Carbon Trust extends green loan fund for small businesses
The minimum loan amount has been lowered to £3,000, while the upper limit has been doubled to £400,000

Payments Council suggests withdrawal of cheque guarantee card scheme
Only a quarter of businesses said they had received a guaranteed cheque in the first six months of 2009

35,000 shops could shut in 2009
Shops on the High Street could be closing at a rate of 100 per day, according to research firm Experian

Broadband tax will pay for networks in rural areas
This charge will be 50p per month, or £6 per year, for every household with a fixed line

"Growing army" of unqualified tradesmen botching home repair jobs
One in ten Brits have had to claim on their home insurance after hiring an unqualified tradesman

Retailers angry at New Year's Eve VAT return
Return of 17.5% VAT rate on New Years Eve expected to spark chaos for retailers at their busiest time of year

Government merger creates new Department for Business
"Some employment experts have said that the re-organisation is ill-timed during the recession"

Workers on sick still entitled to holiday pay, Law Lords rule
Employees whose requests for holiday pay during sick leave are denied, can make a claim for unauthorised deduction from wages