Gorgie Dental is a four-surgery, mixed-income dental practice which has been established for over 100 years. The selling Partners, Stephen Clark (manager) and Gareth Forde (principal), bought the practice in 2014, and in recent years they structured the business to be mainly Associate led – an appealing proposition for owners. Commenting on the sale, Stephen […]
Overall business confidence fell in May by a further percentage point to -33%, according to the Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking Business Barometer, sitting at the all-time lowest level recorded in December 2008 during the global financial crisis. The decline illustrates that little has changed in terms of sentiment for UK businesses, following the sharp fall […]
A new report from Aon, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions (NYSE: AON), has examined the Gig Economy using new research from HR and gig workers from across Europe to help organisations better understand potential impacts. The report, Gig Economy: Financial Security or Greater Control, […]
With the number of UK SMEs in significant financial distress reaching over 500,000 due to Covid-19, leading invoice insurance provider Nimbla has teamed up with SME credit risk assessment platform, Wiserfunding, to improve the availability and pricing of commercial credit insurance. This will ensure that SMEs can continue trading and prevent the UK economy from […]
Regional leaders have called on government to allow the West Midlands to become a national test bed for an early reopening of the tourism, hospitality and cultural sector. Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street, Fiona Allan, chair of the West Midlands Tourism Board and CEO of Birmingham Hippodrome and Martin Sutherland, chair of the […]
Leading UK invoice finance firm Optimum Finance has launched a support service designed for firms in the healthcare sector called Optimum Medic. Optimum Medic is a specialist invoice finance service designed for businesses supplying the healthcare, medical and pharmacy sectors in the UK. The new initiative comes on the back of a Covid-19 support package […]
Figures published by HM Treasury today reveal how the banking and finance sector is helping businesses of all sizes get through these tough times. Lenders have approved £27.5 billion to more than 650,000 businesses so far through the three major government-backed lending schemes. The industry is providing an unprecedented level of support to businesses across […]
A major survey of Scottish businesses has revealed the full impact of the coronavirus lockdown – with confidence so badly damaged that 61% fear they will go bust, despite government support. More than 400 companies, working across 17 broad sectors, took part in the survey. Results saw 93% stating they had been adversely affected by […]
New research from Aldermore, the specialist bank, reveals how the Covid-19 pandemic is hugely impacting small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in different sectors across the UK. SMEs in the hospitality and leisure industries have been the hardest hit by the pandemic, losing on average 54% of their monthly business income. SMEs in the food and […]
A family run fruit and vegetable wholesaler has launched a delivery service offering an expanded range of products to homes across Scotland’s Central Belt, with support from Bank of Scotland. The majority of Charles Stamper Fruit & Veg’s customers, which include bars, restaurants, hotels and schools, closed their doors when the government mandated lockdown came […]
