Firms rejected by banks get loans lifeline
Alternative Business Funding plans to take advantage of new rules being that will force banks to direct companies to alternative lenders if they refuse to offer loans themselves.
View ArticleBig tax gains for the small investor
Investments of less than £50,000 now account for 36 per cent of all Enterprise Investment Scheme funding, up from 29 per cent in the previous two years.
View ArticleMake love not war: Military outfitter hit by defence cuts turns to weddings
Wyedean Weaving produces military accessories from epaulets to lanyards and sashes, but is launching a new line of products under the label Trimmed with Love.
View ArticleFifth of firms get fake references as job applicants lie on their CVs
The FSB's survey of 1,800 members found nearly one in five had discovered candidates with fake references.
View ArticleBira bank booms by backing small shops
Lending to small shops: Bira said sectors with the highest rate of growth included charity shops, convenience stores and tattooists
View ArticleE-commerce network MyHigh.St gives you the chance to invest in keeping your...
MyHigh.St, an e-commerce network of more than 400 shops, wants communities to support it through crowdfunding website Crowd Cube.
View ArticleOn your bike! Number of buyers rushing to own a firm rises
The number of people looking to buy a small company has leaped in the past three months, according to BusinessesForSale. Heather Baker bought Saddles & Paddles.
View ArticleFSB: School leavers 'don't know how to dress'
An urgent plea for more to be done to close the skills gap with other countries will be made at the annual conference of the Federation of Small Businesses.
View ArticleDon't bar us from cheap flood cover plead bosses
Pressure is growing on the Government to ensure small and medium-sized businesses are covered under the State’s new affordable flood insurance scheme.
View ArticleWar on sugar makes mint for duo behind Peppersmith
Dan Shrimpton, who started Peppersmith with Mike Stevens after they met working at Innocent Drinks, said that the firm is now targeting dental practices as well as retailers.
View ArticleGrowing number of small firms pledge to create new jobs amid further signs...
The Federation of Small Businesses, which polled almost 3,000 companies, said one in seven were optimistic about employing new staff in the coming quarter.
View ArticleDog borrowing website gets a tasty cash treat
BorrowMyDoggy, which allows dog-lovers to take care of someone else’s pet, has won a six-figure investment and is launching an app in six weeks.
View ArticleSmall firms urged to plan for auto-enrolment of its staff as deadline looms
This year, 40,000 firms with up to 249 employees will fall under rules requiring them to offer pensions to staff, starting next month.
View ArticleBattles break out in bidding war for £2bn growth fund
Demand is expected to far outstrip the available cash and Greg Clark, Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, warned ‘there will be winners and losers’.
View ArticleA fifth of small firms plan on boosting their pension contributions
Small and medium-sized firms will soon start automatically enrolling their workers onto pensions - and some are planning to go above and beyond the call of duty.
View ArticleBritons go the extra mile to spend wisely, but are still lagging behind as...
Britons are going out of their way to make ends meet, with a study by Standard Life finding that 92 per cent of us are using tactics to make the most of their money.
View ArticleFirms hail Queen's Speech bill for small business
But the Government was accused of prolonging a ‘cash crisis’ for small firms by not including concrete plans to force banks to refer them to alternative lenders if they are turned down for a loan.
View ArticleDigital music pioneer 7digital Group set to be valued at £30m on AIM market
It is one of the world’s leading digital music providers, allowing top artists such as Rihanna to be heard on devices such as smartphones.
View ArticleUK lags behind Chile as a place for female entrepreneurs, study says
The UK came in at seventh place, behind the US, Australia, Sweden, France, Germany and Chile, but was one of just four countries to have improved since last year.
View ArticleSmall firms warn funding cuts may destroy boom in apprentice jobs
The Queen’s Speech last week included the announcement of two million apprenticeships having been created by the end of this Parliament.
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