Fortis Commercial Finance Limited - part of the international Fortis Group, and a leading invoice finance provider across the UK and Europe, has appointed a new Corporate Manager for the Midlands.
Small firms in the UK are more confident about their prospects this year than are companies in other parts of Europe, a new survey has found.
Over the next 4 years Lincolnshire County Council will spearhead an innovative new loan scheme that will help give small and medium-sized businesses the finance required for them to expand.
Profitability levels of private non-financial corporations in the UK, have fallen to their lowest levels since 1994, adding credence to fears that more UK business failures are in the pipeline, argues Mark Byers, Head of Grant Thornton's Restructu
Robin Russell, managing director, co-leads a new team at Gaelic Cashflow Finance with John Doyle – now chief operating officer, a role in which he retains responsibility as finance director – and Rob Mercer as sales director.
Government statisticians say that the UK's economy grew by its fastest rate in nearly three years during the third quarter of 2002.
The number of businesses failed in the fourth quarter of 2002 increased by 4.6 per cent compared with the fourth quarter of 2001, bringing the total increase for 2002 to 9.8 per cent.
Highams Systems have released its financial results for the six months ended 30 September 2002.
THE extension of the eligibility for the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme (SFLGS) should mean that more SMEs would be able to access this relatively cheap form of finance for their business.
Cattles Invoice Finance has structured a deal with the Dental Laboratories Association to offer invoice finance facilities to its 900 members.
