The latest Q3 Barclays Business Prosperity Index reveals: Anonymised data from Barclays shows a picture of cautious activity in Q3, particularly among small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) who are building savings buffers This caution is reflected in plans for growth and expansion, with over half of businesses delaying investment decisions until after the Autumn Budget […]
Around £2m pounds in card chargebacks have been claimed back by Lloyds customers following a rise in dodgy websites, according to the latest data from the bank. Lloyds has analysed reports they’ve received this year about dodgy websites, with their research showing over 44k customers have made payments to these sites but managed to get […]
Love Finance, the UK’s fastest-growing SME lender and broker, has today announced the hiring of Selen Cagirgan as its new head of credit and risk, further expanding its leadership team as the company continues its rapid growth. Cagirgan will lead Love Finance’s underwriting, credit, and risk operations across its lending division. In her new role, she will […]
Two members of the HURST Corporate Finance team who joined the practice as graduates have been promoted to manager level. Isabelle Bennett joined HURST in 2016 and has been part of its corporate finance team since 2021. She advises on a range of projects, including business valuations, exit strategies and acquisitions. Over the years, she […]
A family-run home improvement business based in Perthshire is set to expand its services after its owners accessed support from Business Gateway. Founded in 1997, Cairnview Windows & Doors designs, supplies and installs high-quality, energy-efficient windows, doors, conservatory roofs and roofline products for homes across Perthshire, Tayside and Angus. Known as one of the region’s […]
Fraudsters stole £629.3m in the first half of 2025, according to UK Finance’s latest Half Year Fraud Report – a 3% rise on the same period last year. The number of confirmed cases through payment fraud and scams surged by 17% to more than 2.09 million, underscoring how fraud are growing in both scale and sophistication. […]
Pulse Finance (Pulse), a specialist provider of funding solutions to UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), is pleased to announce it has secured an additional funding line from Wells Fargo. This new facility significantly enhances Pulse Finance’s capacity to provide much-needed working capital to UK businesses at a critical time. The additional funding complements Pulse’s […]
Business advisory firm Quantuma has appointed forensic accounting expert, Sue Nightingale, as a director. A seasoned practitioner in litigation support services, Sue will be a key member of Quantuma’s growing disputes, investigations and valuations practice. She will be predominantly based in Quantuma’s Guildford office, working for clients across the London and South East region. Sue […]
Nine in 10 (92%) enterprise e‑commerce merchants have experienced payment outages or disruption in the past two years, according to new research from independent payment orchestration provider BR‑DGE. Half say those failures cost between £1.1m and £10m in lost revenue, while more than half (54%) reveal payment limitations have held back growth plans. Checkout failures hit revenue […]
There’s a fundamental shift happening right now in the world of founder-led businesses and the gap is widening. Some companies feel alive, connected and moving. Others feel flat and motionless. And this time it’s not about who has the best sales strategy or the most funding. It’s about whether anyone can really see the person […]
