"Be more aggressive, be more ambitious" Ex-Dragon Piers Linney on British Business Bank and SMEs, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Small firms are the backbone of the UK economy, but their margins are always slim even without economic and political uncertainty making things tougher. The government-backed British Business Bank says the five most common reasons SMEs close down are all linked to financial advice and access to funding. Michael Wilson finds out more from British Business Bank advisor and former Dragon, Piers ...
4m Sep 05, 2018
4m
"The people in the middle may be a lot harder to please" Helen Thomas of Blonde Money, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Theresa May’s Brexit plan is facing assault from all sides, as hardline Brexit MPs like Jacob Rees Mogg and Remainer Justine Greening say it’s “more unpopular than the poll tax” With only seven months to go until the Brexit deadline, it’s raising fears there’s little time to negotiate another deal. But does that mean No Deal is the likely outcome – and where might that send investors? Michae...
4m Sep 04, 2018
4m
"It's like turning a big tanker" Steve Nash, Institute of the Motor Industry, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
We’re two weeks on from results day for GCSE and A Level students, with the government pushing vocational qualifications harder than ever. But although it’ll be some time before we know where school leavers end up, there’s a warning sign from one key industry. A survey from the Institute of the Motor Industry shows two thirds of parents would discourage their children from apprenticeships. A...
6m Sep 03, 2018
6m
"Business is business" Bill Collison, Bill's Restaurants on preparing for Brexit - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
5m Aug 31, 2018
5m
"I think the PM's holding up well" Lisa Ashford, Energise Africa, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
The prime minister’s in Kenya on the third day of her visit to Africa, visiting British troops and a business school in Nairobi. Theresa May's spent time in South Africa and Nigeria alongside a delegation of British businesses, including Lisa Ashford, who’s the CEO of positive investment platform Ethex, and managing director of Energise Africa, a startup lending to firms providing solar panel ...
5m Aug 30, 2018
5m
"This really doesn't work" Polly Meeks from EURODAD, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
The prime minister says she’s “unashamed” about wanting foreign aid to benefit British firms as she continues her first trip to Sub Saharan Africa. Theresa May’s promising 4 billion pounds of aid, to be matched by the private sector, with the focus expected to move from reducing poverty to focus on job creation and security. It would mean a change to UK laws, put in place after the Thatcher e...
5m Aug 29, 2018
5m
The Netflix of Cars - Felix Leuschner of Drover, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
If you’re driving to work this morning – do you own your car, or are you paying it off on finance? Nearly 9 million of us have car finance deals, but more than quarter feel trapped. A new online service is planning to rethink our relationship with our motors – but would you pay a monthly car subscription? That’s what Drover offers - Nick Howard asks the founder, Felix Leuschner, who it’s aim...
5m Aug 28, 2018
5m
"I can see where you're coming from" Sophie Graham of National Careers Service on GCSE grades, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
GCSE pass rates are a little bit higher this year, despite education officials working to make exams tougher. Just under 70 percent of pupils got Cs in Wales and Northern Ireland, and grade 4 in England, where a new numerical system’s been rolled out. The system of grade 9 being the best and grade 1 being the lowest is confusing employers, with a quarter thinking smaller numbers are better. ...
5m Aug 24, 2018
5m
"There are options out there" Sophie Graham, National Careers Service, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Schoolchildren across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are picking up their GCSE results this morning. After that, they’ll be planning their next steps – 40 percent of students take A levels, while the majority will be heading on to vocational courses, apprenticeships, and in to the world of work. There are big changes this year for those picking up their results – the traditional A* to G ...
5m Aug 23, 2018
5m
Julian Chillingworth from Rathbones on Greece, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
1m Aug 22, 2018
1m
"Politicians have to pat themselves on the back" Craig Erlam, market analyst at Oanda on Greek Bailout Exit - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
First broadcast 21st August 2018
3m Aug 21, 2018
3m
"I'd step on a plane today" Simon Calder, travel journalist and broadcaster on Turkey - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Currency exchanges are apparently running out of Turkish lira as holidaymakers move to snap up a bargain. With a couple of years of weak pounds pushing up travel costs, we're spotting a chance for a cheap break - at the start of August one pound bought nearly 6 and a half lira, while earlier this week is would get you closer to 9 (it's fallen back a bit since). But the slumping lira is only a...
