Could you be boosted by automation? 18th September 2019. A widespread fear of automation -the fear that we’ll soon be usurped by more efficient machines has been rippling throughout the modern world and is seen regularly in the media. The

Brexit blamed for a decline in the number of start-ups 12th September 2019. Brexit uncertainty has been blamed for a 12.9% fall in the number of new UK start-ups last year.   The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC), a joint venture

Government council will support post-Brexit lending to SMEs 10th September 2019. The Treasury and the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have announced the creation of a finance council to support lending to smaller businesses after Brexit and

Late payments cost SMEs £51.5bn 5th September 2019.   Late payments have cost SMEs an estimated £51.5bn in the last year, research from Hitachi Capital UK has found.   The sum was extrapolated from a poll of 1,000 SME owners

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