Funding Xchange, the leading government approved portal helping small businesses access loans which have been unavailable through their mainstream bank, is...

More UK finance decision makers have labelled their company as inefficient than two years ago while the number of teams who describe their business’ internal...

Hope Capital has completed its first ever loan based on an automated valuation model (AVM), which it introduced just a few weeks ago. The property – a...

Two thirds of Britain’s SME business leaders say they are now more environmentally conscious in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new...

A survey of more than 60 Yorkshire-based finance directors has gathered new data highlighting the extent of the impact of the global pandemic on the region’s...

Atradius is pleased to announce James Burgess is appointed Head of UK Commercial with effect from 01 July 2020. James, who has been with Atradius since...

53% of property and commercial finance brokers responding to United Trust Bank’s most recent Broker Sentiment Survey have reported that they are open for...

Phil Mills, head of food and drink at Old Mill comments on what the chancellor’s announcements today mean for pubs and restaurants: “The Chancellor, Rishi...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £1.1 million Invoice Discounting and Asset Finance funding facility to First Components Group Ltd, a West...

York-based insurance company, The Insurance Emporium, recently surveyed over a thousand people across the UK during lockdown to find out how the COVID-19...

Alternative finance provider, Reward Finance Group, has joined The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) which has more than 2000...

The impact of COVID-19 has forced a drastic positive culture change in family firms, creating stronger solidarity and cohesion within the company and causing...

In response to reports that tomorrow the Chancellor will announce a package of measures to improve the energy efficiency of our leaky homes and buildings,...

Independent invoice financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), provided £40m in new funding facilities to corporate businesses throughout June as it continues...

Vapiano, the restaurant chain which offers pizza, pasta and salads at seven locations across the UK has been rescued following the appointment of Allan Graham...

According to new research from the Centre for Policy Studies, 22% of SMEs still don’t use digital platforms, such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn, or...

Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance is today announcing that it can offer Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) backed Bridging...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) fell...

Nucleus Commercial Finance has today been accredited by the British Business Bank as a lender under the government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today launched the second iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q2 rental yields across...

Robert Marshall, Managing Director of WorkLife, a digital employee benefits platform that provides free financial advice to workers, says “With over £11bn...

Landwood Group’s Commercial Asset Management division in Manchester has bucked the trend of a Covid-19 downturn with a raft of high profile new instructions....

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £9m Group funding facility to support the re-finance of Currie European Transport Ltd, a transport and storage...

The total value of construction contract awards in May 2020 was £2.4 billion based on a three-month rolling average. This is a decrease of 45.9% on April and...

Today, Education Secretary John Swinney announced in parliament that schools will reopen full time from August 11, subject to safe Covid levels. Colin Borland,...

Today, Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) and Siemens announced a strategic partnership to develop a new workplace technology suite that will support businesses globally...

Accountants must become more proficient in financial forecasting and using accounting specific software if they are to be of value in the future, according to...

United Trust Bank has launched a range of Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facilities designed to assist a wide range of SMEs which have...

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the addition of Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) to its lending panel. This panel addition will offer...

Former Small Firms Commissioner joins Forum of Private Business Board to boost support for small businesses Paul Uppal, the Government’s Small Firms...

Sue Chapple has succeeded Philip King as Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management, the world’s largest professional credit management...

On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 27 JUSTICES: Lord Reed (President), Lord Briggs, Lord Kitchin, Lord Hamblen, Lord Leggatt BACKGROUND TO THE APPEAL This case is...

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon this afternoon announced that shops that sell products other than food will be able to re-open from Monday 29 June, but...

Alternative finance provider, Reward Finance Group, is enjoying a double celebration this month. As well as marking the first anniversary of the opening of its...

London, Scottish and North East-based SMEs will be the worst affected by coronavirus, according to new research by small business insurer Simply Business. The...

UTB has been approved for accreditation by the British Business Bank as a lender for the Government backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £5m funding facility to Hider Food Imports Ltd, a wholesale food supplier based in Hull. The family-run...

United Trust Bank (UTB) has agreed to fund Hawkfield Homes’ latest project providing 22 new homes in the charming Gloucestershire town of Wotton-under-edge....

The UK’s economy shrank by 20.4% in April, the largest monthly contraction on record, according to new figures released by the Office for National...

Having raised £20,000 for its chosen charities last year, Reward Finance Group, is going all out this year to try and beat that total, despite COVID-19...

The coronavirus crisis has spurred many Scottish smaller firms to sell more online; to introduce new products and services; and to use digital technologies to...

Leading independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has provided a £850,000 funding facility to innovative recruitment specialists, MBA and...

This afternoon Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Fergus Ewing suggested that from 15 July Scottish tourism businesses may be able to resume operations. The...

It’s been revealed that 14% of SMEs owners have used their personal savings for immediate financial support during the pandemic, according to a survey...

Hope Capital today launches a wholly unique bridging loan – the Hope Combi Loan. This brand-new product combines the Discounted Rate Loan with the Hope Flexi...

The coronavirus pandemic is causing SME owners across the country to take drastic action in order to ensure their business survives. According to research by...

Pubs and restaurants may have to ask customers to prepay for their meals if they are going to survive under social distancing measures, argues Phil Mills, head...

Reward Finance Group’s Manchester office has reached its 100th deal by helping Warrington-based Care at Home Group (CAHG) to recruit an additional 80 carers...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) fell...

Stuart Ramsden has been named as Regional Director UK & Ireland for leading trade credit insurer Atradius. Stuart, who has been with the firm since 1991...

Alternative finance provider, Reward Finance Group, which has offices in Leeds and Manchester, has posted record year-end figures for the ninth consecutive...

Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance is today announcing that it has expanded its Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) accreditation...

Euler Hermes, the world leader in trade credit insurance, welcomes the UK government’s agreement to support intercompany trade by guaranteeing transactions...

Leading Trade Credit Insurer Atradius welcomes today’s announcement by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy that the UK Government has...

Bridging lender Hope Capital today launches a new product which gives borrowers control and flexibility of their cashflow. The Discounted Rate loan is designed...

Managed services provider eacs has secured a multi-million refinance deal thanks to brokers Knight Capital Funding, and corporate lender Shawbrook Bank....

UK businesses are becoming less “financially agile”, new research has suggested, with the proportion of companies proactively using budgets to manage their...

The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for the Economy Fiona Hyslop this afternoon confirmed that businesses which occupy shared premises, such as those...

Under Phase 2 of the Government’s Covid-19 recovery strategy roadmap, non-essential stores were supposed to open in phases starting on Monday. In the event,...

A survey conducted by commercial data and analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet found that prior to the coronavirus outbreak only 22 percent of small and medium...

Philip Duffy and Matthew Ingram, both of Duff & Phelps, have announced the sale of a substantial part of the business and assets of Whittalls Wine...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has provided an £850,000 funding facility which includes Invoice Discounting and Trade Finance to H Bronnley and Co UK Ltd, a...

Hope Capital today launches a new product range, taking into account the needs of individual customers and catering for the needs of different borrowers and...

Nucleus Commercial Finance has provided a £50,000 facility to Energy Angels, enabling the business to continue operating at full capacity during the crisis...

Fiduciam, the short-term and marketplace lender, has just closed two development loans, with a total value of £2.5million, with one using its ‘Stepping...

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce today launched its recovery plan for Covid-19 – “The Way Forward”. At its heart the plan highlights 4 key...

Hope Capital is set to launch its new Custom Collection range of bridging loans. This collection is a set of six different products, features and options which...

The Scottish Government today announced that coronavirus financial help will be expanded to include businesses that share properties, such as indoor markets,...

Employees that work from home are unlikely to be less innovative, according to new research by the University of Cologne and the Leibniz University Hannover....

The total value of construction contract awards in April 2020 was £4.4 billion based on a three-month rolling average. This is a decrease of 36.4% on March...

Today’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) retail sales estimates for April will result in the extinction of many much-loved stores, fears the UK home...

“People have been looking for cars actively during the lock-down. In the case of findandfundmycar, more have also taken their interest to the next level by...

A webinar will be run on at 3.30 on the afternoon of Friday 22 May by the CICM East of England Branch. With many disbanded credit teams across the UK,...

The Scottish Government has today published a four-phase plan to ease lockdown restrictions. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) welcomed the news that...

Duff & Phelps, the global advisor that protects, restores and maximises value for clients, today announced that Rob Armstrong has joined the firm as a...

Leading UK invoice finance firm Optimum Finance has announced a new funding line increase to £16 million as it strives to provide small and medium businesses...

Atradius welcomes today’s Government announcement that it intends to develop a treasury-backed temporary reinsurance scheme to help businesses recover from...

Euler Hermes, the world leader in trade credit insurance, welcomes the plan announced by the UK government to provide support to the private sector by offering...

UK Innovation funder Rocking Horse has today announced a multi-million-pound partnership with London-based specialist investment firm Quilam Capital who have...

A West Midlands company has repurposed its business model in order to produce vital PPE stations and acrylic protection screens to the medical sector, with...

Saudi Arabia’s efforts to boost both non-oil and private-sector growth, while moving swiftly to introduce measures aimed at mitigating the impact of...

The UK is making great strides in adopting process automation technologies like robotic process automation (RPA) and process mining, according to new research...

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak this afternoon announced that the UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended for another four months. In...

The mattress and bedding division of Breasley Pillows Limited (trading as Breasley, Breasley Foam, Salus and Uno) one of the UK’s leading producers of rolled...

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the newly introduced Bounce Back Loan Scheme are now thought to have provided over £10billion worth of...

The UK courier specialist ParcelHero has welcomed the UK Government’s new Covid-19 Recovery Strategy, which reveals its plans for rebuilding the economy...

Allan Graham, Jimmy Saunders and Matthew Ingram of Duff & Phelps Ltd were appointed Joint Administrators of the UK trading companies in the Arlington...

I’m not pretending any of this is easy. The situation we have found ourselves in personally and professionally is like nothing else. The one vital thing to...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) fell...

The FLA has renewed its call to the Government and the Bank of England to take urgent action to support the non-bank lending market. New figures released today...

Subcontractors are entering the most challenging period of the COVID-19 outbreak according to Jim Davis, Managing Director for Construction Finance at Bibby...

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s fifth weekly Business Monitor survey shows business confidence remains low as employers wait to see how and when the...

Thousands of small businesses could be missing out on up to £50,000 worth of funding that they aren’t aware they are eligible for. The government’s new...

Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance is today announcing that it has been approved for accreditation to the government backed Coronavirus Business...

Nucleus Commercial Finance has provided a £1.3m facility to steelwork specialist firm Leyton Group, enabling the business to take on larger projects and...

Independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has provided a £6m funding facility to Bright Green Plastics Ltd, a plastic recycling specialist with...

100% government-backed Bounce Back loans are available from today at a set interest rate of 2.5%. Mark Neath, director at Old Mill says the fact that all rates...

With the COVID-19 pandemic far from over, now could be the time for independents to consider if they should become part of a franchise. This is according to...

Experienced insolvency practitioner Laura Baxter has been promoted to director, based at Begbies Traynor’s growing offices in the Humber region. After...

UK startup competition The Pitch has conducted independent research into entrepreneurship during Covid-19. Out of 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 11% said they...

A new £100 million Scottish Government package of additional grant support for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and newly self-employed people opens...

The proportion of UK small businesses predicting growth has plummeted from 39% to just 14% in the last three months – with 31% of business owners scaling...

Independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £600,000 funding facility to Tech Professionals Ltd. a technical recruitment company...

BExA has submitted a response to the International Trade Committee’s Inquiry on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on international trade. “The current...

Welcoming today’s announcement by the UK Government is establishing a new emergency loan initiative for small businesses, including a 100% government...

The funds sent to UK businesses through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) are worth less than two per cent of the £212.8 billion in...

COVID-19 has impacted virtually all businesses across the UK in some way. Whilst some have shut their doors (possibly permanently) others are enjoying the sort...

Food and drink businesses defied an overall drop in UK exports during the first quarter of 2020 as supply chain disruption and international efforts to combat...

Commenting Martyn Shakespear, National Head of Banking & Finance, at Baldwins Accountancy, part of the Cogital Group, said: “Many of the issues...

Already cash strapped SMEs across the country will be (up to) £20b out of pocket when the first round of salaries are paid to the 8 million people currently...

Onguard, the leading specialists in order-to-cash and credit management, has selected technology services company Rackspace to boost the agility of its...

Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance is today announcing the appointment of two Regional Directors to its North West team to support the region...

Research being collated daily by Funding Xchange, the principal online platform appointed by the Government to help businesses declined for loans by their...

The Government’s announcement today is welcome in addressing the finance challenges presented by the Covid-19 crisis to scaling businesses across sectors and...

The Scottish Government has released figures showing that £215 million of coronavirus grant funding has been released to 18,528 Scottish businesses. The...

Independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has provided a £3.5m funding facility to Capital Cooling Refrigeration Limited, a refrigeration...

Reward Finance Group has strengthened its ambitious growth plans with the appointment of Steve Noble as managing director of its North West region. This is a...

The Scottish Government has announced new coronavirus support for smaller businesses and self-employed, following representations from the Federation of Small...

The IT equipment finance and plant and machinery finance sectors reported new business up in February 2020 by 10% and 1% respectively, compared with the same...

Stonebridge, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (9 April 2020) launched a new COVID-19 support hub page for its appointed representative (AR) firms,...

As part of the succession programme at Reward Finance Group, Nick Smith has been promoted to group MD. He takes over the role, at the alternative finance...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP’s 3 April announcement that financial support for the vital mid-tier sector is now available for businesses with up to £500m...

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s second Business Monitor survey has confirmed the extent of the impact of coronavirus on local businesses. The...

AskIf – an inclusive finance company that facilitates business loans for startups and SMEs who may have been denied funding by other lenders –...

Nucleus Commercial Finance today announces the expansion of its Business Development team in the Midlands with the addition of Stuart Smith as Business...

The small business champion ParcelHero has welcomed the latest revisions to the Government’s much-criticised Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme...

Following the changes announced today to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Mark Neath, Director in the Commercial Team at experts Old...

Air Group, the collective of companies covering a range of retirement and later life services, has today launched a new Hub for advisers providing Coronavirus...

Aneesh Varma, Founder and CEO at Aire, comments: “We welcome the FCA’s proposed measures to support users facing financial difficulties due to...

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) and Grosvenor Funding have combined to secure a four-day completion on a bridging loan facility which allowed a...

Nucleus Commercial Finance today announces the expansion of its Asset Based Lending team (ABL) in Yorkshire, with the appointment of Riana Azam as Regional...

The Institute of Export & International Trade is calling on the government to include import taxes in its COVID-19 measure of deferring the VAT, duty and...

The Lakes Distillery, a whisky maker with an artistic ethos, has received a £3.5 million asset-based lending facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial...

Richard Harris – Chief Legal Officer at global recruitment consultancy (31 countries) Robert Walters Plc: “The Chancellor’s announcement offers a...

The Chancellor’s introduction of a Self-employed Income Support Scheme for self-employed people affected by the impact of Coronavirus is welcome but does not...

A new free guide to help small businesses manage their cashflow during the current COVID-19 crisis has been published by the Chartered Institute of Credit...

Fiducia Group, one of the UK’s leading financial services brokers, has launched a new asset finance division offering bespoke funding solutions to support...

Clients are hesitant to commit, there are no orders coming in currently and new jobs are being postponed. Your business is largely grinding to a halt. And so,...

Figures released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland show that there are thousands of self-employed people in every Scottish local...

With coronavirus already affecting businesses, new research from Nucleus Commercial Finance reveals that prior to the virus having an impact, nearly half of...

Scottish businesses can now apply for grants and rates reliefs to help them deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, according to an announcement by...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that FLA members provided £11.1 billion of new business in January 2020, 2%...

A family-owned Manchester vehicle leasing company has launched its disaster recovery plan in response to the Coronavirus. There has been a huge change in...

The Association of Alternative Business Finance (AABF), representing many of the new lenders that have been the backbone lenders of many businesses following...

Over the last decade, business peer-to-peer lending, also known as crowdlending, has become an appealing alternative financial source for many European...

Property technology startup, Twindig, has today announced key findings from research on the UK housing market, carried out earlier this month. Their survey...

Landbay, one of the UK’s leading, institutionally funded buy-to-let lenders, today improves its application process with the introduction of an instant...

Following this week’s announcement of £330 billion to help Britain’s small and medium enterprises (15% of UK GDP) cope with the economic fallout of...

Response from Optimum Finance CEO Richard Pepler to the latest set of economic support measures announced Tuesday 17 March: “UK Plc is facing a challenge...

This afternoon the Scottish Government outlined a new package of support for businesses facing difficulties because of the coronavirus outbreak. The value of...

Commenting on the Government’s new economic support package, Dave Miller, client account manager at Spicerhaart Corporate Sales, said: “Less than a week...

Following the breakdown of OPEC+’s production agreement, Warwick Knowles, Senior Economist at commercial data & analytics firm, Dun & Bradstreet,...

Fiduciam Ireland has started 2020 with a substantial increase in new business, both north and south of the border, and is bullish about the prospects for rest...

Atradius’ insurance premium revenue grew 6.7% to EUR 1,759.5 million in 2019 from EUR 1,648.5 million in 2018 (6.1% at constant exchange rates). The...

The Budget, understandably, focussed on the coronavirus and the implications on both a health and finance basis, meaning other changes that may impact...

In addition to the emergency interest rate cut announced by The Bank of England today from 0.75% to 0.25% which will make borrowing cheaper for businesses,...

Robert Colvile, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, said: On coronavirus ‘This was an extremely impressive performance from the new Chancellor – and...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his first Budget, outlining a number of new measures to support smaller firms during the coronavirus outbreak. In...

Hitachi Capital Business Finance today announces the launch of its Inputs Finance product directly to British Farmers to help spread the cost of acquiring...

UK SMEs are calling on the Government to tackle issues around business rates, late payments and the rollout of 5G in this week’s Spring Budget, according to...

Liz Bingham OBE has been appointed CEO of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade association. She joins R3 after a 35-year career in the insolvency and...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £500,000 funding facility to FEL Group Ltd. a ventilation and air conditioning specialist with have over 20...

Purchasing processes within UK businesses are getting worse and driving down productivity, according to a new study, with the number of finance decision makers...

Landwood Group has strengthened its offering with the launch of a new commercial asset management division. The Manchester-headquartered firm of chartered...

As negotiations on a final Brexit deal with the EU begin, experts from the University of Salford Business School offer advice to the negotiating team. Dr Maria...

Following the BoE mortgage lending figures today, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “This is our first insight into the...

Research conducted by Nucleus Commercial Finance, an alternative finance provider, has revealed that nearly four in 10 (39%) of UK SMEs encountered financial...

Since 2007, we’ve had a financial crisis, a rise in populism that has seen many countries question the soundness of globalization as well the imposition of...

P.Keenan Road Surfacing has revealed its recent success in the Northern Ireland Road Safety Awards is thanks to FORS. The family-run business, which is based...

Commenting on the publication of the British Business Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets 2019/20 report, which shows that asset finance provided to small...

Nucleus Commercial Finance today announces the expansion of its Asset Based Lending team (ABL) with the appointment of Niall Dunphy as Senior Relationship...

Invoice finance firm Optimum Finance is reporting a record year for 2019 having reached a major milestone in over £100 million invoices funded last year (up...

Late payments from customers are ‘business as usual’ for many small business owners in difficulty, according to new research from the Money Advice Trust,...

Eligible has assembled a new Advisory Board. Comprised of mortgage industry leaders, the Advisory Board will work with management to ensure that it stays at...

One in five small businesses could close or radically change their business model due to difficulties in recruiting EU workers, according to new research from...

Matthew Ingram and Tyrone Courtman, both of Duff & Phelps Ltd., Joint Administrators of Accessible Transport Group Limited, have successfully sold the...

Bridging lender Fiduciam has closed a complex cross-border loan with a transaction value of €10m in the student accommodation sector, involving the...

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland has voiced the concern of its members over the costs and administrative burdens of the UK Government’s...

Euler Hermes, the global leader in trade credit insurance, launches TradeMatch. This new, free and easy to access web application identifies export business...

Scotland’s small businesses ended a tough 2019 with confidence and profits falling, new figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveal. In the...

Menzies LLP, a top 20 UK accountancy firm, has become the Chartered Institute of Credit Management’s newest Corporate Partner to increase the visibility of...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in December 2019 by 12% compared with...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew...

Nucleus Commercial Finance has today announced enhancements to its cash flow finance product, responding to feedback from brokers and broadening its appeal to...

A new insight report by trade credit insurer Atradius shines the spotlight on North American markets, providing an inside track for any business trading in the...

