have been hit extremely hard’: PR queen Roxy Jacenko reveals she’s lost ’85 percent’ of her business in ‘just 72 hours’ as the effects of coronavirus filter down to the local economy By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:37 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 04:37 BST, 30 March 2020 With the … Read more

Don’t attack firms that stay open – they have every right to, says business minister 

Criticism of companies who have chosen to stay open during the coronavirus lockdown is being fuelled by people who ‘hate the private sector’, claims business minister. Conservative minister Nadhim Zahawi showed his support for firms who continue to trade, calling for damage to the UK economy to be ‘minimised’ and dismissing ‘unfair criticism’ of bosses. He wrote … Read more

Estate agents turn to online tours in the hope of staying in business 

Anyone who thinks this is no time to consider buying or selling a home with the country in lockdown and estate agents’ offices shut, should think again — and head for their laptop.  Thousands of estate agents have accelerated plans to use digital technology to show off homes to buyers who they hope will remain … Read more

Kristin Cavallari offers another sultry business snap and after facing backlash amid COVID-19 crisis

Kristin Cavallari faced an uproar of backlash for posting a picture of herself in a bikini, while complaining about not being about to reach enough of her 3.9 million Instagram followers of late. Some fans deemed it inappropriate to be lobbying to sell more products while in the midst of the growing coronavirus pandemic.  Despite the … Read more

Business finds its heart in fight against Covid-19 

Business finds its heart by offering support and rallying to create products in fight against Covid-19 By Francesca Washtell and Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 26 March 2020 Businesses are ‘rediscovering their social conscience’ by rallying to offer support and to create products to … Read more

Concern over qualifying for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

The Government’s small business coronavirus rescue loans were launched today, but some entrepreneurs say they are confused as to whether they can get help. The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme was announced in the Budget and beefed up last week by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to sums of up to £5million, and is available through the British … Read more

Ex-Hilton Hotel manager jailed for running ‘extreme’ bondage chemsex business

A former Hilton Hotel manager who ran an ‘extreme’ bondage chemsex business in his apartment has been jailed for six years and eight months. Flavien Cortes, 38, made at least £30,000 from his ‘life of hedonism’ while working as a masseuse from his flat in Soho between 2018 and January this year. Police found a … Read more