Following news from the Bank of England (BoE) that UK firms are to face their biggest lending squeeze since the financial crisis, Liberis Finance releases funding trends data with the message that funding is most certainly available. Rob Straathof, Liberis CEO, says it is unhelpful to suggest otherwise: “While the BoE’s projections are concerning, naturally […]
Freelancers’ confidence in the economy is the lowest on record because of their concerns about the economy, Brexit and IR35. They are, however, working more and charging higher day rates – seemingly to prepare for hard times ahead. According to the freelancer Confidence Index by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed), confidence […]
JGOO, the next generation mobile payments platform, says many UK SMEs/retailers are failing to break into the Chinese market because they don’t acknowledge its huge scale and localise their propositions accordingly. Further, it says that many companies don’t understand the country’s strict censorship arrangements or adapt to the unique shopping habits of Chinese consumers. Richard […]
Rural businesses have been urged to apply for a share of the £35m that is up for grabs as part of the Governments Growth Programme, a fund that’s dedicated entirely to help rural businesses prosper, unlocking their potential and future proofing their business. The Government’s RDPE Growth Programme is a scheme devised to get behind […]
Recognise Financial Services Ltd has announced it has partnered with Newcastle Strategic Solutions Ltd, the UK leader in end-to-end savings management services from initial on-boarding through on-going account management, to deliver a smarter approach in savings products. Recognise will be the first client specialising in SME banking to partner with Newcastle Strategic Solutions to offer […]
The site, which is set across 127 gross acres (51.39 hectares) of land, is allocated for employment use and is set to receive outline consent to provide a range of industrial units ranging in size from 25,000 (2,322 sq m) up to 500,000 sq ft (46,451 sq m). Savills has been retained as letting agents, […]
For many years business owners have come to expect to benefit from the Capital Taxes regime, not least due to Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) which can effectively reduce the tax paid on gains from 20% to 10%, securing a very significant CGT saving on the sale of a business. However, ER has repeatedly come under scrutiny […]
Investment is on hold, and no one is taking risks in the current environment, because Brexit uncertainty has stifled businesses, according to leading business support organisation the FPB (Forum of the Private Business). The Forum’s comments came in advance of this week’s manifesto launches, and as the organisation prepares to launch its key campaigns for […]
With many areas of the country facing further flood alerts over the next few days – with 115 areas expected to be hit – leading asset finance firm Hitachi Capital has set up a multi-million zero percent interest Rural Emergency Fund to support flood-hit rural and local businesses in meeting unforeseen costs. Gavin Wraith-Carter, general […]
50 companies and 1500 managers across England are being invited to test the innovative STAR® Manager programme developed by Leamington-based global coaching company Notion. The Government is backing the trial through Innovate UK with a £315,000 grant under the second round of the Business Basics Fund that explores ways to boost the UK economy. Results […]
