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Budget 2012: little joy for SME’s
Mar
Despite a lot of hype and a considerable amount of expectation that this year's Budget would be one that would help business, there was very little in it for SME businesses to get excited about. As expected, the Chancellor has announced a reduction in the rate of corporation tax on company...
Private investment on the increase
Feb
Commentators expect there to be a rise in the level of private investment into small and medium businesses throughout 2012. "Envestors”, an investor network company, reports that in the last 6 months it has experienced a 25% rise in the number of investors looking for companies to inject their...
Smaller businesses unwilling to spend?
Dec
In times of apparent doom and gloom for many SMEs across the UK, with many reports indicating that bank lending is still extremely difficult to secure, it may surprise many that just under half of SMEs in the UK are sitting on an average of £190,000 investible cash. According to recent...
How easy is it for small businesses to obtain investment?
Nov
Despite recent calls from the Bank of England's new Financial Policy Committee (FPC) for the banks to slash bonuses and not their lending to small businesses, the reality is that bank loans remain difficult to obtain in the current climate. As a result, many businesses are still looking for...
Smaller businesses continue to feel the pinch
Sep
According to the official figures released earlier this year from the Insolvency Service, insolvency is still on the rise for small businesses across the UK. It therefore follows that the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) report a couple of weeks ago was not what small businesses across...
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