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Bank lending to small business grows annually by 10%

Latest figures for banks' lending to and deposit from small businesses in the first quarter of this year show that: Term lending rose by Ј1.2bn in the quarter, to stand at Ј31.2bn (Ј28.2bn a year earlier). The rise was similar...

Small business sentiment indicator results for May

According to a survey of around 450 small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) by BNP Paribas Lease Group (BPLG) and Agence…

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Small business optimism rising – 12% say cash flow...

Many of the nation’s small-business owners apparently aren’t letting interest rate concerns and geopolitical uncertainty get them down. Their optimism…


Small business optimism gains in April

US small businesses grew more optimistic last month as the future of the economy appeared brighter and earnings improved amid…

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Small business sector liquidity remains strong

Data on banks lending to and deposit taking from small businesses for 2003 showed a healthy picture in the sector,…


Polish small business owners assess future in EU

Now that Poland is part of the European Union, small businesses are worried they could be crowded out by large…


ISME warns postal disruption will hit small business sector

The disruption to the postal services is already hitting small businesses hard and could result in redundancies within days, the…

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Small business fury over tax break 'U-turn'

Gordon Brown closed a tax loophole for self-employed people two years after he created it, in a U-turn that infuriated…

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Surge in small business happiness

According to the latest quarterly survey by Bank of Scotland's (BoS) corporate banking arm, net optimism - the balance of…

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Small business needs 1,000 billion rubles (US$ 35 billion)...

Russia's small businesses need nearly a trillion rubles of financial resources, Yevgeny Primakov, president of the Russian Chamber of Commerce…


The search for the British Small Business Champion of...

The national hunt for the 2004 British Small Business Champion is about to kick-off for its third year. The competition…

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Irish EU Presidency looks good for small business

Ireland, which for the first six months of 2004 holds the Presidency of the European Union, has pledged to address…

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