Rocket Software’s Whomes on how tech can weather an economic downturn

Over 50% of UK SMEs ill-prepared for Brexit finds Bibby SME Confidence Tracker
Bibby Financial Services quarter three SME Confidence Tracker shows that 54% of UK SMEs were not prepared for Brexit before the October 31 deadline. Anna Tobin reports

Is your business ready to ride out a downturn?
The good news is that the latest UK GDP figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the UK economy is not in recession.

Latest UK GDP figures show UK economy growing at its slowest rate since 2010
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show the first quarterly estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) from July to September 2019 is growing at its slowest rate since 2010. Anna Tobin reports

The Hub Events co-founder urges HR teams to swot up on Brexit’s impact on staffing
Emma Salveson, co-founder of Cheshire-based professional training provider The Hub Events on why it is so vital that HR professionals are clued up about Brexit and how it will impact on staffing

Leaders of all major industrial and business sectors call on Johnson to avoid No Deal
From farming to finance, senior figures across British industry are pleading with the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take No Deal off the table. Anna Tobin reports

The Chalet Company hopes Brexit doesn’t take its staffing plans off piste
Phil Purdie, director of The Chalet Company, is concerned that it will become much harder to recruit staff to work in his chalets post-Brexit, but he is doing all he can to prepare for this eventuality

Why angel investors could be a lifeline to SMEs in this period of economic uncertainty
Jenny Tooth OBE, CEO of the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA), explains why business angels can offer so much more than money to SMEs, particularly in this time of Brexit-induced economic uncertainty
