Access to finance hitting SMEs harder
Access to finance is tricky, with a third of businesses turned down at least once for a business loan or funding over the past three years, and 12 per cent turned down on multiple occasions.
Tag: Article 50
Getting past the hype: Brexit, GDPR and AI business concerns
Now the government has invoked Article 50 and formally started the UK’s withdrawal from the EU single market, SMEs with business concerns are braced for impact.
Venture funding and Brexit: What’s really happening here
By Staff writer
As we trigger Article 50 and enter the unknown, many of us are wondering what is happening between the SME and venture funding. Let’s have a closer look at the facts.
UK VC investment up in Q1 2017, but funding across Europe is down
A new KPMG report has detailed what appears to be a business confidence increase, as UK VC investment has risen in Q1 2017.
March 2017 economic statistics: All the figures SMEs need to know
Brits will undoubtedly be looking for major change after prime minister Theresa May triggered Article 50. However, March 2017 economic statistics remind us that Brexit is a two-year affair so we don’t have to fear any hard-hitting figures just yet.
Government transparency key in post-Brexit world
Article 50 has been triggered, and Charlie Mullins is calling for government transparency to make the process more palatable for remainers and the business community.
Article 50 has been triggered mutually beneficial or utter cluster**ck?
A letter to European council president Donald Tusk announced that Article 50 has been triggered, starting a two-year countdown until Britain leaves the EU. But while MPs congratulate prime minister Theresa May on her wording, we wondered what UK industry leaders had to say.
Brexit plan must treat EU as friends and neighbours not enemies or competitors
As an entrepreneur and business owner who championed remaining, Charlie Mullins firmly believes the Brexit plan must encourage collaboration with the EU.
Would the Treasury be more at home with Jeremy Corbyn?
Judging by this week’s omnishambles Budget, the Treasury would indeed be more at home with Jeremy Corbyn.
Four things SMEs can do now for a better 2017
By Staff writer
The events of 2016 created a great deal of uncertainty, so it’s important to focus on the things SMEs can do now to manage impending legislation and, ultimately, make life easier in the coming year.