About

Anna is Senior Reporter, covering topics affecting SMEs such as grant funding, managing employees and the day-to-day running of a business.

Business Technology

SMEs will be run by avatars in time for 2050 – study

A futurology report predicts that SMEs will be run by lookalike avatars of their business owners by 2050 – here's what they'll be able to do

News

Sunak pledges to cut business tax in Autumn Budget

Rishi Sunak vowed to cut business taxes to encourage higher productivity and living standards in his speech at this year's CBI Annual Dinner

Business management

7 of the best HR consultancy companies in the UK

Want to outsource your HR but don't know who to go to? We've got a round-up of some of the best HR consultancy companies in the UK

News

A third of businesses expected to raise prices in May

The latest ONS business figures show that firms are putting up customer prices due to increasing energy, labour and raw material costs

Podcasts

Candice Brown: ‘ADHD enabled me to do Bake Off’

In this episode of Small Business Snippets, Anna Jordan meets business owner, chef and Great British Bake Off winner, Candice Brown

News

Musk says Twitter may charge business users

Elon Musk has suggested that he'd charge Twitter business users once his takeover is complete. What else could he change?

News

Sunak announces new ‘fraud squad’ to target Covid losses

The government has announced a new £25m taskforce to recover money lost to fraud from the Covid-19 emergency loan schemes

News

Amazon to raise fees for marketplace sellers

From 12 May, Amazon sellers who use Fulfilment by Amazon will be hit with a new fee due to inflationary pressures.

Series

7 classic British brands that are still family owned

Here are eight examples of classic British businesses which, after decades in operation, are still run by the family of the founder

7 classic British brands that are still family owned

Macsween

7 classic British brands that are still family owned

C.P.J Field & Co. Ltd

7 classic British brands that are still family owned

Floris