With the UK adjusting to life outside the EU, three in four UK businesses (78%) are putting plans in place to adapt for growth post-Brexit. 18% of firms have...

Trade credit insurer Atradius has published a new, economic review of Argentina. The report, entitled Argentina: clock is ticking 100 days after elections, is...

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has today become a preferred specialist distribution provider for the Beneficial Network. This partnership will offer Beneficial’s...

A £1 million innovative glamping and leisure complex, next to the popular North Yorkshire Moors railway, is on track to be completed in Spring with £800k...

Duff & Phelps, the global advisor that protects, restores and maximises value for clients, has appointed Chris Coley as Managing Director, further...

Specialist asset-based lender, Ultimate Finance, is today announcing the launch of its Structured Finance proposition providing a streamlined solution for UK...

After more than three years since the UK voted to leave the EU, the UK and European Union have parted company with a structured withdrawal agreement. On Friday...

Last week saw the President of the Queen’s Bench Division give formal approval to the deferred prosecution agreement between the Serious Fraud Office and...

Ahead of the second anniversary of Open Banking legislation, Roger Vincent, COO of Trade Ledger, the specialist mid-market Lending-as-a-Service platform for...

Hope Capital has enhanced its highly competitive Hope Seven 5 bridging product due to demand from brokers and borrowers. For the first time, the Hope Seven 5...

Airbus says it has agreed a settlement with French, British and US authorities following lengthy investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption. In...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) in...

Rob Straathof, CEO at Liberis Finance, an award-winning finance provider on a mission to transform small business finance for good – comments on the...

Philip King, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM), has been appointed interim Small Business Commissioner (SBC). Mr King will...

Nucleus Commercial Finance (Nucleus) and Paragon Bank PLC (Paragon) today announce a £25 million funding line that will support more SMEs through secured...

It can feel like as a small business, you’re already on the back foot when it comes to negotiations, especially if you’re negotiating with a larger...

Overseas demand for British luxury goods, homeware and sports and leisure products helped an index of UK manufacturing exports recover from a seven-year low in...

The Scottish Government’s refreshed Economic Action Plan will only deliver if backed by concrete pro-business measures in the forthcoming Scottish Government...

Neil Bennett and Andrew Duncan, Directors at Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group, were appointed by MSP Capital Limited, one of the largest property...

Fast growth firm Optimum Finance is leading the UK invoice finance market by incorporating cutting edge technological solutions into its client approvals,...

Growth in the value of UK exports will outstrip the rest of Europe this year with only China, the US and Canada set to record bigger increases globally,...

Small food and drink producers are being urged to enhance their risk mitigation processes in a sector report by trade credit insurer Atradius. The Food Market...

Three quarters of Scottish firms believe that giving councils additional powers over non-domestic rates would be bad for business, according to a new survey...

More than three in four small business owners (77%) are priotising new initiatives for 2020 to make their business stronger. With 2019 being characterised by...

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has announced major growth plans for its creditor services business, including substantial new investments in products,...

Specialist asset-based lender, Ultimate Finance, broke its own annual lending record by providing funds of more than £1.6bn to SMEs across the UK last year....

British business leaders do not believe their companies are fully up to speed with developing technologies – with only around half (53%) saying they are...

Sarah Bell and Steven Muncaster of Duff & Phelps have secured a sale of the business and assets of InLink (“The Company”) having reached an agreement...

Almost two thirds (64%) of small and medium-sized businesses want to improve their environmental sustainability, according to Lloyds Bank Commercial...

Research from Nucleus Commercial Finance, an alternative finance provider, found that the majority of businesses have performed better than expected in 2019....

It’s safe to say the past decade hasn’t been a smooth ride for SMEs. During the first half of the 2010s, the nation was still busy recovering from the...

Insolvencies in the UK steel sector are forecast to rise by 5% in 2020, according to a report from trade credit insurer Atradius. The Atradius annual Market...

An experienced banking expert has joined Together to lead its professional sector and auction teams as the specialist lender bolsters its presence across the...

The Queen has outlined the new UK Government’s agenda, revealing plans for more than 30 Bills. Andrew McRae, FSB’s Scotland policy chair, said: “The new...

Chirag Shah, CEO, Nucleus Commercial Finance comments: “After what may have been one of the most defining general elections of our time, it’s encouraging...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew...

Three quarters of SME senior decision makers in the UK and Ireland believe their business can help tackle climate change, according to Close Brothers Business...

Major insolvencies have rebounded as retail and construction accounted for more than a quarter of world’s large corporate failures in Q3 2019, according to...

Contribution of digital workers will grow by 50% “75% of organisations are struggling to recruit digital skills, making room for a boom in the number of...

Graydon, one of Europe’s leading providers of business data, insights, analytics and solutions, won the prize for Outstanding Fraud Consultants at the...

Gary Bailey, Hope Capital’s managing director, says “With this emphatic victory for the conservatives, it proves that the people of the UK want a swift end...

Euler Hermes, the worldwide leader in trade credit insurance, has appointed three country chief executive officers (CEOs) within its Northern Europe Region....

The majority of leaders of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country have plans to brush up their skills in 2020, according to new research from...

Trade Ledger and Mambu have partnered to transform bank and alternative finance lending to businesses. Trade Ledger will overlay its platform on the Mambu...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided two funding facilities to businesses under the Venian Group of Companies. Venian Recruitment Ltd., a specialist...

Markus Kuger, Chief Economist at Dun & Bradstreet speaks about how the general election is impacting GDP growth and the wider economy. And although...

Brookes HC Recruitment has enjoyed a complete turnaround in fortunes thanks to Ultimate Finance providing an invoice finance facility and back office support....

Commenting on today’s construction output data from the Office for National Statistics, Neil Knight, business development director, Spicerhaart Part-Exchange...

Reward Finance Group has promoted Gemma Wright to regional managing director for Yorkshire and the North East. Gemma joined the alternative finance provider as...

Spending time with family and loved ones is the most important aspect of Christmas, research from Ferratum Group, a global provider of mobile financial...

Brexit uncertainty is taking its toll across the UK, with more than half (54%) of SME owners stating that the ongoing process is impacting how they run their...

‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’ for bridging customers as Hope Capital brings ‘Joy to the World’ with its ‘Ho! Ho! Hope!’ product...

Scotland has more registered businesses per head of population now than at any point over the last ten years, according to official figures. Statistics...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Jim Davis as Managing Director for Construction Finance as it looks to further its support for SME businesses in...

Set against a backdrop of unprecedented change – British small businesses are remaining stoic and are facing the next three months with renewed focus and a...

For Sam Carmichael, a career in the wholesale timber industry has been a hugely successful one. After gaining over 15 years’ experience working for big...

In just six months there has been a 26% rise in the number of small businesses saying that market uncertainty is holding their business back from growing...

Tens of thousands of small businesses could face big business rates hikes as a consequence of a decision made today by a Scottish Parliament committee. Today...

Following news from the Bank of England (BoE) that UK firms are to face their biggest lending squeeze since the financial crisis, Liberis Finance, an...

It’s that time of year again. For some, it may feel like it’s been creeping up for a while, but for others, Christmas can really feel as though it’s come...

The UK has narrowly avoided a recession by the skin of its teeth. Many sectors have been affected, along with their terms of trade, but avoiding a recession...

At a time when both main political parties have made separate pledges to tackle cyber-crime, new research shows a worrying lack of preparedness among...

Independently owned corporate finance adviser, Castle Corporate Finance, is a proud sponsor of the Scale-Up category at the Lloyds National Business Awards....

A businessman is set to move offices and upgrade his company’s IT systems thanks to a commercial loan secured against his family home. Specialist lender...

Global SME partner, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced the appointment of Steve Taylor as Business Development Manager for Construction &...

New survey from leading research firm IDC has revealed the true extent of software robots supporting humans in the workplace. The IDC whitepaper, Content...

Investment is on hold, and no one is taking risks in the current environment, because Brexit uncertainty has stifled businesses, according to leading business...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £800,000 funding facility to D&A Recruitment Ltd., an independent recruitment company specialising in a...

Shawbrook Bank has today announced the launch of a new Business Savings Easy Access account as it begins the roll‐out of its enhanced SME savings...

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) has announced the addition of specialist lender, InterBay Commercial, to its lending panel. This addition will...

With many areas of the country facing further flood alerts over the new few days – with 115 areas expected to be hit – leading asset finance firm...

1st Stop Group Limited, the specialist consumer lender, is delighted to announce it has passed £250 million of outstanding loans. 1st Stop Group – a...

Over half (54%) of the UK’s SMEs, equating to 3.1 million businesses, admit they had not prepared in any way for Brexit ahead of the 31 October deadline...

Independently owned corporate finance adviser, Castle Corporate Finance, is a proud sponsor of the Scale-Up category at the Lloyds National Business Awards....

MarketInvoice has today updated its name to MarketFinance. The fintech business lender established in 2011, has provided over £2.6 billion in lending to...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £750,000 funding facility to Pentland Material Supply Ltd., a specialist engineering solutions provider serving...

Commenting on today’s construction output data from the Office for National Statistics, Neil Knight, business development director, Spicerhaart Part-Exchange...

Global SME partner, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced the appointment of Karl Leitelmayer as its Head of Business Centre for Trade Finance....

Corby-based Aten Global, a specialist in the design, installation and implementation of innovative solar renewable power solutions, is extending its global...

Official figures published today show the number of businesses operating in Scotland is at a record high and that small and medium sized firms now account for...

Nucleus Commercial Finance, an alternative finance provider, has today announced changes to its cash flow finance product, delivering more finance options for...

Paperwork isn’t the most exciting part of running a small business, and spending valuable time balancing payments or issuing invoices is no-one’s idea of...

The full report can be found here and the main findings show business optimism amongst SME manufacturing firms deteriorated in the three months to October, at...

A new report from Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions, says the role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has changed forever. Their...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 5%...

A report by trade credit insurer Atradius reveals the top trading risks within Eastern Europe’s major markets. The Eastern Europe Country Report is designed...

From 1 January 2020, he will replace Isidoro Unda who has announced his departure after 12 years as the insurance company’s Chief Executive Officer. At...

Doncaster-based Chantal’s Perfect Day Florist is a business that is going from strength to strength, thanks in part to a flexible funding solution designed...

Scottish firms should prepare for unsettled trading conditions as governments take action on climate change and the country grapples with a series of major...

