Prime Minister Theresa May is today launching proposals for a modern Industrial Strategy aimed at building on Britain’s strengths and securing a future as a competitive, global nation. At the heart of the Strategy green paper, published today, is an offer to businesses to strike new “Sector Deals” to address sector-specific challenges and opportunities –…
Growth and investment are at risk because manufacturers remain disengaged from the banking sector with the legacy of the financial crisis still playing a significant role in their attitudes towards external finance. According to new research from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, over eight in ten manufacturers are confident of securing finance for a new business…
The amount of finance advanced to the UK’s smallest businesses through invoice finance jumped by over 60% in the last year to £711 million, according to the Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA), the body representing the invoice finance and asset based lending industry in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The amount of finance…