A former bar worker who created a drinks gamification app to improve the pub experience post-Covid has grown her business to work with world leading drinks brands. Eilidh Mutch, 25, of Newington, Edinburgh, spent years working behind bars, and decided to set up a business to help bring fun back to pubs after the sector […]
Atom bank, the UK’s highest rated mortgage lender on Trustpilot, has reduced rates on its commercial investment fixed rate mortgages. The cuts take effect immediately, and vary in size based on the loan-to-value (LTV) product band. For example: Less than 45% LTV – rates reduced by 0.11% 45-50% LTV – rates reduced by 0.17% 50-55% […]
Simply Asset Finance has revealed that £50m worth of funding has now been originated by its Liverpool office to date, highlighting its continued success in the North West and commitment to supporting local businesses since opening in 2023. The team has now observed strong momentum in 2025, with origination volumes in the first quarter alone […]
DunPort Capital Management (“DunPort”), the Dublin headquartered, leading provider of flexible debt capital to Irish, UK and Benelux businesses, is pleased to announce an increased commitment to £90m from British Business Bank to support debt funding to lower mid-market companies through co-investment vehicle, Alder Corporate Credit DAC (“Alder”). This commitment represents a £40m uplift on […]
Fintech alternative lending platform for digital founders, Juice, has announced today that it has raised £25m in funding to support its aim to democratise finance by providing SME founders with capital and confidence to achieve growth ambitions. These investments came from family offices Aern Capital and Falco Capital, underpinned by a credit line from Paragon […]
The Scottish government has today backed the Scottish Hospitality Group’s call for an independent review of the unfair non-domestic rates (NDR) system for licensed hospitality. John Swinney’s Programme for Government commits the administration to commissioning an “independent review” of NDR for licensed hospitality, which is to be completed by next year, with a commitment to […]
Independent finance provider, Time Finance Plc has appointed Terry Wolfendale as head of sales (South) within its Invoice Finance division as the lender ramps up its business finance support for SMEs. Bringing with him a wealth of sales experience in the invoice finance market, Terry will head up the southern sales team and will be […]
UK consumers are more likely to remain loyal to banks than most other types of brand and service providers, data today reveals. The insight from digital gifting platform Prezzee, shows that 41% of consumers say they are loyal to their favourite supermarket and will remain so. This is considerably higher than food brands (32%), fashion […]
Shawbrook today announces the launch of a new Commercial Trading mortgage product, offering to help small businesses purchase or refinance the premises from which they trade, or raise funds for business expansion. This addition strengthens Shawbrook’s existing commercial offering by providing a straightforward solution tailored to the needs of trading businesses. Loans are available up to £1.25m, with […]
A survey from the government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that green is no longer the new black when it comes to trending concerns for transportation & storage companies. The sector is scaling back its environmental initiatives in favour of an increasing focus on artificial intelligence (AI), says the home delivery expert Parcelhero. […]