Trade Ledger, the ground-breaking business lending platform, which automates commercial lending processes for global banks and alternative finance providers,...

Sales on credit are on the up despite the prevailing economic challenges as UK businesses strive to appear more attractive to potential customers, reveals the...

Business finance company MarketInvoice, has launched a new specialist team to provide finance facilities for Britain’s larger businesses. Having provided...

As a Holyrood committee calls for comments [1] on Scotland’s proposed deposit return system [2], small business leaders and environmentalists have come...

UK exports fell in Q3 amid a global slowdown in economic growth and rising international trade tensions, according to the latest Lloyds Bank International...

Implementing Christmas traditions in the workplace can boost productivity levels, new research has found. A study carried out by Christmas Tree World, the...

UK exports fell in Q3 amid a global slowdown in economic growth and rising international trade tensions, according to the latest Lloyds Bank International...

Established specialist lender Together has agreed a £7million funding facility for a luxury family-orientated homes development in the North West. Bespoke...

JLG Group is focussed on providing a real alternative to traditional UK Business Banking and has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000...

Almost two in three UK businesses (63%) say they will not be ready for Brexit by 31 October – and 26% say they need a further 6-12 months to get their...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Jade McClellan as a Relationship Manager for Trade Finance. Jade joins BFS with 18 years’ experience in the...

Avetta, one of the world leaders in providing cloud-based supply chain risk management solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed...

The Institute of Export and International Trade is pleased to announce the appointment of Marco Forgione as its new Director General. Mr Forgione, currently...

Vibrant, family-friendly community pub, The Junction, opens in Polegate following support from a start-up loan. The project will revive a run-down pub into a...

Fiduciam has met its target of hiring 25 new staff members in 2019, hiring ten new people during the Summer. Its team now combines 15 nationalities speaking 21...

The UK’s impending exit from the EU is likely to be an epochal moment. Depending on the form of the exit, there could only be minor impacts, or there could...

Global SME partner, Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced its support for the Business Finance Council’s SME Finance Charter, in a bid to improve...

Specialist asset-based lender, Ultimate Finance, today announced its commitment to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the face of Brexit uncertainty...

After a successful career in the fashion industry, Ian O’Connor decided to develop a new electric bike / scooter business. Having witnessed the rise of...

Trade credit insurer Atradius has published a report on South Africa for businesses trading, or considering trading, within the country. The South Africa...

A new research paper from Siemens Financial Services (SFS) says innovative Energy-as-a-Service solutions can help UK manufacturers save up £5.6 billion over...

Two in five small business owners (40%) say they are taking legal action against customers not paying them on time and many bosses are foregoing their own...

The CBI is set to release a new analysis of Labour’s renationalisation plans on Monday 14th October 2019. It estimates the upfront cost of taking the...

Maintaining the momentum of the Secretary-General’s Climate Summit last month, a global network of 30 financial centres – accounting for $61.3 trillion in...

Price Bailey has made four more senior-level promotions including Sarah Pool to Director and Stephanie Lloyd, Gemma Thake and Louise Fox to Senior Manager with...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) held...

Bridging lender Fiduciam has expanded into Scotland and has now completed its first transaction there, enabling the refinancing of a Glasgow care home. This...

Hitachi Capital Business Finance this week launches a new Smart Funding flexible payment plan to help thousands of small business owners secure growth funding...

The British Exporters Association (BExA) today launches its 10th annual benchmarking of UK Export Finance (UKEF), which provides an analysis of UKEF’s...

Social Businesses are becoming an increasingly important area of the UK economy but need support to grow faster, a new report – produced jointly by the...

Rising costs are the greatest challenge facing small businesses around the world, according to the latest Global Business Monitor study from global SME...

Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance is building on the strength of its record H1 results by investing significantly in its North West sales team....

The Fiducia Group, one of the UK’s leading financial services brokers, is today launching Fiducia Corporate Finance.   Fiducia Corporate Finance will...

“Although most of Western Europe is showing increasing level of stress against the backdrop of slowing global growth and an escalating trade war, the...

IndustrialComms is enjoying greater cash flow flexibility as a result of Siemens Financial Services’ (SFS) Extended Payment Terms (EPT) tool. Launched...

Global SME partner, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced the appointment of Alberto Argentieri as its Head of Operations for Construction...

Martin Dodd has been appointed Huntswood’s new Chief Executive Officer. He joins from Lloyds Banking Group, where most recently he was Managing Director of...

“When we combine persistent uncertainty and lack of planning resource, it’s no surprise to see smaller businesses voice their concern about the no-deal...

As the Conservative Party gathers in Manchester for its Annual Conference, the Greater Manchester Chamber’s latest Quarterly Economic Survey, completed by...

More consultation is needed before the Government progresses plans to change how planes are used in airline insolvencies, R3, the insolvency and restructuring...

Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking is to become the first UK bank to partner with komgo to enable quicker international commodity trade finance using distributed...

Liberis Finance has had a facelift, with a new identity and website that better reflects its status as one of the UK’s leading alternative finance providers....

“Today’s decision to maintain the current monetary policy stance comes against the backdrop of further easing in the euro zone and in the US. However, as...

Impact Specialist Finance, the specialist mortgage broker and distributor, has announced a series of Autumn Breakfast Broker Seminars. There will be five...

Firgrove Holdings Limited, which operates a range of companies within the land, property, funding and development sectors, is preparing to complete its latest...

Businesses in Eastern Europe are conducting significantly more sales on credit to boost their competitiveness in overseas markets, reports leading trade credit...

A new state-of-the-nation study into how UK businesses are prepared for Brexit, has revealed a staggering 43% of businesses believe the process of exiting the...

Nucleus Commercial Finance has agreed to provide a £414,000 finance facility to On Power Electrical & Mechanical, supporting the company’s business...

Sound macroeconomic policies and favourable external conditions have enabled Iceland’s economy to emerge stronger from a decade of post-crisis management....

Commenting on the price of oil following the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s production facilities, Lionel Kruger, Director at JCRA, said: “In a sobering display...

Commenting on the rise in oil prices following an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, Artur Baluszynski, Head of Research at Henderson Rowe, said:...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £800,000 funding facility to Triflora International Ltd, an importer of seasonal homewares supplying prominent...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) overall...

Global SME partner, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced the appointment of Theo Chatha as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining BFS, Theo spent...

Research from Nucleus Commercial Finance, an alternative finance provider, reveals that more than half (52%) of UK SME owners have business ambitions they feel...

The annual publication International Debt Collections Handbook of Atradius Collections covers extensive debt collections approaches in 48 countries around the...

With many Brits facing burnouts at work and with cases of business stress on the rise, the new research suggests that most small business owners build a...

Specialist lender Together has helped a customer renovate his new home and pay a solicitor’s bill after he was hit with an unexpected three-month delay on...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a multi-million funding line to Norman Broadbent Group plc (AIM: NBB), a leading London listed Professional...

Commenting on the Euro zone’s meagre GDP growth for Q2, Chris Towner, Director at JCRA, said: “Q2 GDP from the EU was confirmed at 0.2%. Meagre growth and...

While there is a strong and overdue focus on improving the work-life balance in many organisations, new research shows most managers are still at their...

A simple checklist for businesses to help keep the cash flowing regardless of the Brexit outcome has been published by The Chartered Institute of Credit...

Credit Kudos, challenger Credit Bureau, has strengthened its team with the appointment of David Fletcher as VP of Sales. David joins Credit Kudos after 5 years...

Esker, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven process automation solutions, has become a Corporate Partner of the Chartered Institute of Credit...

The Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management Philip King has given a cautious welcome to the Government’s call for evidence in...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Jonathon Preen as its new Global Head of Innovation to help bolster its global business offering. Jonathon joins...

1st Stop Group Limited (“1SG”), the specialist consumer lender, is pleased to announce that it has increased its credit facilities with its current...

Employees are an important part of any business. But in SMEs, a smaller team means that your people are even more vital to the overall success of your...

The Scottish Affairs Committee will be publish a new report today that recommends new action to prevent bank branch closures and protect Scotland’s cash...

Birmingham-based business, Veenak International, has established itself as one of the UK’s leading wholesalers in the healthcare space. Their medicines,...

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has expanded its specialist distribution offering into the second charge mortgage market. The specialist distributor has set up a...

Leading business support organisation, the Forum of Private Business, is heralding the announcement that the Pub Code Adjudicator is to step down as a victory...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 6%...

According to almost two-thirds of CFOs (65%), digital transformation will result in fewer jobs, despite the fact that 32% of organisations aren’t currently...

A property finance expert has joined specialist lender Together as its corporate relationship director covering the North of England. Alex Garland, who has...

Egypt’s rapidly expanding health tourism industry and its role in helping the country to educate and retain medical professionals is explored by Shady Ali...

The latest landlord research from Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender has revealed that landlords who are planning to add to...

Insolvency and restructuring firm CVR Global is strengthening its overseas presence after acquiring an office in Jersey. The Moore Stephens Restructuring and...

UK employees now have a legal right to request flexible working, and while employers don’t always have to accept, the direction of travel is clear. More and...

Set against the warnings of a shrinking UK economy and full-blown recession, the nation’s small business community is holding strong – with an upturn...

London based fintech Shieldpay today announces that 44 law firms are utilising Shieldpay to improve efficiencies and deliver secure payments to help rid the...

UK business owners have revealed their biggest regret was the way they financed their business during the start-up period. Significantly almost one in four...

Five brokers in Just Mortgages’ self-employed division will now be trading as commercial brokers thanks to a partnership with leading commercial broker...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number of second charge mortgage repossessions in Q2 2019 was 24, 38.5%...

Paragon Bank has completed the migration of its development finance lending portfolio onto the Phoebus development finance module. It follows Paragon’s...

Trade credit insurer Atradius has confirmed the appointment of Darren Power as head of commercial for the north. Darren, who has more than 20 years’...

According to Bacs (the company which runs Direct Debit in the UK), 52% of SMEs in the UK are owed monies from late payments. The average late payment debt now...

Chirag Shah, CEO, Nucleus Commercial Finance comments on today’s CBI SME Trends Survey: “Amid broader political uncertainty, it’s hardly surprising to...

Forums International is delighted to announce that Martyn Brooke has joined the organisation as a Consultant Partner and will be working closely with Laurie...

Lex Jones takes over as chief executive of Registry Trust on July 30, having been interim ceo from March 1. Registry Trust is the mission-led non-profit which...

