Alongside investment in digital skills, maths training and funding for infrastructure and cities projects that could have some long-term effect on businesses, there were also some announcements that could impact more directly on scale-ups.
The inability to control costs is a legacy of outdated ways of managing mileage, relying on employees to provide estimates of distances travelled.
Around 78 per cent of mid-sized businesses in a survey claimed tax policy was an opportunity to drive growth.
SMEs trading for less than five years are nearly four times as likely to predict significant growth in the next three months than those trading for ten or more years.
At what stage of the recruitment process should an employer be asking for references"
Exporting can seem like a monumental task for some, even though there are more avenues than there have ever been before with the rise of online marketplaces for entrepreneurs to sell their wares.
Sticking with the downward trend for this year, the number of SMEs trading internationally decreased slightly from 30 per cent in Q2 to 28 per cent in Q3.
Of the businesses that have used asset finance over the past five years, 20 per cent used it to purchase new plant or equipment and 15 per cent cited a failure to extend overdraft facilities.
E Fundamentals was initially funded through family and friends, but has explored other avenues as well.
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