Avoiding the pitfalls of early-stage investing
By Chantelle Arneaud Early-stage investments are one-offs which often makes them difficult to assess. This is not helped by the…
Financial Management
Is the CFO’s planning pandemic only just beginning?
Guest post by Mark Jenkins Failing to plan is planning to fail. As CFOs we know this adage well, yet in…
Why Mr Mo is one in 750m
The British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans passed a major milestone today, having lent of £750 million, amounting to more than…
HMRC ‘phishing’ scams surge 87 per cent
Reports of HMRC-branded phishing scams have jumped from 572,029 to 1,069,522 in the past year – a surge of 87 per…
Pandemic ‘saw £615 billion private funding bonanza’
UK firms defied predictions of the demise of private capital by raising over half a trillion pounds last year outside of…
Optimum appoints Williams as CFO, tipping the gender balance
Optimum Finance has recruited Vicky Williams as Chief Financial Officer. Following the appointment of CTO Gordon McIntosh in March this year, she…
Smashing the glass ceiling of international payments
By Yishay Trif The Web can be a cruel place, especially for small businesses. The internet promised a shop window to…
AI can transform debt collection with a more personalised approach
Current trading conditions means it’s the right time for companies to adopt a smart contact strategy, writes Andrew Warren. He argues that…
Rescue options for financially-distressed companies
Legal view by David Mohyuddin QC The Government is asking for power to make temporary amendments to modify the impact of…
Recovery scheme opens for business
A new scheme designed to support access to finance for businesses as they recover and grow following the pandemic, opens to…