Credit easing, small business crackdowns, and pub TV battles - here's your need-to-know business news roundup.
The government has announced a new ‘credit easing’ scheme which it says will help small businesses in need of finance.
The Chancellor announced plans to extend credit to UK SMEs at the Tory Conference yesterday – a similar plan to that outlined by the Labour Party while in government. [Guardian]
HMRC is planning a crackdown on small businesses in the run up to the 2012 Olympics.
A new “Dynamic Response Team” will conduct spotchecks on businesses in the East End to ensure compliance with Minimum Wage rules. [Telegraph]
A pub landlady has won a case against the Premier League regarding broadcast rights for football matches.
Karen Murphy had been using a Greek satellite decoder to show the games. The case will now return to the High Court in London. [BBC]
