
Family and friends help fund one in five SMEs
With traditional business finance in increasingly short supply, one in five British businesses are being driven to seek loans from family and friends in search of…

With traditional business finance in increasingly short supply, one in five British businesses are being driven to seek loans from family and friends in search of…

The most romantic day of the year is just around the corner, which means that it’s the season for spreading a little love and strengthening your…

Having secured a £90k government SMART grant for innovation in 2012, natural swimming pool company Clear Water Revival (CWR) has launched an investment pitch on the…

Just six months after launching, the crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom has helped hundreds of people invest £1million into promising British businesses.

CBI says political tensions during the build-up to the 2015 election are a potential “mood killer” for business investment

In study after study, strategic thinkers are found to be among the most highly effective leaders. And while there is an abundance of courses, books, articles…

New economic forecast shows investment and exports supporting growth

As an income investment for those able to put down a sizeable deposit, buy-to-let is once again looking like an attractive prospect. The wheels of the…

The UK economy's promising turnaround has meant a stronger sterling. While there were initial fears that this might threaten British exports and impede the government's plans…

As HMRC continue to crack down on tax avoidance, Ben Dunn FCA, Finance Director of JSA Services looks at the issue of Employee Benefit Trusts.

Many of us resist the idea of limiting the total amount of time we spend on email. Instead, we allow the volume of email we receive,…

Geraldine Grandidier, award-winning founder of Tidy Books , is set to fulfil her dream by expanding her business overseas, after rejecting other forms of finance and…

Despite seeing $4 billion (£2.45 billion) wiped off Twitter's value Associate Professor of Strategic Management Sotirios Paroutis believes the US tech company could still have a…

Flavourly, which intends to turn over a million pounds this year, plans to raise £116k from the crowd - but at a SpeedFunding event in London…

Business optimism in the UK is at its highest level in 22 years, a survey by business consultants BDO has found.