In the UK in May, small businesses with one to nine employees had 4,400 fewer job vacancies compared to the previous official benchmark of 154,000 in April’s Vacancy Survey, published by the Office for National Statistics. That’s a monthly decrease of -2.90% to 149,600 job vacancies — doubling April’s reported decrease of -1.42%. Small business job […]
Banks need better cooperation with SMEs to grow the economy as 70% of businesses have abandoned overseas expansion plans due to a lack of resources and support, according to industry experts at Money 20/20. Almost three quarters (72%) of business owners feel their banks provide ‘very limited’ support around international finances, revealed the SME Empowerment […]
PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the personal investment and financial advice industry, has called on the government to embrace a ‘a generational’ to re-energise the UK retail investment market, six months on from the Edinburgh Reforms. PIMFA welcomes the engagement from the government and the regulator in the past six […]
UK Finance Commercial Finance Conference is back in person on 28 and 29 June. In association with EY, this exclusive conference will bring the commercial finance community together with stakeholders to tackle the topics that are high on the agenda for all businesses, including: How the industry is supporting business customers in a time of […]
Female Founder Finance, is a new female-led commercial finance boutique, providing female entrepreneurs access to the first wholly female circle of commercial financiers in the UK. It has been launched by serial entrepreneurs, Roxanne Goodman, and Martine Catton. Founder, Roxanne Goodman commented “As highlighted in The Rose Review, [The Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship (publishing.service.gov.uk)] […]
Knowledge Bank has responded to demand to put on a specialist one-off Criteria Clinic on how Consumer Duty will affect borrowers choosing to build their own homes. The Criteria Clinic is being put on in partnership with self-build and custom-build specialist BuildLoan. Borrowers building their own homes may fall into the category of ‘vulnerable’ in […]
In an increasingly volatile and unpredictable business climate, companies face myriad challenges. Among them, one issue looms large, yet is often overlooked: the potential loss of a key person. As we navigate through a world still healing from the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s crucial to understand the importance of Key Person Cover and the role it […]
In analysis undertaken for Impacts, its global research programme, the international real estate advisor has found that office capital values in key global cities which have a QS Top 200 university are US$672 per sq ft on average, 58% higher than the US$425 per sq ft of those that do not. The distribution of cities with […]
Consumer card spending grew just 3.6 % year-on-year in May – less than half the latest CPIH inflation rate of 7.8 % and lower than April (4.3 %) – as Brits cut back on discretionary purchases to cope with mounting inflation and food prices. However, May’s long bank holiday weekends provided a welcome uplift to […]
The expense equation: The cost of glass partitions Planning a workplace or home redesign often brings with it the need for partitioning, and a popular choice in contemporary interiors is glass. Whether you’re a business owner looking to revamp your office or a homeowner pondering a stylish partition for your living space, one of the […]