9m Aug 17, 2018
9m
A Level Results Day Super-Cut: Swansea University, Fashion and Retail Academy, Arch Apprentices - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Barry Clark of Swansea University, Lee Lucas, principal of the Fashion & Retail Academy, and Andy Hart of Arch Apprentices.
16m Aug 16, 2018
16m
"Enticing offers that we've seen people falling for" Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos on pension scams - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
3m Aug 14, 2018
3m
"They've been left behind" Retail champion Claire Bailey on House of Fraser, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
First broadcast 13th July 2018
2m Aug 13, 2018
2m
"I always thought that we'd come back to it" Lord Blunkett, former Labour Home Secretary on ID cards after Brexit
Lord Blunkett explains to Jazz FM's Business Breakfast why Brexit makes ID cards inevitable. First broadcast 3rd July 2017
5m Aug 10, 2018
5m
"It's a meeting place" EXTENDED: Peter Ungphakorn, ex of the WTO secretariat on No Deal Brexit, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
There are signs EU leaders are preparing to make a major concession to Theresa May on Brexit, granting the single market access on goods. But in exchange they want the UK to stick with Europe on standards on safety and customs. It’s a sign of the compromises possible ahead of talks restarting, but hardline Brexit supporters are indicating they wouldn’t support it – highlighting again the diff...
9m Aug 10, 2018
9m
Reporting from the Great British Beer Festival - Nick Howard, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
It’s a bit too early for a drink this morning, but over the summer, British pubs have been doing a fantastic trade. The hot weather and sport have seen us head to our locals in droves, with pub trade on the night of the World Cup semi final up nearly 75 percent. This week the Great British Beer Festival is taking place in west London, giving brewers and the public a chance to enjoy a few drin...
6m Aug 09, 2018
6m
"We can't all install air conditioning" Jessica Alexander, the Sleep Council, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Storm warnings are bringing a temporary halt to the summer heatwave in what could be good news for farmers and bad sleepers. High temperatures mean short tempers, unfortunately - not helped when you're not feeling well rested. Michael Wilson gets some tips for staying cool when you're trying to sleep from expert Jessica Alexander from the Sleep Council First broadcast 8th August 2018
4m Aug 08, 2018
4m
"I fear for our county courts" Nick Baxter on PPI claims, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Seven years ago, claims for PPI compensation began, and since then about 31 billion pounds has been paid out. But that’s only a third of the estimated 100 billion pounds out there for the missold payment protection insurance on customer’s bank accounts. The Financial Conduct Authority’s looking to draw a line under the claims, so in a year’s time that compensation will disappear – despite onl...
3m Aug 06, 2018
3m
"This is in neither of our interests" Edwin Morgan, director of policy at Institute of Directors - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
First broadcast 3rd August 2018
4m Aug 03, 2018
4m
"It pays to check what rate you're earning" Laura Rettie from Money.co.uk explains personal finance effects of Rate Hike, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Ahead of a possible Bank of England interest rate hike, personal finance expert Laura Rettie from Money.co.uk explains what it means for you and me First broadcast 2nd August 2018
4m Aug 02, 2018
4m
Chef Masaharu Morimoto on Gastro Tourism, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
With so many people away on holiday, what's most important to you in a destination? Seeing new places, perhaps, or guaranteeing the sunshine? Well, for three fifths of us it's the food which makes our vacations worthwhile - a new wave of gastro tourists is spreading across the globe, trying and combining local cuisines and bringing them home. Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s been developing Japanese ...
3m Aug 01, 2018
3m
"City lunches were rather like Woodstock" financial expert Annie Shaw on changing expenses, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Is the golden age of employee expenses behind us? And what does it tell us about the changing world of work? Right now the average worker claims around 900 pounds a year in expenses, but in the 1960s it was more than £2,300. 50 years on from the launch of the first corporate credit card – have we become less wasteful, or are we just subsidising our employers on our own pay cheque? Speaking ...
