AFOS Ltd. based in Hull, East Yorkshire, are world leaders in the development and supply of high-quality stainless-steel equipment for both the food and medical sectors. With over 70 years’ experience, AFOS is an internationally renowned supplier of a range of food processing equipment. Sarah Clark, food sales director, deals with a host of customers […]
A Manchester giftware supplier has strengthened its financial standing with the support of a seven-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank. Based in Oldham, Widdop Bingham specialises in the design, import and export of home and giftware products for household name retailers. Having been established as a manufacturer of fine clocks and watches in 1883, the […]
Fluidly has added end-to-end funding tools to its award-winning cashflow management solution, offering pre-qualified funding options to millions of businesses within minutes. Together with the platform’s existing features – forecasting, planning, debtor management – the newfunding tools equip accountants to deliver essential cashflow advisory as the UK economy recovers from the impact of Covid-19. By […]
Metro Bank today announces that it has launched a new Business Account Online (BAO) journey for SME customers. This will enable new customers to open a business account on their mobile or online, 24 hours a day. It will take just 15 minutes from application, through to identification and verification checks and approval. After a […]
As of 1st September, the Finnish fintech company OPR-Finance is live with Line of Credit for Consumer (EveryDayPlus) and SME customers (Yritysluotto Flex) in both Sweden and Finland. The solution simplifies the way a company can drive new revenue streams and has the quickest time-to-market when it comes to both create and launch new products […]
With some staff understandably anxious about money, many businesses are feeling the knock-on effect as the recession hits – and it’s up to the c-suite to save them. Four in 10 (41%) employers surveyed say that increased financial stress amongst employees has negatively impacted their business this year – almost three times the 15% who […]
The expectations of the second spike in COVID-19 cases pose a unique risk to businesses both in physical space and on the Internet. The first lockdown posed quite a few challenges, however, it has also distinguished alternative options and niches that could be leveraged by the payments industry market players to remain competitive and retain […]
Car makers have invested billions of pounds in an ever-growing range of electrified vehicles, many of which were on display at a special test drive event, hosted in a socially distanced way, at Millbrook Proving Ground last week. The first ever SMMT Drive Zero brought together plug-in and hydrogen vehicles from more than 20 car […]
The EnterprisingYou (EY) programme has proved crucial to the self-employed following the Covid-19 outbreak by providing support to self-employed businesses, particularly those hit hard by coronavirus during the past few months. The free service is the first of its kind in the country and was commissioned by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), with funding from […]
Fintech business lender MarketFinance has secured an additional £50m from a range of investors including one of Israel’s largest asset managers, Viola Credit, to lend to UK SMEs under the HM Treasury and British Business Bank CBILS initiative. The announcement comes as MarketFinance launches a “unified application” process in which SMEs will, through one […]
