Over a quarter (28%) of the UK’s fastest growing businesses are planning to switch to permanent remote working in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new Growth Index research released today by ECI Partners, the leading growth-focused mid-market private equity firm. While the switch to remote working long-term has been made an option for […]
Paragon Bank’s construction finance team has strengthened its regional presence with the appointment of business development managers, Chris Shaw and Kelly Matthews. Chris, who will be based out of Newcastle, joins from JCB Finance where he was able to build on his specialist knowledge of the construction sector, the needs of customers and assets funded. […]
Holding years of experience in the food industry and having previously run their own businesses, husband and wife duo Richard Evans and Hazel Thetford, have acquired the well-known Coach House Coffee Shop in New Romney, Kent with funding secured by specialist commercial finance broker, Christie Finance. The couple look to embark on a journey of […]
As the FIBA Annual Conference and Expo is less than a week away, now is the time to register to find out the very latest on the Specialist Property Finance market. There are 12 Lenders present to meet virtually in their Expo rooms as well as three Industry Panel sessions, the second of which is […]
Time is now for comprehensive reform of business rates system 2021 will be a defining year for the government’s ambition of securing a greener, more dynamic and competitive UK. But with the health and economic impact of coronavirus hitting hard across the country, ensuring firms’ survival until the economy reopens fully will be key to […]
Individuals right now are hopeful that the worst impacts of the coronavirus are now in the past. However, many business owners are already preparing for an economic disaster like no other. 2020 was a difficult year for most businesses. Many industries saw catastrophic drops in revenues and several news reports suggested that the impact on […]
Napier, providers of next-generation anti-money laundering (AML) solutions, has added two key appointments to its senior management team following a period of growth for the business. Greg Watson joins Napier as chief operating officer while Mariola Marzouk joins as head of product. Mariola began her career working as an M&A analyst and subsequently moved into […]
Birmingham and London-based Offa, the UK’s first Shariah-compliant bridging provider, has strengthened its senior management team with the recent appointment of Sultan Choudhury OBE as its first chairman and Andy Blenkinsop, chairman of Offa’s Risk Committee. Sultan Choudhury has 26 years’ experience in professional and financial services (Deloitte, Charles Schwab, Barclays, and Al Rayan Bank). […]
Aside from needing business security cameras, there are other ways that you should consider securing your business. A survey conducted in the US found that 48% of business owners equip their businesses with various types of security cameras cheaply or expensively. They are part of the place’s protection and security system, both to deter and […]
A Derby-based husband and wife team of successful property investors have expanded their regional real estate portfolio with the acquisition of the former HMRC office in Derby. The purchase of the site has been supported with a six-figure commercial mortgage from Cambridge & Counties Bank. Marc and Rebecca Brough, trading primarily as Staton Young, have […]
