Freelancers actively promote entrepreneurship, reveals research from Trinity Business School, revealing that a 10% increase in freelancers within the workforce leads to a 1% increase in entrepreneurial activity in the economy. According to research from Professor Andrew Burke, dean and chair of business studies at Trinity Business School, alongside researchers from Cranfield School of Management, […]
Starting up your own company is an extremely rewarding venture to take on, but it’s also daunting and stressful. And there is a lot of thought and a lot of planning that needs to go into the process. Even a small business is going to be something that you have to approach from a variety […]
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announcedthat Ebury, a leading global FinTech backed by Santander Bank offering cross-border financial services and risk management, has been granted a Financial Services licence to carry out the regulated activity of providing Money Services from […]
New data from Barclays released today reveals that there has been a 20% surge in business scams in the past five months, with thousands of SMEs across the UK falling victim to highly sophisticated and targeted scam tactics. Barclays is issuing a warning to businesses across the UK to remain vigilant as the end of […]
Fintech business lender MarketFinance has launched a Business Booster Fund that will make grants of £5,000 available to UK small businesses. The initiative forms part of the MarketFinance commitment to SMEs and giving back to the community. These grants are aimed at supporting passionate and driven UK-based entrepreneurs, giving them a kickstart as they head […]
Covering the four weeks 1 – 28 November 2020 On a total basis, sales increased by 0.9% in November, against a decline of 0.9% in November 2019*. It is below the 3-month average growth of 3.9% and above the 12 month average decline of 0.3%. UK retail sales increased 7.7% on a like-for-like basis from […]
The Small Business Financial Landscape study was commissioned by the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), the body set up by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to deliver open banking in the UK. The study asked 500 small business decision makers (defined as has having 1-49 employees and a turnover of across the UK about […]
To help provide more support in difficult times for accountants and their clients Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group has appointed Joanne Tipper and Sarah Gaskin as business development managers. Jo has 20 years’ experience in the hotel and hospitality industry and Sarah has spent the last five years working in event management, while studying for a […]
Businesses across the country are being reminded to plan ahead if they have essential payments to make over the Christmas and New Year holiday periods. Pay.UK, which runs the Bacs Direct Credit and Direct Debit payment services, is reminding businesses, large and small, to be aware of non-payment processing days over the festive period. For […]
RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP has helped Barburrito, Mexican eatery, with a successful Administration sale securing new investment in the business. Barburrito chairman Graham Turner leads a new investment in the business, alongside other private investors, backing the existing management team of Morgan Davies, Founder & CEO and Steve Herring, finance director. The deal protects 14 […]