5m Jul 31, 2018
5m
"Everybody has some kind of Golden Age" Frances Coppola on the madness of interest rate "normal" nostalgia - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
First broadcast 30th July 2018
2m Jul 30, 2018
2m
"Theresa May's tightrope" Mlex editor Sam Wilkin live from Brussels, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Theresa May’s Chequers plan has been punctured again – this time by the EU. Chief negotiator Michel Barnier is warning the customs deal is unworkable, although he suggested some progress was being made. It comes as the negotiations pause for a couple of weeks of holiday. To take stock of what happens next, Nick Howard speaks to Sam Wilkin, editor at MLex , live from Brussels First broadcast...
1m Jul 27, 2018
1m
Lying for Money - author Dan Davies on his new book - FULL INTERVIEW
22m Jul 27, 2018
22m
"It looks like the savanna out there" Guy Smith, NFU President, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
There’s warnings that UK temperatures could be the highest every recorded this week as the longest heatwave in 200 years continues. With much of England experiencing highs of 37 degrees, the Met Office predicts it could break the 2003 record of 38 and half degrees (101 degrees fahrenheit). After a long cold winter, it’s hitting farmers across the country particularly hard. Michael Wilson spe...
6m Jul 26, 2018
6m
"It's certainly a time of change" Mike Booker, Director at Totaljobs on Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Despite record employment, wages are still stagnating and new research suggests workers are happy to up-sticks if it means finding a better job. According to totaljobs, half of us are willing to relocate within the country, while two thirds are keen to move abroad. And it seems big cities have the most pulling power for wandering workers, with London, Manchester and Edinburgh the top places t...
1m Jul 25, 2018
1m
Are Smart Meters Worth It? Michael Lewis, CEO of EON.UK, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
First broadcast 24th July 2018
5m Jul 24, 2018
5m
"Literally the planes would not be allowed to fly" - Philippe Ruttley, EU and Aviation law specialist, Keystone Law - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
More warnings about No Deal Brexit have come from the aviation industry, with manufacturers worried about their Just In Time supply chains, and travel companies concerned over flying rights. Downing Street says fears over planes being grounded if access to the EU is lost are unfounded, thanks to other international agreements, but there are concerns about putting that to the test. Nick Howard...
5m Jul 23, 2018
5m
Questions for the PM on Irish Border trade after Brexit - Roger Pollen, Federation of Small Businesses, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Theresa May’s visiting the Irish border for the first time since the EU referendum today, reassuring businesses there that her Brexit White Paper plan works for them. She’s also issuing a warning to European negotiators that a customs border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland – touted as the Backstop solution right now – is something she can “never accept”. Roger Pollen from the Feder...
1m Jul 20, 2018
1m
Dame Helena Morrisey on Brexit planning, meeting Trump, and how investors can change the world - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Can investors change the world? Dame Helena Morrissey, head of personal investing at Legal and General, is an outspoken advocate for putting your money where your mouth is on global issues. Whether it’s gender equality or climate change, she’s starting funds which favour firms with good policies. She’s also a rare City advocate for Brexit, and met President Trump at Blenheim Palace during hi...
9m Jul 19, 2018
9m
"People really want Google apps" antitrust expert Matthew Newman from Mlex, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Google is expecting a record fine from the EU later over its operating system Android. The software comes pre-installed on phones and tablets from companies like Samsung, and is thought to account for as many as 90% of market share worldwide. But the European Commission’s accused Google of harming competition with its market dominance, and could change the nature of the business with its judg...
6m Jul 18, 2018
6m
"Significant criticism from politicians in the US" Craig Erlam from Oanda on Trump and Putin
First broadcast on 17th July 2018
2m Jul 17, 2018
2m
"A very fierce bidding war in the days to come" Simon Zekaria from MLex on Sky/Fox/Comcast, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
The next move in the battle for Sky is with Fox, after Comcast upped its bid to 26 billion pounds, or 14 pounds 75 a share. The takeover fight isn’t expected to end any time soon, as big media players look for advantage in an increasingly ruthless industry. And this is only the UK front in an international war, as US regulators give the go ahead for massive takeovers of Twentieth Century Fox....
