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Enterprise freeze: SMEs stall investment and growth plans

New research from independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), reveals that interest rates and political uncertainty are holding back many businesses from investing in the long-term business growth the economy needs.  Data from BFS’s Q1 2024 SME Confidence Tracker, which surveyed 1,000 UK...

#Derek Ryan

UK Finance: SME demand for finance returning

UK Finance has released its latest Business Finance Review which reports on the finance needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in…

#commercial finance#interest rates#invoice


Praetura Commercial Finance secures £200m asset-based lending facility with...

Praetura Commercial Finance, alongside sister company Zodeq, has finalised a £200 million asset-based lending securitisation facility with Barclays, aimed at…

#Praetura#SME lending


Pulse Cashflow relocate to support growth

Pulse Cashflow Finance, a leading specialist funder, has opened the doors to a new larger office in Basingstoke as it…

#invoice#Pulse Cashflow#Pulse Cashflow Finance


John Smyth rejoins Bibby Financial Services to boost SME...

The UK’s largest independent invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced the return of Business Development Manager John…

#bank#commercial finance#financial services


Comments from the industry specialists on UK extension of...

Commenting on the Spring Budget and how the extension to the recovery loan scheme is a boost to businesses but…

#Douglas Grant#Ed Rimmer


FCA launches probe into small business lending practices amid...

In response to mounting concerns over lending practices in the small business sector, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has…

#FCA#FSB#SME lending


BCR Webcast: Matt Wreford, CEO, Demica

“Institutional investors are becoming much more significant in the trade finance market,” Matt Wreford, CEO, Demica.Join us for an exclusive…

#investment#TIF24


Treasury Committee raises alarm over banks closing small business...

Ahead of the final leg of the Treasury Committee’s inquiry into SMEs' access to financing, recent data reveals that 2.7%…

#bank#NatWest#Paragon


iwoca and Countingup form game-changing alliance in small business...

In a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing small business financing options, iwoca, a leading SME lender in Europe, has joined…

#SME lending


Lloyds Bank leads UK’s trade digitalisation with WaveBL partnership

Lloyds Bank has become the first UK bank to join the WaveBL electronic trade documentation platform, unlocking new trade efficiencies…

#eBL


Arbuthnot Commercial ABL backs Emerge Global’s growth strategy

Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ACABL) has completed a £2.25m facility to support Emerge Global’s investment in Speed Welshpool, as…

#working capital

BankiFi and Praetura partner to boost SMEs access to...

Manchester-based fintech BankiFi partners with Praetura Ventures (Praetura), to boost SMEs access to funding by offering a new lending-as-a-service solution.…

#Praetura

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