One of the UK’s fastest-growing business advisory firms has strengthened its footprint across the UK with a flurry of acquisitions. The Baldwins Group have...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is visiting Scotland for the first time today since taking office and has announced a £300 million funding pot for communities in...

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has outlined 8 action points it believes should be top of the new government’s priority list, following Boris Johnson’s...

Nearly half (44%) of the UK’s SMEs, equating to 2.5m businesses, are struggling with cashflow as they attempt to prepare for Brexit, according to the latest...

Commenting on annual wind energy provided to the UK grid achieving record levels, Harry Merrison, Investment Manager at Kingswood, said: “The figures...

A record number of entries have been reported for this year’s Credit and Collections Technology Awards, devised by Credit Connect and hosted by the Credit...

Whilst the export of goods from the UK fell in Q2 2019, larger UK manufacturers remain focused on export growth with the highest proportion of companies...

Nine directors of the same company have secured a £1million funding package – through second charge loans secured against their homes – to expand...

County court judgments against businesses in England and Wales rose four percent in the first half of 2019, according to figures released today (July 24) by...

Today sees the launch of a new partnership between Experian and Funding Xchange, the leading online small business funding platform. Their collaboration will...

Today sees the launch of a new partnership between Experian and Funding Xchange, the leading online small business funding platform. Their collaboration now...

Akula Living, which provides top quality outdoor furniture to many of the world’s luxury hotels, cruise ships and hospitality venues, has stepped up...

Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has released a new research paper examining how UK manufacturers can more easily implement energy optimisation solutions to...

The Ministry of Justice has today announced the introduction of compulsory body-worn cameras for certificated bailiffs and High Court Enforcement Officers,...

Responding to the Justice Ministers’ decision to mandate the use of body-worn video for civil enforcement agents, Russell Hamblin-Boone, CEO of the Civil...

The TALL Group of Companies, the UK leader in the provision of secure paper and electronic payment solutions, has developed an API that allows financial...

Darren, who boasts over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry, will join the Manchester based Atradius Northern Hub this month. Mr Power moves to...

An experienced banker has joined Manchester-based financial institution Together as its corporate relationship director covering the North West region. Alex...

According to figures released today (July 17 2019) by Registry Trust, the number of decrees against Scottish businesses dropped by 28 percent in the first six...

TransUnion – a leading credit reference agency and global information solutions provider – has announced its partnership with prestigious football club...

More women than men in England and Wales became insolvent in 2018, following a pattern which has been in place for several years, says insolvency trade body...

Eighteen companies – including BT Plc, British American Tobacco, and Centrica – have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay...

Woodrow Mercer Finance, the Leeds-headquartered financial search and selection consultancy, is performing strongly with revenue continuing to show significant...

Specialist RegTech provider Shield is proud to announce it has won two categories in the well-respected Wealth and Finance International FinTech Awards 2019....

UK financial services firms are underperforming when it comes to complaints handling, despite their growing belief that customers are satisfied with their...

Tuber Produce, an independent fresh food wholesaler, has secured a Trade and Invoice Finance facility worth £1.15 million from Bibby Financial Services (BFS)...

eward Finance Group, the Leeds and Manchester alternative finance provider, has posted record year-end figures for the eighth consecutive year, as it continues...

The majority of CFOs (65%) expect digital transformation to significantly reduce the number of jobs in the financial services industry, according to the...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a funding facility to Complete Automotive Aftermarket Solutions Ltd., a Yorkshire-based automotive manufacturer...

Indesser, a joint venture between TDX Group (an Equifax company) and the Cabinet Office set up to manage consumer debt to government departments more...

Rapidly-expanding, tech-driven security specialist Safer Scotland has strengthened its financial infrastructure with the appointment of a new Finance Manager...

Global analytic software firm FICO was part of a team that won the Outstanding Business Impact Catalyst award from the industry association TM Forum, for a...

Conventional wisdom has it that large companies always have the resources and ‘know-how’ to compete. Yet in an age of disruption, many larger businesses...

Manchester-based fashion start-up, Grandeur Clothing has secured a £400,000 invoice and trade finance facility from Bibby Financial Services (BFS) to support...

Drooms, Europe’s leading provider of secure cloud solutions in Europe, is further expanding its expertise in the fields of machine learning and natural...

The latest MarketInvoice Business Insights1 survey sheds light on company valuations and priorities of UK SME business owners. The survey finds that the...

A new report from Dun & Bradstreet reveals businesses are missing revenue opportunities and losing customers due to bad data practices. Almost 20 percent...

Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has released a new research paper examining the importance of integrated finance in enabling manufacturers to invest in...

Tinubu Square, a leading provider of credit insurance, surety and trade finance solutions, has announced the appointment of Sophie Riottot as Group Sales...

Law firm Howes Percival has once again seen an increase in its turnover and profit according to its most recent financial results. The turnover of the firm...

Trade Ledger, the world’s first open banking business lending platform has launched a new turn-key Automated Invoice Finance Platform for banks and...

The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) and one of the UK’s leading independent financial services providers, Bibby Financial...

British businesses could have £593 billion locked up in excess working capital, potentially hampering growth and leaving them exposed to economic uncertainty,...

Pack people into a meeting room and the longer the meeting lasts the higher the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels rise and the faster their cognitive ability...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed digital marketing expert and renowned pâtissier, Laure Moyle, as its Global Head of Digital to help drive its...

The Board of Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) has announced today that Form3 in partnership with Ebury Partners are awarded £5m funds of the Capability...

A new report by the Institute for Family Business Research Foundation reveals the sizeable contribution family firms continue to make to the UK economy. In...

Scottish business confidence has bounced back into the black for the first time in a year, according to new figures from the Federation of Small Businesses...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 7%...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £250,000 Invoice Finance facility to Thomas Loughlin (Liverpool) Ltd, a high-quality print finisher working with...

In response to the latest report from BEIS into the future of auditing, it’s clear that radical reform of the auditing profession is now inevitable and...

“Although partly explained by factories being closed for repairs and servicing equipment earlier than usual due to Brexit supply chain concerns, the...

More employees have been caught for occupational fraud in the UK than anywhere else, research from SAS shows. Over half (59 per cent) of UK businesses have...

Mark Pilling, MD at Spicerhaart Corporate Sales comments on the latest household finance update stats from UK Finance, he says the fact credit card spending...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £5 million working capital facility to international delivery and logistics company, Aspray Group, following its...

Newly launched Arbuthnot Specialist Finance Limited (ASFL) has appointed VAS Group to manage all valuations work, with VAS Panel supplying full panel...

West of Scotland based Liv Conlon was named UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) annual awards in London last...

Fifteen of the seventeen businesses highlighted for poor payment practice in May have filed action plans or are preparing submissions to improve their...

That was the message from Rick Smith, Managing Director of Grimsby-based company rescue and recovery specialist, Forbes Burton as it has been reported British...

Looking at these statistics, there are two questions that every employer in this country should currently be asking themselves: How can I best support my...

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has today pioneered the inclusion of a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)* within digital, machine-readable...

Dr Jonathan Owens, supply chain and logistics expert at the University of Salford Business School, comments on British Steel asking for a £75m loan form the...

Strategic credit management is essential to further strengthening the financial position of the UK business community. Predictive, data-driven credit insights...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been a significant driver of employment growth in recent years, mainly through the creation of new firms,...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £1 million Trade and Invoice Finance facility to Crown Greetings UK Ltd, a family run gift wrapping wholesaler...

A report detailing the major economic and political updates of North American markets has been published by global trade credit insurer Atradius. The Atradius...

For a business new to exporting, finding all the information you need can be daunting. A new website, launched by Essex based independent broker EFCIS could...

United Trust Bank’s latest ‘Broker Sentiment Poll’ has revealed that nearly 9 out of 10 (84%) brokers believe that advances in technology over the next...

North-East based Speedflex, which was established and funded by entrepreneur Graham Wylie, one of the original founders of Sage, and Paul Ferris, ex Newcastle...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £1.5 million funding facility to Dorset-based Ensign Communications, a respected network infrastructure provider...

Ultimate Finance today announces structural changes to streamline the way the lender operates as it prepares for its next phase of growth. Josh Levy, CEO of...

MotoNovo Finance has today announced it has become part of Aldermore, following its successful integration with the UK specialist bank. The announcement comes...

Trade credit insurer Atradius has appointed a new business development manager for its Northern Hub. Chris Williamson joins the Atradius North team as the new...

Duncan Swift, Corporate Advisory Services Partner and Head of the Food Advisory Group at Moore Stephens, has been appointed president of insolvency and...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by...

Target Group, the business process outsourcing (BPO) and operational transformation provider, has today announced the appointment of Stuart Anderson as Chief...

Liberis Finance, an award-winning funding provider for small businesses, is helping Diva Pets to invest in new products, services and staff training to grow...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £1 million funding facility to Power Jacks, an Aberdeen-based electrical design and manufacturing company with...

ArchOver, the P2P business lending platform, is expanding its presence in the UK with a new office in Hatfield. The regional hub will provide successful...

Retailers are being encouraged to work with insurers to enable informed and accurate trade credit decisions, reports leading credit insurer Atradius. In its...

Touch Financial Support, the UK’s largest Invoice Finance broker, has appointed a new Head of Digital to underpin its ambitious growth plans with strong...

One in ten smaller businesses in Scotland is led by an immigrant entrepreneur and these firms contribute more than £13 billion to the Scottish economy and...

More than three in four small business owners (76%) say business worries keep them awake at night. Whilst sleepless nights are most prevalent among owners of...

Efma’s latest digest, titled ‘SME Banking: Cracking the small business ecosystem’, highlights key areas of focus that will help banks position themselves...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only, specialist lender, has today (29th April 2019) announced a series of buy-to-let Breakfast Club events which will...

A report from trade credit insurer Atradius reveals payment delays and insolvencies are expected to weigh heavily on the construction industry this year. The...

Property investment specialist BondMason has created a new index to help Britain’s private landlords and investors benchmark the performance of their...

Construction boss Lilliana Savchuk has rescued her company from the brink thanks to commercial finance support from Yorkshire-based brokers ABL Business and...

Employment is rising in OECD countries but most jobs continue to be created in relatively low-productivity, low-wage activities, says a new OECD report. The...

The Corporate Finance Network is calling upon the Government to abandon their Government Referral Scheme, calling it “a harmful policy that generates so much...

ABBYY, a global leader in Content IQ technologies and solutions, today introduced ABBYY Mobile Capture, a software development kit (SDK) to enable end-to-end...

