I know its April 1st, but it’s no joke………the Bank of England’s Credit Conditions Survey, just published, reports that th...
View articleLook up any website that lists the advantages and disadvantages of limited liability companies, and you’ll find near the top of any downside lis...
View articleThe credit squeeze has seen a reduction in the amount banks lend, the amount of trade insurance cover from credit insurers, and yes, I now have to adm...
View articleA story emerging out of recent research carried out by Graydon and the Forum for Private Business amongst 750 SMEs highlights a serious lack of commun...
View articleThroughout the economic downturn, banks, credit insurers and trade suppliers have all complained about having to make risk decisions based upon “...
View articleSME business owners are turning to personal credit cards, friends and family to support their businesses while banks continue to refuse finance. This ...
View articleWell its taken a fair while, but what started as the Competition Commission’s investigation into the activity of supermarket giants back in 2006...
View articleSome say they are…..A lot say they aren’t….. but the debate as to whether banks are lending to SMEs during this ongoing economic cri...
View articleAs a credit information man, I’m always trying to persuade businesses that good credit scores can directly impact their cash flow positions, so ...
View articleThese are indeed troubling times for football fans. Diehards no longer have to fret about league results or the threat of relegation- they’re mo...
View articleOver a year ago, cash strapped small businesses were given a pledge by Lord Mandelson stating that Government departments would pay trade invoices wit...
View articleMy colleague blogger “Insider” wrote yesterday about the growing menace of fraud. No doubt, things get worse when people get desperate in ...
View articleIt is an undeniable fact that in a recession, parents seem to take on board the economic environment and postpone having babies until financial circum...
View articleCompanies who have taken advantage of HMRC’s Business Payments Support Service during the recession, which allowed them to defer tax payments in...
View article“Insufficient security ” has been given as the biggest reason behind Banks’ rejection of loan requests by SMEs, according to researc...
View articleShould I be more interested in Income Tax avoidance schemes or looking after the longer term solvency of my business? Some SME owners are facing up to...
View articleI was driving into work this morning listening to 5 Live on the radio, and hearing some good points being made by the chief economist of the British C...
View articleThings are looking up for the UK economy and SMEs in particular. A couple of new surveys suggest that the country may be on its way out of recession i...
View articleTootsies, the burger restaurant chain, appears to have got itself into a financial pickle, and has, as a result, been sold to Giraffe Concepts in yet ...
View articleBanks, credit insurers and trade suppliers have all been banging a drum for the last nine months about how important it is for SMEs to open up their m...
View articleI was talking to senior executives at the ACCA yesterday, and hearing of complaints about the credit industry from accountancy firms on behalf of thei...
View articleJudging by some of the comments I’ve heard after the publication of the news story “Phobia over secret accounts threatens recovery” ...
View articleAt a time when companies are finding it extremely tough to obtain finance from banks, in some cases, just to keep things ticking over while the recess...
View articleThe FTSE 100 is continuing its progress north , banks are reporting improved results, house prices are stabilising…… we may be seeing a bo...
View articleThere was a story in the Mail On Sunday at the weekend about a ceramics maker who was complaining about being asked to pay up front for his energy sup...
View articleIts sometimes comforting to know that some things in our fast changing world never seem to change….. Research from CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud ...
View articleWell, they might just as well be blamed for it, since they are being blamed for most of the country’s woes since the credit crisis began in earn...
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