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Bank pressure pays off – HSBC adds £1 billion credit for SMEs

HSBC adds £1 billion new credit to ease working capital for UK small businesses.

By News Desk | 8th December 2008 at 10:33 | Read more ...

Small businesses applaud historic UK interest rate cut

Bank of England cuts interest rate in December 2008 to record low of 2%.

By News Desk | 4th December 2008 at 14:26 | Read more ...

Big Issue Invest eases cash flow for social enterprises

Big Issue investment arm plans new fund for social enterprises in 2009 and offers cashflow finance.

By News Desk | 1st December 2008 at 8:53 | Read more ...

Boom in new business births continues – VAT registrations up

Official figures for 2007 reveal an ongoing boom in the creation of new businesses.

By News Desk | 28th November 2008 at 13:32 | Read more ...

Christmas gloom hits high street

Retailers slash investment in anticipation of poor Christmas sales in the shops.

By News Desk | 28th November 2008 at 12:55 | Read more ...

FSB welcomes better deal on procurement

Glover Review must not be ignored

By News Desk | 25th November 2008 at 14:47 | Read more ...

UK sees internet sales boom, but are SMEs missing out?

2007 sees online shopping boom as UK businesses turnover £163 billion in sales, but many SMEs are missing out.

By News Desk | 21st November 2008 at 15:44 | Read more ...

Social Enterprise day a picture of good business health

Fifteen and Upstream pictured as winners of social enterprise photography competition.

By News Desk | 20th November 2008 at 13:23 | Read more ...

Managing cashflow guides launched to support SMEs

Ten free guides aim to help small businesses manage their cash flow better.

By News Desk | 20th November 2008 at 12:28 | Read more ...

Female entrepreneurs – fitter, more ambitious, better funded?

Research shows that when it comes to starting a business, they have more ambition than they’re male counterparts and could be better placed to survive recession.

By News Desk | 19th November 2008 at 16:13 | Read more ...

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