Digital football resource football4football is set to revolutionise the sport at grassroots levels following a £150,000 matched funding investment from GC Angels. The interactive hub is aimed at individuals across all levels of the game, advising on what to eat, how to improve, and what to do in case of injury. With content from World […]
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) today announced significant progress in its trade financing initiatives in the third quarter of 2019 (Q3), boosting inclusive growth and shared prosperity across OIC Member Countries with financing transactions totalling over US $2.2bn. Major Framework Agreements were signed with Djibouti, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal, Tunisia and Uzbekistan to strengthen ties […]
Doncaster-based Chantal’s Perfect Day Florist is a business that is going from strength to strength, thanks in part to a flexible funding solution designed specifically to support a small business’ individual timescales and cash flow. Owner Chantal Kirk previously ran a florist in a nearby village before a change in personal circumstances obliged her to […]
Specialist lender Together has teamed up with eTech’s buy-to-let hub to speed up mortgage underwriting for brokers’ portfolio landlord cases. The technology allows brokers to record portfolio information and check contact details efficiently. Profiles are stored on the system so they can be accessed later for review or for future applications, removing the need for […]
Millions of older workers are joining and benefiting from the freelance sector, new research from IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has found. IPSE’s research shows there are now almost two million (1,907,000) self-employed people over the age of 50 in the UK: a number that has increased by 58.5% in the […]
Overall business confidence increased by 4 points to 6% in October, according to the latest findings from the Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking Business Barometer. While still below the long-term average of 24%, it was slightly higher than the previous three months where business confidence averaged 5%. Optimism in the economy also saw an improvement in […]
Responding to the Treasury’s Committee on economic crime, UK Finance chief executive Stephen Jones said “Investing millions in security systems to defend customers, supporting law enforcement in disrupting criminals and helping customers protect themselves from scams are core priorities for the finance industry. “The Authorised Push Payment voluntary code is a key part of this […]
The Quality Franchise Association ( QFA ) was founded by long standing franchising entrepreneur Joel Bissitt on 15th November 2018. Not even a year on the QFA has almost 100 members. The franchise association can also boast many other achievements including the successful launch of it’s own professional accreditation, the Verified Franchising Professional ( VFP […]
The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is asking members and non- members to heed the warnings in the Bank of England’s latest quarterly credit conditions survey about lenders cutting access to funding in Q4 and beyond. The BoE survey points to a deteriorating funding situation for businesses, including SMEs, with a deteriorating economic climate […]
Growth Street today announced the launch of a new digitally-driven growth strategy. Over the past year, Growth Street has been developing new data and risk profiling capabilities to enable it to adopt a purely digital focused approach. This realignment is based on extensive analysis of Growth’s Street’s data, which shows consistently that SMEs have a […]