Accountant in Bankruptcy’s (AiB) provisional figures published today for the financial year 2018-19 show there were 4,862 awards of bankruptcy compared to...

Commenting on the Scottish Insolvency Statistics, January to March 2019, Duncan Swift, Vice President of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body says:...

Productivity and innovation specialists OpenGenius are raising awareness of National Stress Awareness Month in the hope of increasing understanding of...

The Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) and The European Freight Trade Association (EFTA) are claiming victory after Companies House added a...

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has today (18th April 2019) announced a strong set of quarterly figures for the first three months of...

“The additional funding for British businesses is great news and will certainly be a much needed additional support for UK businesses. While the additional...

Quilam Capital, which provides both debt and equity solutions to companies in the speciality finance sector, has secured a multi-million-pound leverage...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today (15th April 2019) announced a new business development team for the South West & South Wales...

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has elected a Perthshire business leader as their new Operations Director to head up the group’s UK-wide operational...

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has been confirmed as the latest specialist packager to have access to Fleet Mortgages’ new limited edition buy-to-let loan...

Graydon, leading provider of business data, insights, analytics and solutions, announced today that it has signed a corporate partnership with worldwide...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £2.6 million Invoice Discounting funding facility to Morris Line Engineering (Holdings) Ltd, a specialist...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today added the Newbury Building Society to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm member...

Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee has launched a call for evidence regarding proposed legal changes to the Scottish business rates...

Aspen Bridging has officially launched its new Finish & Exit bridge product, which has been fine-tuned over the last three months to introduce several...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew in...

Trade credit insurer Atradius has published a new report analysing the performance of global markets. The Atradius Economic Update reviews growth within the...

Aspen Bridging has given further insight into its service excellence systems through a recently completed five-day refurbishment bridge, whereby each element...

The UK Government has a stated ambition to be ‘the world’s most innovative economy’ and has been supporting growth and innovation with the R&D Tax...

Target Group, the business process outsourcing (BPO) and operational transformation provider, is pleased to announce it has closed its mean gender pay gap by...

The Dealer Team at CarMoney, the fast-growing Glasgow-based motor finance business, is celebrating a a spectacular first year of operations and is planning to...

Jannai Hamblett, a 20-year-old student from Gloucester has been awarded ‘Apprentice of the Year’ by the Cirencester College Apprenticeship team for his...

Celebrating 35 years in business this year the firm, which specialises in director-led expert advice and financial leadership, is now building its presence in...

An eleventh-hour debate for leading supply chain professionals reveals continued uncertainty is more damaging for business than a no-deal Brexit A ‘one...

Close Brothers Invoice Finance won two awards and was highly commended in another category at the 19th annual Business Moneyfacts Awards, held on Thursday 28th...

Whilst Brexit may have caused political paralysis in Westminster, the UK’s fastest growing small businesses see specific opportunities to exploit. New...

A combination of widespread internet use, the rise in the global use of mobile devices and technological developments has created a new platform-based...

Scottish business confidence fell to a new low in the first three months of the year, the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) latest optimism tracker index...

The number of high-growth, scaling businesses in the UK increased to a record 36,510 – a 3.7% increase over the previous year – according to the...

55% of SMEs have had to turn away growth opportunities because of a bad financial situation, according to new research released today by Nucleus Commercial...

According to new research by Master Investor Ltd. (‘Master Investor’), 85% of investors are actively looking to invest in the UK in 2019 with more than a...

There is a cash flow disconnect that exists between organisations, of different sizes, across different industries and in different locations. This is often...

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has launched an Express Commercial Mortgage product which targets a turnaround from initial enquiry to completion within six...

New research from Which? shows that Scotland has lost over a third of its bank branches in eight years. Stuart Mackinnon, external affairs manager for the FSB...

Leading trade credit insurer Atradius has revealed its most promising emerging markets for 2019. Bulgaria, Indonesia, Vietnam, Peru and Morocco have been...

The NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards are delighted to announce a national partnership with Equifax. With one of the largest sources of detailed...

‘Not enough companies take late payments seriously’. That was the message from insolvency and company rescue specialists Forbes Burton following last...

The Chartered Institute of Credit Management and ITN Productions Industry News launch “Credit Experts”, a news and current affairs-style programme...

Aspen Bridging has increased its maximum loan sizes up to £4m net for portfolios and £2m net on single properties with immediate effect. The decision –...

A new online platform built by a team of ex Forbes FinTech 50 CTOs and CEOs promises to help start-ups and small businesses manage their biggest risk factor...

Nucleus Commercial Finance has increased its presence in the North West, with two new appointments, enabling the business to further support SMEs in the region...

Scottish procurement reforms are failing to help smaller businesses win public contracts, a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has...

Equiniti Riskfactor, the leading provider of risk management and fraud analytics software for the global commercial finance market, finds that invoice finance...

Today, Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service with over 450 members, has released new figures showing a marked increase in the number of...

Eighty per cent of business owners admit they worry their work-life balance is negatively impacting relationships with family and friends, research today...

As part of its service excellence programme, Aspen Bridging has undertaken its first broker survey which has praised the firm’s performance but questioned...

BFS’s Northern Sales Teams have raised £3,421.35 for local charities the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and the Bobby Colleran Trust, as part of its...

Aspen Bridging has made public its time-based service excellence targets, which shows that the company aims to take the majority of business from enquiry to...

Leading business lobby group, the Forum of Private Business, is looking for the Government to recognise the role of business in the contribution it makes to...

Euler Hermes accomplished very strong results in 2018, with revenues rising 7% to €2,705 million and volume-driven growth spread across most regions....

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has appointed a new partner to lead its real estate and construction team in the Midlands. Paul Fenner has more than...

Today Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his Spring Statement. Andrew McRae, FSB’s Scotland policy chair, said: “This week’s bitter Brexit acrimony made...

Entrepreneurs, business people and artists are backing a £1.3m project to boost business growth in the Sussex-to-London region. They packed the project’s...

Following the Government’s defeat at the hands of MPs last night, and ahead of the Budget Statement today, Angus Dent, CEO, ArchOver, said:...

Commenting on yesterday’s defeat of the government’s revised Brexit deal, Rupert Thompson, Head of Research at Kingswood, said: “Yesterday’s defeat of...

The ongoing Brexit debate has brought public awareness of the vital intricate supply chains that feed British industry to an all-time high. Supply chains are...

After doubling in size over the last three years, fast-moving Cooper Parry continues to look at ways to build and grow their business. They are expanding into...

The small business community’s youngest entrepreneurs (those aged under 35) are the driving force behind the sector’s optimism this spring. With just weeks...

Commenting on the recent publication of the Treasury Select Committee’s report “Economic Crime – Anti-money laundering supervision and sanctions...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 9%...

Mactavish, the leading expert on commercial insurance placement and disputes, is warning UK listed and private companies that they need to ensure their Brexit...

Both the British Government and the European Union insist that they do not want a “no-deal” Brexit. Yet it remains a possibility – and one which must...

New research reveals that a huge majority of accountants reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy. The survey conducted by Accountex, the UK’s...

British companies are facing a funding crisis because banks are not supporting the future of UK PLC. Businesses desperate for finance to support their growth...

MyPeople Group, a leading provider of cloud-based employee performance management and engagement analytics solutions, has launched a new profiling service....

Trade representatives of the European Union and the United States are meeting today to discuss the scope of EU-US trade talks. The United States argues for an...

The entrepreneurial founder of Ross Boyd Ltd – which operates across the UK and Ireland – has announced a restructuring of the accountancy practice...

North West headquartered Quint Group, a leading international, highly innovative fintech group operating in the consumer finance market, has secured a £16.5m...

Proactis has secured £20 million in funding from HSBC UK to bring to market new technology to tackle the liquidity squeeze felt by SMEs. The global e-commerce...

In a world first, Oxford-based Team Dynamics Global has partnered with leading Australian coaches and leadership experts to take its style of liberating...

Despite uncertainty in the market, both Just Mortgages’ employed and self-employed divisions have seen major growth over the past year, with lending figures...

Commenting on Persimmon’s profits and how housebuilders should be put under the spotlight, Tom Brown, Managing Director of Real Estate at Ingenious,...

According to analysis of the largest public European and international surveys of human beliefs and values, prejudice against immigrants in the UK is rare and...

Four in five Scottish smaller businesses contribute to their local community or give to charity, according to new research from the Federation of Small...

The collaboration with Visa will allow Billhop to expand across Europe, including markets such as France, Italy and Spain in the first half of 2019. Visa...

Euler Hermes is amongst the many organisations recognised and commended for their contribution to the trade sector at the 2019 International Trade Finance...

With mounting public pressure and increasing legislation placed on businesses to reduce their carbon footprints commercial building operators are looking for...

Businesses across the UK are recognising the need to ‘future-proof’ by seeking support and advice to build their business resilience and guard against...

Governments in Edinburgh and London need to deliver a new drive to stop big businesses paying their smaller suppliers unacceptably late, according to the...

ThinCats, the fintech lender for mid-sized SMEs, today welcomes a new £20 million funding commitment from British Business Investments, a commercial...

Impact Specialist Finance, the specialist mortgage broker and distributor, has appointed ex-senior HSBC Corporate Relationship Director Clive Smith as a Senior...

Inksmoor Finance Group is pleased to announce further expansion of its sales force within the Midlands area with the promotion of Louise Grant to Corporate...

UK retailers and traders who source their products from China for resale in the UK/EU are now faced with the prospect of ordering products ‘blind’ –...

Today, FICO announced a community version of FICO Xpress Insight, a decision support application that enables data scientists to rapidly deploy any advanced...

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has launched an enhanced online portal, findsmefinance, offering UK businesses access to the...

AN AWARD-WINNING holiday site is set to attract visitors from around the globe with its latest addition – a cottage inspired by a favourite character from...

In light of today’s report from The British Business Bank which indicates a further decrease in lending to small businesses, Nucleus Commercial Finance, CEO,...

Proposed changes to the UK’s immigration system don’t meet the needs of Scotland’s business community, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) will warn...

Nucleus Commercial Finance and M&G Investments (M&G) today announce a £40 million funding line that will support more SMEs through asset-based lending...

Big firms will feel the pain of the Apprenticeship Levy this spring when the first wave of levy payments will be wiped from their accounts unless they have...

“We may be operating in an increasingly digital world, but too many asset finance businesses are falling short of embracing the true potential digitisation...

