Loans rose by 30 per cent for firms with a turnover under £2 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared with the same period in 2024

Rapha, once valued at £200m, made a £22.7m loss in its most recent results. Can its boss revive its fortunes? Well she’s done it before

She’s been a cheerleader, a news reporter, a pilot and an astronaut. Next the 55-year-old mother of three will become Mrs Jeff Bezos — and one of the richest women in the world. Megan Agnew charts her unstoppable rise

Frederick Lloyd George, the great-grandson of the wartime prime minister, once helped plan D-Day commemorations. Now his focus is on high quality elderly care

The company, backed by 35 health service oncologists, aims to integrate AI and improve patients’ lives

The founder of We Are Group has gone on to create Ideas Lab, which will assess different ventures, allocate funding to trial them and launch those that work

Lord Sugar’s spokesman Andrew Bloch broke away from the PR company he helped set up because he had an itch to scratch. To succeed on your own, he says, you must not let people down

By holding true to its values and beliefs, any business with a sound commercial proposition can still thrive even in periods of friction and distrust

Olivia Ahn was a medical student when she entered the WE Innovate contest in 2017, and won. Her start-up venture, Fluus, will be available in Boots next week

The automotive division of Sheffield’s Tinsley Bridge closed with the loss of 110 jobs in the latest sign of the impact of high energy costs on Britain’s manufacturers