Family firms are still largely being handed down to sons rather than daughters, according to research conducted by Cynergy Bank. While women are better represented at board level, compared with non-family firms, they are frequently overlooked for leadership roles. Those who inherited their business did so mostly from their father or their grandfather with only […]
Bank lending to small and medium sized retailers in the UK has fallen 6% from £15.6bn* to £14.7bn since the Brexit vote in 2016, meanwhile large retailers have benefited from a sharp rise in bank lending, says accountants and business advisors, Moore. Over the same period that lending to SME retailers has been tumbling lending […]
SMEs in the UK and Ireland believe that people are the most important factor in their success, according the most recent Close Brothers Business Barometer survey. Considering what contributes to their business’ worth, nearly two fifths (38%) of SMEs say that their employees add the most value. Interestingly, this is true across all sectors and […]
The award winners were: Soft Asset Provider of the Year Investec Hard Asset Provider of the Year Aldermore Motor Finance Provider of the Year Blackhorse Factor and Invoice Discounter of the Year Bibby Unsecured Lender of the Year Funding Circle Short-Term lender of the Year Shawbrook Specialist Lender of the Year Lendinvest Most Innovative Lender […]
The latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer shows: Overall business confidence increased three points to 9%. Economic optimism increased by nine points to 7% in November, the highest level of optimism seen since January. Firms’ concerns about the expected impact of the UK leaving the EU eased back further to -16%. The West Midlands remained the […]
Digitalisation of healthcare provision is widely acknowledged as an enabler to help healthcare organisations cope with rising demand across the globe New research from Siemens Financial Services identifies three priority areas for investment in digital transformation in healthcare and the expected capital investment required over the next five years These are: New generation (digitalised and/or […]
An eCommerce report sponsored by Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), the global leader in seamless payment, has uncovered opportunities in Belgium for growing online merchants – especially those taking advantage of the rising mCommerce trend. Combined with Ingenico’s 2018 Black Friday insights, the research reveals how Belgian consumers will shop this Black Friday. The […]
Moneypenny will offer free trials and discounts on their services to entrepreneurs on NatWest’s Accelerator programme NatWest’s Accelerator hubs will host events where Moneypenny experts will share their advice on how to use technology to grow a business NatWest is partnering with Moneypenny, the world’s largest and highest rated outsourced communications provider, to bring the […]
Following news from the Bank of England (BoE) that UK firms are to face their biggest lending squeeze since the financial crisis, Liberis Finance releases funding trends data with the message that funding is most certainly available. Rob Straathof, Liberis CEO, says it is unhelpful to suggest otherwise: “While the BoE’s projections are concerning, naturally […]
Freelancers’ confidence in the economy is the lowest on record because of their concerns about the economy, Brexit and IR35. They are, however, working more and charging higher day rates – seemingly to prepare for hard times ahead. According to the freelancer Confidence Index by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed), confidence […]
