Business Insights

Growth in 2013 a great sign for UK business recovery

Official figures for 2013 suggest the year ended on a strong economic note for UK businesses, with the highest annual growth rates recorded for six years.

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Working smartly to ensure business success

Finding the best ways of dividing time to cover a multitude of issues is key to the running of a business, either as a start-up or once it is established.

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Improving access to finance for small businesses

The British Bankers’ Association has claimed banks are more willing to lend than a lot of small businesses have been led to believe.

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MPs critical of SME finance support

A group of MPs have launched a scathing attack on the way funding is provided to small and medium-sized enterprises, despite government efforts to boost lending.

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The common pitfalls that new start-up companies face

A lot of people dream of starting their own businesses and have visions of how it will rise spectacularly to the top of the pile.

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