Specific funds of at least £20m have been allocated by Legion to boost the buying power of SMEs as they make plans for Spring Summer 2015.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Lessons SMEs can learn from corporates
World class corporations are a different breed of business compared to SMEs but they have much to teach their smaller cousins about performance, profitability and how to achieve ground breaking results. In my experience, SMEs that are willing to adopt corporate disciplines soon reap the rewards.
SMEs choose SMS for their business communications
Businesses rely on a number of different communication channels these days, online and offline. Dr Pieter Streicher, managing director at BulkSMS.com explains why the text message has stood the test of time and continues to play an important role in business communications.
Exports Decline Weighs on Manufacturing Growth
The recovery in British manufacturing continued in the three months to October, but the pace of growth slowed as new export orders declined, according to the latest CBI Quarterly Industrial Trends Survey.
EIB backing unlocks £1 billion social & urban investment across London
Job creation, quality of life and health standards across London will benefit from GBP 1 billion of new urban renewal, social housing and energy efficiency investment over the next four years following agreement of a new GBP 500 million lending programme by the European Investment Bank to be matched by financing from the London Green Fund and boroughs across the capital.
Wellbeing drives business innovation
Going for a swim, a gentle jog or taking a trip to the theatre could open the door to success for business owners.
Players trade places for Restart
The Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) yesterday teamed up with Official Foreign Exchange Business Club partner, AFEX, to raise over £10,000 for Restart – The Rugby Players’ Charity.
Britain’s army of 2.9m homepreneurs hold the key to economic growth
Britain’s booming army of 2.9m homepreneurs spend more than £40bn of their earnings in their own local economy and are on track to create over five million freelance jobs, a major new report from Enterprise Nation and Direct Line for Business has revealed today/Thursday October 23.
1.25 million UK SMEs to invest in bricks and mortar
More than 1.25m UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are planning to move or expand their business premises in the next 12 months to cater for an expected increase in activity, according to new research by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks.
SMEs are leading a revolution
With SMEs leading the UK job market recovery – having been collectively responsible for 84 per cent of new vacancies created between 2010 and 2013 – a new initiative aims to highlight their role in driving revolutionary workplace change.
Metro Bank boosts its balance as small business champion
Metro Bank is attracting more small business customers as part of its drive to fill the void left by the large high street lenders.
UK government one of the most “SME-friendly” in the world
The UK has one of the most SME-friendly governments and favourable investment environments around the world, according to findings from ACCA and the Institute of Management Accountants.
PayPal launches loan service for SMEs
PayPal, has introduced Working Capital, a new loan product which promises eligible merchants a tailored grant loan within minutes of request.
HSBC rapped by Competition Authority for SME lending breach
HSBC has been censured by watchdogs for breaking rules put into place over a decade ago to stop banking abuse.
Corporate data at risk from workers’ lack of knowledge
Wide-scale survey shows almost a quarter of workers are completely unaware of their corporate mobile access policies while 40% can access data on devices without permission
