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Tag: Finance

TV’s Kevin McCloud returns to crowdfunding with big success

January 23, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud has one again utilised the power of the crowd to raise funding for his sustainable homes business, with nearly £2m raised so far.

Decline in lending figures hasn’t stopped business leaders believing they will soon secure finance

December 19, 2016

By Shane Schutte

Hampshire Trust Bank has unveiled both good and bad news when it comes to being able to secure finance in its SME Growth Watch Report 2016.

Selling a business should be infinitely easier in 2017

December 12, 2016

By Shane Schutte

Despite the uncertainty still affecting world markets, KBS Corporate claimed 2017 would be the perfect year for selling a business.

Fujitsu gazes into the future of Britain’s financial services

December 12, 2016

By Staff writer

What will 2017 hold for the UK’s financial services sector” It’s a question Anthony Duffy, director of retail banking at Fujitsu UK & Ireland, seeks to answer after a look in his crystal ball.

Can the UK change its projected 2017 ranking on the entrepreneurial countries index?

November 28, 2016

By Shane Schutte

The UK seems to be struggling when it comes to scaling the global ladder of entrepreneurial countries, but the latest index shows we’re heading in the right direction and that we could possibly prove next year’s forecast wrong.

The secret ingredient to keeping young finance professionals on your team

November 28, 2016

By Shane Schutte

Many a report has delved into the desires of the FD and CFO, but have you ever thought about what the career aspirations of young finance professionals today are

Getting the most from a finance team at a growing company

November 24, 2016

By Adam Reynolds

A finance team is the engine room that drives any growing business. They are able to optimise performance, to maintain efficiency and harness the power an organisation needs to push on.

Why digital working has become a powerful recruitment tool

November 9, 2016

By Adam Reynolds

The role finance professionals are playing within our businesses is changing. We are rapidly moving away from those days when they were still viewed as back-office number crunchers, and towards digital working.

Rebuilding the financial services industry takes the best of both

October 17, 2016

By Staff writer

The financial services sector is broken. However, it is not broke. It still generates enormous revenue, but it does so within a system that is quickly becoming unsustainable.

Save money on banking with these ten tips

October 3, 2016

By Staff writer

Richard Owen from Your Business Money explains how firms can save thousands by switching bank accounts and getting the best deals to suit their needs.

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