Secure Trust Bank Group has joined the governments’ SME Finance Charter, making a commitment to support SME customers through Brexit and beyond and help ensure that the market continues to work effectively. The charter is a voluntary agreement led by the Business Finance Council which is in collaboration with finance providers, business organisations and the […]
From central business districts to small start-ups, the world is full of innovative individuals determined to start their own companies. But which countries are leading the way when it comes to entrepreneurship and which countries are the most fearless and innovative when it comes to starting a business? Latona’s has analysed data from The Global […]
An engineering firm, which prefers to remain anonymous, had built an excellent reputation as specialists in the design, manufacture and installation of steel chimneys, as well as structural and architectural steelwork. Sadly, the uncertainty surrounding Brexit led to a fall in orders, added to which, contractual problems with a particularly large project caused cash flow […]
Cardpay – global fintech provider and fast-growing payment processor serving the needs of eCommerce businesses selling internationally announces its further expansion into 5 new major markets including United States, Mexico, Brazil, China and Singapore. Kirill Evstratov, Group CEO of Cardpay, said: “This is an important milestone for our company and we are excited about the […]
Businesses in Northern Ireland were given an early warning sign last month as research from Ulster Bank suggested that the country’s economy may have begun a downturn. The financial institution – who conducts a monthly survey of private sector activity – revealed that there had been continuous falling output since March. In fact, the bank’s […]
The Institute of Export and International Trade is pleased to announce the appointment of Marco Forgione as its new director general. Mr Forgione, currently the director general of the British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA), will take up his post in January 2020. Prior to his role as DG of BADA, Marco has served as a […]
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed a government announcement revealing the News Enterprise Allowance (NEA) has helped over 200 new businesses launch each week. Praising the scheme as a “vital tool” for the self-employed – particularly disabled people – it also calls on the government to extend it and promote […]
After a very weak first half of 2019, the German LBO market has positively exploded in the third quarter. The latest MidCapMonitor prepared by the investment bank GCA Altium, which regularly tracks leveraged-buyout financings with a credit volume of between €20 and €500m, confirms that there were 37 financings in the third quarter of 2019 […]
National accountancy and business advisory firm Haines Watts has invested more than £1.5m in a number of its UK offices in a business drive to modernise and revamp its existing space as flexible working styles become the new norm. With Millennials and Gen Zs making up nearly two thirds of the Haines Watts workforce, the […]
Not too long ago, Neil Woodford was still regularly being heralded as a “superstar” manager and the “Oracle of Oxford”. How different the story is today. The reasons behind Woodford’s fall from grace have been extensively covered, but can largely be attributed to the fact that ultimately the Equity Income Fund did not do what […]
