There are signs of confidence returning to the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses and the lending market they rely on. New research by small business lender iwoca, carried out with over one hundred SME finance brokers reveals that worries about a recession are at their lowest level in a year. While three in five […]
Amid the UK’s continuing economic downturn, small to medium enterprises are facing immense pressure. Many SME owners believe the UK economy can support businesses looking to scale up – but shocking statistics show that 49% of enterprise bosses are unaware of financing opportunities that could support them. The news arises from the Federation of Small […]
Twelve UK female entrepreneurs can win a place to be part of an all-expenses paid bootcamp in London as part of the UK’s first National Women’s Enterprise Week, supported by high-profile industry mentors such as Dragon’s Den’s Sara Davies MBE The deadline for applications is Monday 15th May sees the launch of , the first ever UK wide […]
An “urgent focus” on affordability has prompted Airbnb to promote more heavily rooms inside people’s homes, rather than entire properties, shifting back to the travel platform’s roots. The business will elevate the prominence of its one million single-room listings as holidaymakers tighten their belts, and attempt to address apprehension over the prospect of staying with […]
Producing high-quality content for SMEs presents three significant challenges: resources, expertise, and visibility. Blaise Hope is the CEO and Founder of Origin Hope, a leading global content outsourcer. Through its proprietary training, certification, Generative AI, ML and other evolving technologies, it is the first company in the world to offer: any content in any format, […]
A warning has been issued today that services such as health and education could be impacted as Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreements come to an end without proper management in place to ensure any necessary works have been completed. The engineering and project management firm say the public sector faces […]
The British High Commission in India, Energy Systems Catapult, and the Indian Institute of Science have launched a new challenge call to help UK innovation tackle some of India’s key decarbonisation challenges in transport. As part of the challenge call, UK start ups and SMEs who are addressing transport system decarbonisation challenges can receive: Research […]
Electron Green, the commercial solar electricity firm, today announces up to £1 billion of funding for solar to end the business energy crisis. The company will kickstart a solar electricity revolution for businesses by putting free solar panels on commercial rooftops, delivering low-cost solar electricity to its occupants from as little as 20p / unit. […]
One of Wearside’s oldest manufacturers looking to grow operations globally is drawing on university expertise to help realise its ambitious expansion plans. Speedings Ltd began life as a sailmaker in 1827 but has adapted its core business over the last two centuries and now produces innovative lifesaving personal safety products for the emergency services; supplying […]
UK workers are finding British offices and places of work to be lacking, as the latest research has branded them as uninspiring and uninviting, with many blaming the pandemic for the shift in work attitudes. A new report by interior design and fit-out business Claremont has revealed how businesses can make workplaces relevant and compelling […]