Franchising - a winning formula

Franchising is a winning formula for budding entrepreneurs looking to gain a first foothold in setting up their own business.

Budget baffles small businesses

Research out today commissioned by invoice and asset-based financier, Venture Finance PLC, reveals that worryingly few small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) fully understand the implications of the Budget on their business.

Fraud hammers Potential Finance results

Potential Finance Group PLC went into the red in a "challenging” year to September, with its results weighed down by a Ј1.53 million provision for doubtful debt.

New survey shows upturn in service sector

The service sector upturn has arrived with business volumes rising across the sector at the fastest rate for over a year and growth in profitability hitting a near three-year high.

'RBS and NatWest stalked' Versailles

The disgraced former finance director of collapsed trade finance house Versailles claimed at Southwark Crown Court that the Royal Bank of Scotland and National Westminster Bank wanted to take it over.