Finance warning to UK’s small business owners as Brexit uncertainty continues 70% of small business owners say Brexit uncertainty has made business harder Long hours and pressure on family life some of the hardest aspects of running your own business Small business owners cautioned on taking loans that will put personal finances at risk – […]
Do your employees work well from home? According to a new study from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, one in four (40.5%) professionals in the accounting & finance industry admit to slacking off when working away from the office, despite 64.9% suggesting that they’d be more likely to accept a job offer if […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sancus BMS Group has announced that Graham Sheward will replace Michael Hennessy as managing director of Sancus (IOM) Limited in October 2019. The appointment follows Michael Hennessy’s move from managing director to chairman of the Company. Graham will be responsible for leading the Company’s business strategy and growth and will be a member of the […]
— UK exports fell in Q3 amid a global slowdown in economic growth and rising international trade tensions, according to the latest Lloyds Bank International Trade Index, compiled in partnership with IHS Markit. Despite the challenging environment, more than eight in 10 (81%) manufacturers surveyed said they had exported between July and September, the second-highest […]
Academy Leasing (“Academy”), the Warrington-based asset and vehicle finance provider, is delighted to report record revenues and continued profitability in the financial year to 31 May 2019 as part of the 1pm Group of companies. The Group has achieved revenues of £31.8m, an increase of 6% from £30m in 2018 off the back of an […]
Aldermore is one of the first signatories to the Government’s SME Finance Charter, being officially launched today, that helps to ensure UK SMEs continue to prosper post Brexit. Led by the Business Finance Council, the SME Finance Charter has set out five pledges, with a range of commitments, demonstrating members’ support of SMEs throughout the […]
Chartered Accountants Wylie & Bisset is urging SMEs to consider what practical steps they can take now to make their business practices more environmentally sustainable to give them a competitive advantage ahead of the introduction of the proposed Circular Economy Bill. The new Circular Economy Bill, announced in Scotland’s latest Programme for Government to tackle […]
