Alex Lawrie Factors incentive helps fledgling businesses take flight
Alex Lawrie Factors, part of the Lloyds TSB Group, has joined forces with Lloyds TSB Business to help new businesses spread their wings.
Alex Lawrie Factors, part of the Lloyds TSB Group, has joined forces with Lloyds TSB Business to help new businesses spread their wings.
Scotland's economy grew at double the rate originally thought between 2000 and 2002, according to latest estimates from Experian®.
With many UK firms closing down for at least a week during the Christmas season, Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance is urging small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to begin planning now to avoid facing financial difficulties over the festive perio
Davenham Group, pioneers of structured lending to the SME sector, have today announced the nationwide launch of 4 Dimensional Finance - an innovative funding programme that enables smaller companies to access optimum levels of finance.
It has just been announced that UK software and recruitment company Highams Systems Services has sold its Business Solutions (HBS) division to Canadian trade finance technology outfit Surecomp for Ј910,000.
By Guy Clapperton
Cattles Invoice Finance has funded the management buy-out (MBO) of Bradford-based Slimline Windows Limited, manufacturers and installers of new pvc windows and doors, saving over 50 jobs.
Cattles Invoice Finance Group (Cattles IF) has recorded a pre-tax profit of Ј1.78m (Ј1.30m: 2001) and a gross income figure of Ј9.83m for the year ended 31 December 2002 (Ј8.09m: 2001).
When recommending an invoice finance supplier, professional advisors’ top three considerations were, in order of importance: to be part of a big financial institution; to be a well-known brand and to have a local presence.
Moves to raise the audit threshold for small companies to Ј5.6m have been welcomed by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Patricia Hewitt, as attempts to cut the red tape burden on SMEs.