Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Business news, new rules, funding and real stories for people who run a business in the UK.
How companies were built — and why some fell.
Stories
Britain's big manufacturers turned the bagless vacuum down. Dyson licensed it in Japan, built his own factory, and within 18 months had the best-selling vacuum in the UK.
Stories
In 2004 it had more than 9,000 stores. Six years later it was bankrupt. The fall of Blockbuster is often told as a joke about Netflix — the real lessons are more useful for a small business.