Leading business lobby group, the Forum of Private Business is welcoming Martin Traynor OBE, the newly appointed Small Business Crown Representative, with a...

Development finance lender, Business Lending Group (BLG), has gone live with the Phoebus system after signing a five‐year contract with Phoebus Software Ltd...

Everyday Loans, the leading branch-based provider of unsecured consumer loans, has deployed MyPeople’s new cloud-based employee performance management and...

A new UK safety mark designed to replace the EU’s ubiquitous CE mark following a no-deal Brexit will cost British manufacturers and exporters £millions in...

NewCities, together with partners Novartis Foundation, Novartis US Foundation, and the City of Montréal, today announced 16 finalist cities for the first...

Shawbrook Bank has provided a Glasgow-based business offering supply chain management solutions for technology-driven companies internationally with £2.2...

This afternoon the Cabinet Secretary for Finance Derek Mackay announced changes to his draft budget to secure parliamentary support. He outlined a range of new...

Every year thousands of accountants and finance professionals from around the UK flock to Accountex to discover the best new product innovations and the latest...

Leading SME funding provider, Ultimate Finance, has announced another record-breaking year, providing funds of more than £1.4bn to SMEs across the UK last...

SMEs are at risk of a downturn, according to the latest SME Confidence Tracker from independent financial services provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS)....

A pair of businessmen who faced losing a property deal when their initial lender went bust have now bought their office – after Together provided a...

A wiser man than me once said that anyone attempting to make predictions will end up either wrong or lucky. In 2019, against a backdrop of uncertainty about...

In light of the CBI’s new data outlining that sentiment within manufacturing further deteriorated, Chirag Shah, CEO, Nucleus Commercial Finance, said:...

Commenting on Sterling’s rally on hopes that a chaotic Brexit is no longer an option, Andy Scott, Associate Director at JCRA, the independent financial risk...

London-based lender Fiduciam has set its objectives for 2019, planning to double its lending by originating £250million (€280million / $320million) in new...

A Scottish high street renaissance could be around the corner if new Scottish Government funding is complemented with local business and public sector support,...

Henry Howard Finance Group (HHF) has appointed a new Analytics Manager, to help support the independent funder’s continued growth. Rachel Davies will drive...

Group sales and marketing director of Reward Finance Group, Nick Smith, has been appointed to the role of managing director of the Manchester office to help...

The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase industries, has appointed Henry Aitchison, a former senior...

Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today announced that it has provided Pearl Hotels with a £20.5 million commercial loan to re-finance...

Following the heavy defeat of the Withdrawal Agreement in last night’s meaningful vote in the House of Commons, the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB)...

Nucleus Commercial Finance, one of the UK’s largest providers of alternative finance to businesses, announces today that it has broken through the £1...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Sue Pengelly as Business Development Manager (BDM), South West of England, as it looks to expand its support for...

with money, following the acquisition of a Birmingham-based debt management business. Creditfix has expanded its comprehensive range of debt relief solutions...

The advent of open banking and the continuing emergence of new challenger and mobile banks is not limited to traditional banking. Asset finance is ripe for...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) in...

The number of UK business insolvencies is set to rise by +9% this year, even if a deal is agreed with the EU before the Brexit deadline, according to Euler...

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (10th January 2019) announced it has responded to the Law...

Late payments campaigner, and MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, Debbie Abrahams, has secured a ten minute rule bill which says that all payments on...

Three-quarters (74%) of businesses in the UK surveyed by Centtrip, the international payments, treasury management and foreign-exchange specialist, believe...

Bibby Financial Services has provided £3.6m to RW Scott, Carluke (South of Glasgow) based food wholesaler which has recently been acquired by an experienced...

Leading independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has provided over £100m in funding in the North this year through its specialist corporate...

Today the UK Government has published its White Paper on immigration. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland has demanded an urgent rethink,...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Adrian Payne as Head of Sales to drive its growth plans in the South of England. Adrian returns to BFS after four...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 9%...

With 2019 fast approaching, new research released today by Nucleus Commercial Finance reveals that 74% of UK SME leaders are fearful about what 2019 holds. The...

Tinubu Square, a leading provider of credit insurance, surety and trade finance solutions is predicting that with changes in the risk landscape, increasingly...

The text of a company’s website helps predict the growth of that company. Dutch scientists of the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) came to this...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today announced the launch of a number of new products across both its standard and limited company...

Andrew McRae, FSB’s Scotland Policy Chair, said: “Like smaller firms across Scotland, Derek Mackay today showed that he’s getting on with business...

Dave Spicer, Dean of the Business School at the University of Salford said: “It is chaos at the moment, there is no other word for it. Business is crying out...

New data released today by Creditsafe, examining the rate of company failures across 12* UK business sectors, reveals 0.33% of companies in the Hospitality...

Business optimism in Scotland is at the lowest ebb ever recorded by the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) quarterly small business confidence index. The...

Chirag Shah, CEO of Nucleus Commercial Finance comments: “Whilst today’s figures show that businesses across the UK are consistently supported with...

The 19-bedroom bedroom Fairways Hotel, which overlooks the Bristol Channel in Porthcawl, has undergone an extensive refurbishment, including the addition of a...

Businesses and employers should do more to help close Britain’s productivity gap, says Guy Opperman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the...

Research commissioned by Dun & Bradstreet revealed UK small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) confidence in future financial success is down 19% compared...

The Scottish Government should set aside £75 million to help firms adapt to the UK leaving the European Union, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Jim Davis as Managing Director for Export Finance as it looks to further grow its support for businesses trading...

Like many professional services, accountancy has a reputation for being boring. Although money may not be the most dynamic of subjects, it doesn’t mean...

Commenting on new statistics published by the Government on the number of England & Wales corporate insolvencies in 2017, broken down by company age, size...

Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has released a new research paper which examines the pressures on resources for healthcare systems around the world, the...

Arcinova, a contract research and development organisation providing a range of services to the pharmaceutical industry, is benefitting from invoice finance...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Paul Lomas as Global HR Director to develop and implement the business’s global HR operating model in line with...

The number of business debt judgments registered in the Republic of Ireland during the third quarter of 2018 fell to the lowest levels on record for any third...

Trade credit insurer Atradius has published a new report revealing the challenges and opportunities facing the global machinery and engineering sector. The...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £1m funding facility to Open Outdoor Media Limited (OPEN). The funding line includes Invoice Finance and Hire...

The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses rose by more than a third during the third quarter of 2018, according to figures released...

Due to the success of ‘Credit Champions,’ The Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) has partnered with ITN Productions to create flagship...

Arcinova, a contract research and development organisation providing a range of services to the pharmaceutical industry, is benefitting from invoice finance...

Reward Finance Group, the Leeds and Manchester-based alternative finance provider, has achieved another milestone by lending £7m across 23 deals in October,...

Official figures published today show that the number of Scottish businesses fell by 8,830 between March 2017 and March 2018 – with a large fall in...

Businesses in Britain have a higher proportion of overdue invoices compared to their counterparts across Western Europe, new research by trade credit insurer...

A growing number of small business owners and self-employed people are facing high levels of debt as they struggle to keep their businesses afloat, according...

With international sales higher than ever before, What More UK are not phased by Brexit negotiations. As the largest supplier and brand leader of plastic...

Lee Thorpe, head of risk business solutions, SAS UK & Ireland said: “With Brexit just around the corner, it’s good to see that the banking sector has...

The lack of improvement in the UK’s standing in the World Bank’s latest insolvency rankings underlines the need for UK corporate insolvency reform, says...

Funding Options today announced that Alastair Preacher has joined Funding Options as their new Chief Product Officer. Award-winning business finance...

Lender Together has saved a renovation project after completing a £135,800 short-term loan in just five working days. The customer, a Surrey-based property...

The 8thannual 2018 F&I Conference & Awards event hosted by Dealtrak on October 18thsaw Jigsaw Finance recognised as the Broker of the Year in what was...

iwoca, one of Europe’s fastest growing small business lenders, has today successfully released Open Banking for all new customers with a Lloyds Bank account....

Following the release of the Q3 2018 Insolvency Service statistics today, Richard Haymes, Head of Financial Difficulties at TDX Group, an Equifax company,...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) Specialist Director, Kash Ahmad, has been appointed to the board of the Institute of Export and International Trade...

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has given the Chancellor 5 out of 10 for his last budget before Britain leaves the EU. Managing Director Ian Cass said:...

Angus Dent, CEO of ArchOver: “The Tory party’s promise to put an end to austerity has been revealed as simply words, not actions. Hammond’s plans for...

NatWest has announced that Deloitte, Equifax and FreeAgent have signed up as partners to its Entrepreneur Accelerator programme, the UK’s largest...

David Birne, business recovery and insolvency partner at H W Fisher & Company comments: “That Debenhams has announced the closure of as many as 50...

In recent years, the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have gained a reputation in financial and technological circles as being somewhat of a...

Today the Scottish Government has published an Economic Action Plan – outlining a range of measures Ministers are taking to boost growth. Stuart Mackinnon,...

Following the UK Finance figures, Paul Hunt, Phoebus Software managing director, said “We are beginning to see something of a trend with the market waning in...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today announced the promotion of Graham Le Bas to the role of National Sales Manager. Graham has...

Experienced banker, Chris Ibbetson, has joined Reward Finance as a portfolio manager to handle the growing number of deals being generated by the SME funder....

Hope Capital has rebranded and moved to a new office this week, all as part of the next phase of its ambitious growth strategy. Hope Capital is on target to...

Demonstrating its sustained commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the Financial Services and FinTech arena, Money20/20 Europe will sponsor the...

Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today announced it has provided commercial property specialists, Kingsway Properties London, with a £14...

ArchOver, the P2P business lending platform connecting businesses requiring finance with individual and institutional investors, is expanding into the West...

Young businesses decision makers (aged 16 to 29-years-old) are the most open to using external finance, with 57% planning to access additional funds in the...

Bibby Financial Services has provided a £5m Invoice Finance facility to Nigel Fredericks Trading, a London-based meat wholesaler which has recently been...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by...

Trade credit insurer Atradius is better placed than ever to deliver crucial support to North West businesses. A world leader in trade credit insurance with an...

The Apprentice returns this week for a 14th series, as 16 entrepreneurs and impresarios battle it out to win a significant investment in their respective...

Arum has secured a place on the newly launched Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 Framework (DOS3), run by Crown Commercial Services (CCS). This framework...

