The Government wants to make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a business – a place where you can build on your ideas and find success. As part of a new campaign, Government is bringing all of the various support schemes together in one place on the business support website. […]
The report, ‘Business Outlook 2020: Focus on Business,’ reflects on the themes, activity and challenges of the previous year and forecasts what 2020 might bring across the regions in which Christie & Co operates, including the South East, with offices in Winchester, Maidstone and Reading. CARE In 2019, Christie & Co observed an appetite for […]
Manufacturing activity remained weak in the three months to February, with output volumes falling for a fifth rolling quarter in a row, albeit at a slower pace than in January. That’s according to the latest CBI monthly Industrial Trends Survey. The survey of 318 manufacturing firms reported that both total and export order books improved […]
The demand for sustainability is as prevalent now as it has ever been. With natural disasters such as the recent Australian bushfires, the devastation caused by global warming is becoming impossible to ignore. Now, more than a quarter (27%) of Britons cite the environment in their top three issues facing the country, and are therefore […]
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) organised its second three-day workshop on Advanced Islamic trade finance for leading financial institutions (FIs) operating in the Kyrgyz Republic. This workshop falls under the Framework Agreement signed in 2019 between the government of the Kyrgyz Republic and ITFC. The workshop witnessed the participation of 27 bankers from […]
Responding to Government’s proposed immigration system, Tom Ironside, director of business and regulation at the British Retail Consortium, said: “Retailers rely on complex supply chains and for these to function effectively must be able to access an adequate supply of workers. Although we welcome the reduction in the salary threshold, it is disappointing that the […]
Chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has joined Glasgow City Council’s new Business Growth Programme, under which it will provide a range of business structuring and business financial management advice to local SMEs. The programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through Scotland’s European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programmes and is delivered by […]
Newly formed Manchester based property developer Northern Property Consortium (NPC) has embarked on its maiden project after agreeing a key short term finance deal worth £550,000 with leading independent SME funding specialist, One Stop Business Finance. The deal has enabled NPC, which was launched by highly experienced construction project manager Rick Parker, to deliver on […]
ThinCats, the leading alternative lender to mid-sized SMEs has facilitated a £1.8m loan to Furmanac Ltd, the UK’s largest adjustable bed manufacturer, based in Kingswinford, West Midlands. The funding will reduce Furmanac’s overall finance costs by refinancing a range of existing loans from multiple lenders and increase working capital to assist in their current growth. […]
Foreign businesses who bought goods and services from UK companies in 2019 paid more invoices late and took longer to settle their bills. The latest MarketFinance Business Insights examined over 11,000 invoices to these businesses to understand the trading relationship between UK businesses and the UK’s top ten trading partner countries (United States, Germany, Netherlands, […]
