Bank referral scheme helps fewer than 800 firms 2nd September 2019.   The bank referral scheme, an initiative administered by the British Business Bank on behalf of the Treasury and which links small companies turned down for bank finance with

UK economic sentiment at lowest level for seven years 30th August 2019. Weak services and reduced confidence in the retail sector saw economic sentiment in the UK fall to its lowest level in seven years this month, according to figures

Mixed news for the UKs SME owners 28th August 2019. Two-thirds of businesses fear economy will worsen Are you, like many SME owners, worried about the economic outlook? What affect is it having on your customer base? Sentiment within Britain’s

More bad news for retail but could this latest new proposal save the high street? 27th August 2019. Sales plunge at fastest rate since financial crisis The Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) latest health check on the retail industry has

Brexit’s impact on SMEs – 27th August 2019. Augusts bank holiday weekend was a scorcher with records broken and temperatures records broken again with temperatures in West London reaching 33.3C. London was fittingly hotter than Rio, for the Notting Hill