Nucleus Commercial Finance today announces the expansion of its business development team in the Midlands with the addition of Stuart Smith as business development manager. Stuart brings with him 14 years’ industry experience and will play a key role in Nucleus’ growth in the region. Stuart joins Nucleus from his most recent role at HSBC, […]
A Croydon-based provider of medical supplies to the NHS and healthcare distribution companies is ramping up supplies of PPE with support from Lloyds Bank after having an increased funding package approved within 45 minutes. BlueKit Medical sources and provides surgical and medical equipment for use by NHS staff and private healthcare providers. Lloyds Bank has […]
Although it seems only like yesterday, the motoring ‘funster’ that is the Suzuki Ignis was introduced in 2016, highlights Iain Robertson, which suggests a model life expectancy of around eight years and, therefore, an essential round of changes. Some wag on social media the other evening posted a statement about the genuine shortage of entertaining […]
The 11th APAC Small Business Survey conducted by CPA Australia reveals that 44% of small businesses in Hong Kong had sought external funds for survival in 2019, while 25% of respondents experienced difficulties in paying debts last year and 29% expected the difficulty to continue. This suggests that nearly three in ten of small businesses […]
SMMT is working hard to support members – and the entire automotive sector – and address the immediate challenges presented by Covid-19. This means working with other trade bodies at home and abroad at times, to coordinate efforts, but also daily dialogue with government. It is important we provide feedback to government on how its […]
Restrictions on movement and trade as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic have led to a significant shift in consumer behavior in Saudi Arabia, with locals increasingly turning to digital channels. Worldwide, cases of Covid-19 have risen to 859,000 and 42,000 deaths have been attributed to the virus as of the morning of 1 April. […]
With thousands of organisations moving staff to remote working, businesses are left at increasing risk of cyber-attack. Cyber criminals are exploiting the emergency working measures with estimates of around a 400% increase in phishing attacks on home workers since the coronavirus pandemic struck. Make UK is partnering with cyber security experts, Assured Cyber Protection (ACP) […]
China is the epicenter of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its impact on the country’s payments industry is that cash transactions will see significant decline while card payments continue to grow over the next four years, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, ‘Covid-19 Impact on the Payments Industry: China Forecast […]
As the new tax year gets underway, Informi, the website offering free practical advice and support for small businesses, is calling on those who can to consider submitting their 2019/20 tax returns at the earliest opportunity – and get a head start for the new decade. Figures obtained exclusively by Informi from HM Revenue & […]
Mettle, NatWest’s free standalone digital business account, has announced that FreeAgent, the cloud based accountancy software for small businesses, is available free of charge for its customers. Businesses who sign up to link their Mettle and FreeAgent accounts will save at least £150 a year – the minimum cost of an annual FreeAgent subscription. New […]
