News

• Half a million UK job losses forecast this autumn (FT features Institute of Employment Studies)
• Coronavirus insolvency measured must be extended, says IoD (CityAM)
• Local lockdown business grants ‘not enough’, warn lobby groups (BBC covers BCC)
• Lloyds rapped for forcing Bounce Bank Loans borrowers to open accounts (SmallBusiness)
• New diversity ‘standard’ for VC firms launches (Sifted)

Opinion

• London’s startup scene is under threat – here’s how we can safeguard our entrepreneurs (Andrew Roughan, managing director, Plexal)
• One size doesn’t fit all in terms of R&D and innovation (Stephen Roper, director, Enterprise Research Centre)
• Schools should start early on training the next generation of entrepreneurs (Sam Dumitriu, research director, The Entrepreneurs Network)
• Let’s call time on the capital’s tech ‘not spots’ (Russ Shaw, founder, Tech London Advocates)
• Smiling and sharing (Iqbal Wahhab, founder, The Cinnamon Club and Roast)
• Entrepreneurs are an asset to grow. The government must give them time to thrive (Michael Hayman, co-founder, Seven Hills)
• Startups: Call out bad investor behavior (secret columnist, Sifted)

Opportunities

• Appointments: Small Business Commissioner

Features

• FT: Changes forced by lockdown create rare opportunity for small business
• Fast Company: Miss the camaraderie of the office? Try one of these clever remote team-building ideas