Growth Investment: Insight to Small-Cap Equity Market
Guest post by Sweeney Kamur Investing in the equity market is one of the most common forms of investment. It is…
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Are we really spending £3.5m a day on PPE measures?
Companies are spending more than £3.5 million a day on keeping their customers safe, at least according to one estimate. Hand…
Banks ‘want a code of conduct on Covid-loan defaults’
Banks are reported to be preparing a code of conduct for dealing with businesses that default on Coronavirus loans, It comes…
Extended amnesty for firms to admit furlough ‘errors’
Employers will be given a further three months to own up to furlough fraud after the government announced it will extended…
Fraudsters take advantage of Covid disruption
Fraudsters targeted a wide range of financial products in April, including current and savings accounts, as the UK entered lockdown. Data…
Business bank gives life science £50m boost
The British Business Bank has announced it is committing £50 million to the life science venture firm Epidarex Capital III UK. …
Back to work – now come the holiday requests. Accruing the cost of time off
As employees return to work, UK businesses are likely to face a backlog of annual leave requests that could run into…
Small businesses urged to stress-test their finances
As ONS data reveals just under a quarter of all businesses are unsure about their cash position, Purbeck Insurance Services, the…
The Last Slug announces Covid-19 international trade support programme
Companies looking to increase export and import capabilities are in line to benefit from a new offer which launches today. The…
Growth expectations low, but there are signs of recovery
There are early signs that many small businesses are on the road to recovery, according to Barclaycard Payments’ second SME Barometer….