Black business owners and those from Asian and Other Ethnic Minority backgrounds face persistent disparities in business outcomes, with systemic disadvantage playing a key role. This is revealed in a new report Alone together: Entrepreneurship and Diversity in the UK, published today by the British Business Bank and Oliver Wyman. The report examines the profound […]
83% of UK SMEs believe it’s vital to commercialise IP, but there are too many barriers hindering these efforts, according to new research by R&D and IP specialists, GovGrant. From the responses of SME decision-makers across seven different sectors, the findings show 26% believe the lack of opportunity to patent and scope to innovate is […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Gainsborough Pharmacy in Ipswich, Suffolk. Gainsborough Pharmacy dispenses an average of 5,933 items per month and occupies the ground floor of a two-storey, brick built terraced property. The pharmacy benefits greatly from the nearest GP surgery, Landseer Road Surgery, being just 0.3 miles […]
Buckinghamshire-based brewery Rebellion Beer Company is investing in a more sustainable future with support from Lloyds Bank. The 26-year-old brewery, located in Marlow, has received £210,000 funding as part of Lloyds Bank’s Clean Growth Finance Initiative (CGFI). The Initiative supports companies proactively seeking to reduce their carbon footprint. With the funding, Rebellion Beer has installed […]
This week the Brilliant Burnley entrepreneurs and future business managers had an opportunity to find out about the wealth of support available to those with big ideas for the future. The socially distanced event was a huge success. Attendees were especially impressed with The Landmark’s building and facilities which have become a great asset to […]
West Midlands businesses need to seize the opportunities, jobs and investment offered by HS2 if the region is to bounce back stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic. That was the rallying cry from West Midlands Mayor Andy Street as he hosted the UK’s first and only HS2 supply chain summit. An online audience of hundreds, representing […]
The pace of the UK’s economic recovery from coronavirus slowed during September and the country’s lead over its global counterparts halved, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker. The Tracker, working with IHS Markit, provides unique insight into the shape and pace of the UK’s recovery following the disruption caused by Covid-19. UK’s […]
Leading Direct Debit and automated payment processing company, Eazipay Ltd, has completed a new technology integration with global online accountancy software provider, Xero. Available on the Xero Marketplace, Eazipay’s Direct Debit plug-in allows Xero users to accept and collect customer payments by Direct Debit and will help business owners best manage their cash flow, improve […]
The BRC has launched its latest Payment Survey showing card use continuing to rise steadily from 54% of transactions in 2016 to 61% in 2019. This trend has accelerated under coronavirus, which lead to more customers shopping online or paying by card in store. At the same time, the cost to retailers of accepting payments […]
UK mortgage lender Enra Specialist Finance has announced today, Monday 19th October, that it has priced its first residential mortgage backed securities, backed by a portfolio of buy-to-let and second charge mortgages. The transaction comprises a £267.8m portfolio split between second-charge mortgages and first charge buy-to-let mortgages, originated under Enra’s lending brand West One Loans. […]