To support its technological and business development, Tinubu Square, a leading provider of Credit Insurance, Surety and Trade Finance solutions, recruits...

Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today announced that it has provided Auriga Holdings Ltd, the restaurant franchise business, with a £13.95...

Less businesses in Eastern Europe are offering credit to customers, a report by trade credit insurer Atradius has found. The 2018 edition of the Atradius...

Together has refreshed its unregulated short-term loan range by removing fees and lowering rates to help more people looking to buy investment properties. The...

Global trade growth could halve by 2020 should the US and China fail to agree a deal to halt the increase in import tariffs, according to leading trade credit...

Peer-to-peer lender, Assetz Capital, has agreed a deal with Connect for Intermediaries to be the first network that it distributes its products through. Assetz...

More than two thirds of small business owners (67%) are working on plans to deliver growth in the next three months. This represents a rise from this time last...

A £450,000 funding package from Henry Howard Finance has helped an independent Welsh gym become one of the largest privately-owned gyms, and the first...

Independent financial services provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced the expansion of its global headquarters in Banbury, North Oxfordshire,...

Independent financial services provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced the expansion of its global headquarters in Banbury, North Oxfordshire,...

Research from Dun & Bradstreet reveals that UK businesses prompt payments deteriorated in in the three months to June (Q2). On average, less than a third...

Scottish Government plans to introduce more frequent business rate revaluations will fail without a modernisation drive, according to the Federation of Small...

Global financial services provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has extended its Trade Finance proposition enabling UK importers to pay overseas suppliers...

Two new key appointments have been made at one of the UK’s leading independent funder, Henry Howard Finance to help support the independent funder’s...

Personal Contract Hire (PCH) leasing has become big news in car retailing and in doing so is promoting the wider appeal of leasing with its wider benefits, not...

Leading SME funding partner Ultimate Finance has appointed three senior sales professionals to further strengthen support for SMEs in London and the South...

Banking Circle, the global scale financial utility, has launched Banking Circle Receivables Factoring giving Payment Services Providers (PSPs) and FinTechs...

The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (Chartered IIA) has submitted its response to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) consultation on The...

Data released from Dun & Bradstreet reveals that year-on-year, the number of companies liquidated in the three months to June rose to 4,148 from 3,372 of...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show consumer finance new business grew in July by 9%, compared with the same month...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) overall...

Laurie Beagle FCICM current Chair of the CICM Executive Board completes his two-year term of office this month. A member of the Chartered Institute of Credit...

Growing evidence that the UK economy may be on a downward spiral is suggested in the latest (Q2 2018) UK’s Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) which has hit a...

The low rates of losses on loans to UK SMEs means they have proven to be far less risky to investors than high yield corporate bonds, shows a new study by...

UK Finance has published its Invoice Finance and Asset Based Lending Update for the second quarter of 2018. Key data highlights: Client numbers reached 40,333,...

Today, Lithuania-based startup Debitum Network launches an innovative global finance platform aimed at tackling the worldwide shortage of funding for small...

Henry Howard Finance Group has announced a new Group Chief Financial Officer to support the independent funder’s continued growth. Mark Tweed, FCA, from...

The Go Wild Bury Private Day Nursery & Creche is now operating under new ownership and management following its acquisition by Pourya Kaveh from Elaine...

Peer-to-peer business lender, Assetz Capital, is bolstering its senior team with the appointment of Chris Macklin as chief risk officer. With over 35 years of...

Commenting on the announcement from the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy on corporate governance and corporate insolvency framework...

Launching in Septembe, Debitum Network is a global ecosystem that connects small businesses to international investors and sets new standards for alternative...

The value of new construction contracts in July reached £4.6 billion, a 6.5 per cent increase compared to June and the first month to see growth since March....

The number of small businesses predicting growth for the next three months has hit its lowest level for more than a year – and the amount predicting they...

Today, a productivity shortfall is stifling UK growth, especially for exports, in what are highly benevolent market conditions. “Increasing use of leasing...

A new court judgement will have a major impact on disputes involving companies in liquidation, says leading construction consultancy MPG. The decision in the...

A new court judgement will have a major impact on disputes involving companies in liquidation, says leading construction consultancy MPG. The decision in the...

Shawbrook Bank has provided fast-growing engineering group QML Holdings with a £6.2 million funding line to finance two key acquisitions. The loan allowed...

Fears over Brexit appear to be increasing businesses’ perception of the risks in their supply chain, despite evidence suggesting many have taken steps to...

Corlytics, the world leader in calculating and analysing regulation as a risk, has announced an addition to its executive team with the appointment of Tim...

Figures compiled by the ASTL’s auditors from its bridging lender members for Q2 2018 are slightly down on the exceptional figures for Q4 2017 and Q1 2018,...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Paul Stack as Commercial Director for Europe and Asia. Paul started his new role on 1 August and will oversee...

More than three in five small businesses (63%) are dealing with late payment issues – and the smallest businesses are those most at risk of dealing with...

BSI, the business standards company, has published the revised international standard for auditing management systems, BS EN ISO 19011:2018. The document...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show consumer finance new business grew in June by 9%, compared with the same month...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) fell in...

Direct Line for Business has announced the launch of a new end-to-end business insurance solution that enables owners of small and micro sized financial...

New official statistics published today show unemployment in Scotland fell by 0.1% between April and June to 4.2%. The Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

Alternative lenders Fundsquire have hired former GrantTree Managing Director Rowan Gallagher as their new UK Managing Director. Founded in 2016 in Australia...

Nationwide insolvency practitioner, SFP, has completed a sale of the business and assets of Paterson Group, a recruitment business, saving the jobs of all 55...

Nationwide insolvency practitioner, SFP, has completed a sale of the business and assets of CJ Holmes and Sons Limited to CJH Civils Limited preserving the...

Tungsten Network, the global business transaction network, has launched a new purchase order (PO) delivery and acknowledgement service for its 300,000 global...

The formal launch of the new Republic of Ireland Branch of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) will take place at Croke Park on 17th September....

Hot on the heels of exceptional half year results, Henry Howard Finance Group (HHF) has appointed a new head of HR and compliance to help support the...

Hilton-Baird Collection Services’ Director, Victoria Herd, has been appointed to the Executive Board of Trustees at the Chartered Institute of Credit...

Bibby Financial Services has provided an £850k funding facility to FYNE AUDIO, a new entrant into the high-end, loudspeaker audio market. The funding line...

Fiduciam, the bridging and marketplace lender, has completed its largest loan to date enabling a borrower to save their business worth circa £25m....

The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses rose sharply during the first half of 2018, according to figures released today by Registry...

Barclays has today announced that it is partnering with leading fintech business MarketInvoice, Europe’s largest online invoice financing platform, in a deal...

Economic research by top global trade credit insurer Atradius reveals major shifts in the landscape of the global ICT sector, driven by advancing technologies...

Gallagher has continued its strategic investment for growth across the national Trade Credit & Surety Practice, by bolstering its Manchester-based team...

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a leading independent commercial finance provider, today announces the appointment of Neil Kindness as asset based lending...

Manufacturer of organic baby food, Babease, has secured £1 million in funding from Bibby Financial Services (BFS) to fund the growth of the business following...

Reward Finance Group (“Reward Finance”) has received an additional £10m investment from Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”), to help fulfil the growing...

Gallagher has continued its strategic investment for growth across the national Trade Credit & Surety Practice, by bolstering its Manchester-based team...

The Treasury Select Committee has today published the report of its inquiry into household finances. Joanna Elson OBE, chief executive of the Money Advice...

The Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) has launched the CICM Knowledge Hub, a new initiative to provide CICM members and subscribers with access...

Leading SME funding partner, Ultimate Finance has announced it has reached a new lending milestone, as it makes available almost £200 million to small and...

Independent lender Henry Howard Finance (HHF) has continued its record portfolio growth during the first half of 2018, reinforcing its position as a leading...

Over half (56%) of UK SMEs believe that government investment is unevenly spread in favour of London, according to the latest SME Confidence Tracker from...

Grafton Merchanting ROI Ltd, Ireland’s largest builders’ merchants and part of Grafton Group PLC, has implemented financial intelligent automation from...

The Lending Standards Board (LSB) and the Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs Business Debtline, have today published a report that explores the impact...

The Scottish Government today announced some changes to their Flexible Workforce Development Fund, including moves that will allow smaller businesses in big...

The number of failures of UK companies has risen 30.0% to 4,827 in the second quarter of the year, compared to the same period a year ago, according to the...

Both Scotland’s employment and unemployment rate rose slightly between March and May 2018, according to new figures published today. Andrew McRae, the...

UK businesses are not increasing their recruitment and investment plans since the start of the year, despite confidence reaching a two-year high since the EU...

Barclays has launched £100,000 unsecured lending – doubling its maximum for unsecured business loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £1.4 million Recruitment Finance funding line to Pearson Anderson, an ambitious healthcare recruitment company....

Independent financial services provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has recorded a strong first half of the year, structuring 750 new funding agreements for...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Lauren Maloney as a Business Development Manager (BDM) as it looks to create new business opportunities and...

Henry Howard Finance Group has appointed joint heads of sales support as the independent funder’s growth continues apace. Nicola Evans, who joined the...

Businesses looking to win big when it comes to RFPs and bids today have a new weapon in their arsenal as the CEO and co-founder of one of the UK’s top bid...

The leasing sector needs to become more agile to meet the needs of an increasingly important and ‘entitled’ SME sector. This is the observation from...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has become the first to fully integrate with Kent...

Henry Howard Finance Group has appointed joint heads of sales support as the independent funder’s growth continues apace. Nicola Evans, who joined the...

The performance of the UK manufacturing sector remained relatively subdued in June, especially when compared to the marked pace of growth seen before the turn...

A cycle shop owner is taking his business up a gear after a £227,000 cash injection from specialist lender Together. Jon Dean, who owns CycleStreet in...

The Scottish economy grew by 0.2% during the first quarter of 2018, according to new official statistics. Stuart Mackinnon, FSB’s external affairs manager...

Scottish small business confidence is at its highest since 2015, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). FSB’s Scottish...

New research from online lender Sunny has found that 29 million* UK adults, (55%) have never had financial support from their family, debunking the idea that...

By Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist and CIO at Saxo Bank “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious...

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Aman Gill as Head of Trade Services as it looks to offer additional support to small and medium sized enterprises...

A survey conducted by leading regional law firm Howes Percival has revealed that 30% of businesses surveyed did not have a social media policy –...