Investment designed to help generate thousands of local jobs, quality houses and the best commercial spaces for people to do business across Greater Manchester has topped £600m since the funds launched in 2015, says the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The boost to the local economy includes almost £440m committed for the development of […]
Linked Finance has launched a new ‘Beyond Brexit’ loan for Irish SMEs who are in the process of preparing for Brexit. This new 18 month loan period is a new offering on the platform that allow Irish SMEs to access working capital facilities of up to €300,000 in just 24 hours. These new loans allow […]
One third (33%) of UK businesses are concerned about the potential impact Brexit will have on their suppliers and customers, according to new research from R3, the insolvency and restructuring body. The research, a survey of 1,200 senior business financial decision-makers, carried out for R3 by BVA BDRC, found that 11% of businesses have reviewed […]
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided a £12m structured cashflow facility to Expert Tooling, a prime solution provider for bespoke tooling and automation systems. Established in 1972, Expert provides assembly tooling, special purpose machinery and robotic automation products to the automotive, aerospace, machine tool and transport industries. The company is the UK’s largest Robotics […]
Almost three million small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK are at ‘high risk’ of losing valuable commercial information by failing to back up their data or storing electronic copies in the same location as the original information, according to a new study by Beaming, the business ISP. ● Beaming’s study, which was conducted […]
As Britain’s top banks reaffirm their commitment to back British business through access to finance, ahead of Brexit, Purbeck Insurance Services is urging small business owners not to be deterred by a personal guarantee to secure access to funding but to look at ways they can mitigate the risk. In a survey by Purbeck, over […]
ThinCats has announced the appointment of Jack Price as associate director for business development, covering London and the South East. Jack will be based in ThinCats’ London office. Jack joins ThinCats from Santander; in 2014, he joined Santander’s Corporate & Commercial Banking Graduate programme and was quickly promoted to relationship manager in 2016, where he […]
A Hertfordshire based nursery business has grown from humble roots to become the largest childcare franchise in the UK, collecting accolades along the way. Since its foundation in 2006, Mark and Rebecca Crosby’s childcare franchise Monkey Puzzle has become the largest nursery franchise in the UK, and the fifth largest childcare provider in the country. […]
Glasgow-based audio-visual integration specialist SSUK, has secured new international and local customers following a six-figure finance package from Santander UK. SSUK is a leading specialist in providing Audio visual and lighting solutions – such as interactive technologies, meeting room solutions, signage screens and video walls – for businesses across the UK. A £500,000 invoice […]
International law firm Bird & Bird today launches a report, “Blockchains uncut: risks, rewards and regulations” which explores the potential application of blockchain technologies and highlights where new regulation may be needed. The report outlines the various issues that businesses are facing now and will face in the coming years. It explains the technology, its […]
