by Tracey Carter | J Feb, 2018 | Finance
A new short to medium term loan fund to provide capital to SMEs has been launched this week. Fresh Thinking Capital, the new secured lending business, has been established by Yorkshire corporate financiers Melanie Hird and Andrew Walls. With offices in Leeds and...
by Tracey Carter | J Jan, 2018 | Business Trends, Finance, Technology
SETsquared continues to help start-ups flourish SET Squared is operated in conjunction with a number of UK universities, our closest being The University of Surrey in Guildford. The programme is proving to be an invaluable springboard for entrepreneurs and start-ups...
by Tracey Carter | J Jan, 2018 | Brexit, Business Trends, Chambers of Commerce, Export, Finance, Local news, Transport
This is a pivotal time for UK businesses. As negotiations on the UK’s departure from the EU continue, we have a narrow window of opportunity to understand your company’s priorities – and to feed the latest views from Chamber business communities into...
by Tracey Carter | J Dec, 2017 | Finance, Local Business, Local news, Offers
Creative England Investments Are you looking to grow and scale your creative, digital business? Have you struggled to access finance elsewhere? Creative England understands the needs of SMEs, particularly those in the creative sector. We know how difficult it is to...
by Tracey Carter | J Nov, 2017 | Finance, Local Business
UK small businesses need to build partnerships in order to achieve their growth ambitions, according to a new report. Pivoting your Products, a new study conducted by Enterprise Nation for RB, has found that 78% of UK businesses plan to scale and grow – both...
by Tracey Carter | J Nov, 2017 | Finance, Local Business
Extending auto-enrolment to gig workers could boost their retirement income by at least £75,000, according to a new study. Researchers from the Pensions Policy Institute, on behalf of Zurich, used YouGov data to model applying auto-enrolment to gig workers, a key...