6m Jul 16, 2018
6m
Jazz FM Business Breakfast Open Banking Special
First broadcast 12th Jan 2018
22m Jul 12, 2018
22m
"A fundamental choice to make" Matt Bevington from The UK in a Changing Europe ahead of Brexit White Paper, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
The long awaited Brexit White Paper’s published today, setting out Theresa May’s plans for the UK’s relationship with Europe. The proposals, finalised at Chequers on the weekend, have already forced several MPs to quit, including David Davis and Boris Johnson. Despite compromising several red lines, including on customs and financial services, will the EU agree to the deal? Matt Bevington fr...
3m Jul 12, 2018
3m
"We are in a completely new world in France" Paris Europlace boss Arnaud de Bresson on Brexit finance firm poaching, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Wells Fargo is the latest US bank to snub London for its European base. It comes after Blackrock and Citi announced Paris as their new European base earlier this week. In the wake of Brexit, cities across Europe including Dublin and Frankfurt are looking to grow their financial centre’s at London’s expense Paris Euro Place (PRON: Plass) is an organisation set up to develop the French capital...
5m Jul 11, 2018
5m
"It should never just be about you" Helen Brand, boss of Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants on leadership, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
1m Jul 10, 2018
1m
"This is the start of the real negotiating position" Matt Bevington from The UK in a Changing Europe on Brexit White Paper, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Full Interview, first broadcast 9th July 2018
9m Jul 09, 2018
9m
Brexit expert and Editor of Politics.co.uk, Ian Dunt on the PM's Chequers crunch talks - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Crunch time is coming for the prime minister as she tries to persuade her top ministers to back her Brexit customs compromise With only weeks of negotiation left as MPs and MEPs leave for summer recess, there’s less and less time to finalise a deal. Brexit expert and Editor of Politics.co.uk, Ian Dunt and Nick Howard discuss whether Theresa May's hopes for the Chequers cabinet retreat will be...
12m Jul 06, 2018
12m
"Detonating the Tory Party from within" Ian Dunt, editor of politics.co.uk, on May's crunch Brexit talks - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
First broadcast 6th July 2018
25s Jul 06, 2018
25s
"Millions saving for the first time" Nigel Peaple from Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association on Jazz FM Business Breakfast
1m Jul 05, 2018
1m
"We are still friends" Allyson Stewart Allen, international marketing expert, on US-UK relations in a Trumpian world - Jazz FM Business Breakfast
First broadcast 4th July 2018
24s Jul 04, 2018
24s
"There's plenty of beer to go round" Brigid Simmonds, Chief Executive of the British Beer and Pub Association on Jazz FM Business Breakfast
The UK’s food and drink industry is in the grip of a carbon dioxide shortage, threatening products from beer and soft drinks to meat and even crumpets. As we head to the pubs in the sunshine, and with the World Cup pushing more people to order drinks, it’s been described as “the perfect storm”. So if you’re heading out to see England versus Colombia this evening, are you still going to have a...
4m Jul 03, 2018
4m
"Clean vs Dirty Brexit" Simon French on Jazz FM Business Breakfast
First broadcast 2nd July 2018
1m Jul 02, 2018
1m
"It's a farce" Travelzoo boss Joel Brandon-Bravo on Brexit travel industry concerns, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
2m Jun 22, 2018
2m
"He's basically a weirdo" Trump and Murdoch - ex right hand man Les Hinton, Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Rupert Murdoch’s News empire is undergoing huge transformations, with 21st Century Fox and Sky entertaining big bids from the likes of Disney and US telecoms giant Comcast, potentially changing the media landscape forever. One man who saw some of News International’s changes up close, and worked side by side with Murdoch through his biggest controversies, was Les Hinton, former executive chair...
1m Jun 22, 2018
1m
Ex Murdoch right hand man Les Hinton on the boss, scandals and the future of news FULL INTERVIEW Jazz FM Business Breakfast
Rupert Murdoch’s News empire is undergoing huge transformations, with 21st Century Fox and Sky entertaining big bids from the likes of Disney and US telecoms giant Comcast, potentially changing the media landscape forever. One man who saw some of News International’s changes up close, and worked side by side with Murdoch through his biggest controversies, was Les Hinton, former executive chair...
32m Jun 22, 2018
32m