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CityAM
Co-founder: ‘I found real beauty in refusing to go it alone’One co-founder behind a multi-million pound coffee business says he’s discovered the ‘real beauty’ in refusing to go solo.
Not Ltd
The lonely owner problem: why more UK business founders feel isolated than everMore UK small business owners are feeling isolated and exhausted as rising costs, taxes and solo working push founders to breaking point.
Derby Cathedral Quarter
BEAR Aims for National Expansion with Crowdfunder - Derby Cathedral QuarterBEAR, situated on Iron Gate in Cathedral Quarter, has launched its first-ever crowdfunding campaign, targeting £2 million to support further growth in the Midlands and national expansion. BEAR serves sustainably...
restaurantonline.co.uk
Coffee brand Bear launches crowdfundIndependent coffee brand Bear is launching a crowdfunding campaign to fund future growth.
World Coffee Portal
UK specialty coffee chain BEAR seeking to raise £2m to fuel outlet growthThe seven-store coffee chain says crowdfunding will enable it to open 22 new sites over the next five years and maintain its positive sales growth
East Midlands
Indie coffee and lifestyle chain targets national growth with £2m equity raise | TheBusinessDesk.comDerby-headquartered firm aiming to raise £2m through a crowdfunding campaign
The Sun
I cut my energy bills by £130WITH weather warnings in place as snow and ice hit parts of the UK, you may be tempted to crank up your heating.
The Telegraph
‘We lost a third of our orders after the Tories raised taxes’Small businesses were once the backbone of Britain – but now they involves sleepless nights and overdrawn bank accounts
Daily Mail
Business owners, pensioners and families react to spring statementScores of cash-strapped Brits have reacted to today’s Autumn Statement as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced £30 billion of spending cuts and £24 billion in tax rises
BBC News
Warning millions will still need extra help with energy billsGovernment support with rising energy costs is welcome but may not be enough, say campaigners.
The Independent
‘We cannot wait three months in limbo’ – Small businesses react to energy planIt comes after warnings earlier this week that tens of thousands of UK businesses could be forced to fold due to energy price hikes.
Daily Mirror
12 problems in small print of Liz Truss’s plan to cap energy bills this winterThe new Prime Minister unveiled plans to limit energy bills from rising above £2,500 a year for most Brits. But there are plenty of nasty details hidden in the small print
East Midlands
PM’s ‘energy price guarantee’ met with lukewarm reception by East Mids business owners | TheBusinessDesk.comPlan lambasted as ‘typical Tory ideology’
Daily Mail
Inflation hits 6.2% ahead of Rishi’s mini-Budget TODAYRishi Sunak has left No11 for the Commons ahead of his Spring Statement, after the headline CPI rate came in above expectations - underlining the pain for families.
This Is Money
Business energy costs: Should you be worried about surging prices?Small business owners are concerned about rising energy bills, including Eddie Whittingham (pictured) who says it could be a ‘big problem.’
Daily Mail
Business energy costs: Should you be worried about surging prices?Small business owners are concerned about rising energy bills, including Eddie Whittingham (pictured) who says it could be a ‘big problem.’
CNBC
Gas prices surge again in Europe, leaving some business owners ‘terrified’ for the futureEurope is facing continued volatility in its wholesale gas markets, prompting concerns across the region that an energy crisis could be about to get even worse.
Freelance Informer
Disastrous December for Freelancers: what happened?The December 2021 trading period was either a time when everything fell into place or everything seemed to fall apart.
Daily Mail
Toy prices will rise ahead of Christmas and parents risk losing outFamilies have been warned to start shopping for Christmas now amid cost pressures from rising transport costs, higher energy prices and ongoing labour shortages.
Freelance Informer
Instagram outage - Hilarious business owner responses - Freelance InformerThis week’s Instagram outage has caused outrage in the small business community. But some saw the irony of being so reliant on social media.
mirror
Freedom Day chaos as PM’s ‘critical workers’ self-isolation statement confusesBusiness leaders warned of a ‘pingdemic’ of crippling summer shortages as staff were forced to self-isolate - the unfolding chaos overshadowed the ‘Freedom Day’ relaxation of lockdown restrictions
Daily Mail
Pingdemic paralysis: Food chains, police dragged into the crisisPret a Manger, Nando’s, Greggs and McDonald’s are all suffering extra staffing problems and have joined the growing number of national employers dragged into the pingdemic crisis.
DerbyshireLive
Call for urgent reforms to Test and Trace app to help Derbyshire businessesBusinesses say it is posing a ‘serious threat’
Shropshire Star
‘Pingdemic’ posing ‘serious threat’ to businesses, says coffee shop ownerCraig Bunting, co-founder of BEAR, says roughly 20 of 100 staff across five branches are isolating.
Evening Standard
‘Pingdemic’ posing ‘serious threat’ to businesses, says coffee shop ownerCraig Bunting, co-founder of BEAR, says roughly 20 of 100 staff across five branches are isolating.
Financial Times
Much of UK hospitality industry casts doubt on short-term survivalOnly a small proportion of businesses in the UK hospitality sector are confident they will survive in the short term even as the industry reopens, show figures that cast a shadow on the strength of the...
Daily Mail
Businesses reveal ‘pingdemic headache’ as their operations are hitNearly 900,000 alerts telling people to quarantine were issued in the first week of this month after contact with a coronavirus victim in the so-called ‘pingdemic’.
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
There will be a ‘bloodbath of redundancies when furlough support starts to reduce’ | London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.comUK chancellor Rishi Sunak will not extend the furlough scheme which could lead to a “bloodbath of redundancies” and with the benefits that are on offer pre-Covid many people are…
Northwich Guardian
BEAR Northwich says road ahead is long for hospitality after reopeningBEAR Northwich has celebrated one week since its re-opening, but it stresses that the road ahead is still long.
Derbyshire Live
Derby cafés, restaurants and pubs allow customers inside againWe’ll be in the city centre throughout the morning
DerbyshireLive
Inspiration 250: Leisure and hospitalityThese are the people making waves in the hospitality sector
DerbyshireLive
Huge outdoor food court to reopen on Derby Market PlaceIt will have a licensed bar and bookable tables
Real Business
Seven of the best entrepreneurs to be found in the UKThe 20th edition of the Amazon Growing Business Awards is right around the corner, and to celebrate we examine the shortlist for Entrepreneur of the Year.
Retail & Leisure International
Jack Wills partners with Bear to offer a new retail experience – Retail & Leisure InternationalMidlands-based independent coffee house and bar operator, BEAR, has today announced plans to open its first London site in partnership with high-street fashion
Hospitality & Catering News
BEAR Coffee expands further in East Midlands - Hospitality & Catering NewsEast Midlands coffee chain BEAR has secured finance to continue its ambitious expansion strategy, which has seen its latest café-bar open in Stone, ...
DerbyshireLive
Why Bear in Derby has spent £25,000 on its coffee machineWe find out from Craig Bunting, co-founder of Bear coffee shop in Iron Gate, Derby
Northwich Guardian
BEAR excited to serve Northwich community as it opens its doors at Barons QuayAN independent cafe-bar is hoping to breathe new life into Barons Quay and build a strong connection with the community.