Alternative SME credit specialist Caple has helped Working Voices, a specialist business communications training firm, with access to unsecured lending. Working Voices will use the long-term unsecured loan to implement its strategic growth plans. The business plans to increase its revenue streams by developing and marketing new products and services and continuing to expand globally. […]
Andusia, the UK’s leading aggregator and exporter of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), has agreed a funding package with ThinCats, the alternative lender to mid-sized UK businesses. Based in Hertford, Andusia is the UK’s largest independent exporter of commercial waste, servicing the rapidly growing energy from waste market. In an economy evermore concerned about its environmental impact, […]
Hertfordshire small businesses can now access a free business support programme ‘Get Enterprising’, which gives them fully-funded access to specialist support and opportunities to help them expand and grow. Get Enterprising will be delivered by leading social enterprise, Wenta, and funded by Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to enable early stage businesses across the county to […]
Duff & Phelps is pleased to welcome Paul Reeves as a managing director in its Restructuring Advisory practice. Based in Manchester, Paul has more than 20 years’ experience in corporate restructuring and insolvency. He also has expertise in product and service development, deal origination and property valuation for funding institutions. Paul focuses on developing regional […]
Responding to the latest ONS retail job figures for Q3 2019, Kyle Monk, head of retail insights and analytics at the British Retail Consortium, said: “Overall, the UK has added 576,000 new jobs compared to a year ago (using 4Q averages). There are 36,000 fewer jobs in retail than there were a year ago, making […]
If the latest CX-30 is a tad too costly, reports Iain Robertson, yet the idea of living with a Mazda is compelling, perhaps you ought to try one of the cutest compacts currently on sale, as a well-equipped Mazda2 may suffice in ways you never thought possible. Harbouring a penchant for the smaller car, something […]
Establishing a new company is exhilarating, but also fraught with challenges for the budding entrepreneur. One of the key issues that new business owners face is what parts of their business they should outsource and which they should keep in-house. In the early stages companies often spend a lot of money on unnecessary services and […]
Despite forecasts of poor turnouts and a number of retailer boycotts, November’s annual discount days set online sales soaring last month, with a growth rate of +16.4% year-on-year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. This was not only the highest growth […]
Praetura, the group of companies that provides alternative finance to SMEs, is expanding with the launch of a £40m fund designed to provide rapid finance to professional services firms. Praetura Enterprise Finance aims to support professional services firms – such as accountants, solicitors and other practices – and SMEs from other sectors with funding that […]
Metro Bank is accepting registrations for its new on-demand cash collection and delivery service to support the 4.2 million UK SMEs that rely on cash. The launch is the latest in a long list of innovations brought to the market by the Bank – from instant debit card printing in store and seven day a […]
