1pm Chief Executive calls on government to urgently review approach to funding for SMEs
The Chief Executive of 1pm plc (AIM: OPM), Ian Smith has today called on the Government to urgently review its approach to its COVID-19 funding initiatives to ensure around 500,000...
27 Mar 2020
Coronavirus worries sparking ‘mental health crisis’ in UK SMEs
Stress, anxiety and sleepless nights brought by the coronavirus pandemic are building into a mental health crisis in the UK’s small business sector, according to new research. A pre-crisis positivity...
25 Mar 2020
Contactless spending limits to increase to help stem coronavirus spread
Spending limits on contactless cards will be increased to help reduce the spread of coronavirus by cutting cash transactions, UK Finance has announced. From April 1, the maximum amount which...
25 Mar 2020
The end of LIBOR – and the need to be ready for its replacement
LIBOR will have been phased out by the end of next year. Nicola Sharp, of corporate crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli, tells Business Leader why those working in the financial industry...
25 Mar 2020
Emergency coronavirus loan scheme now open to UK businesses
The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme – a key part of the government’s economic efforts to support stricken businesses through the pandemic – is now operational. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has...
23 Mar 2020
‘If you’ve got a dream, follow it’ – Business Leader meets Judith Totten, CEO of Upstream Working Capital
Judith Totten launched Upstream Working Capital in 2011, and has enjoyed strong growth since then, expanding operations from Northern Ireland to support businesses across the UK with loans of up...
23 Mar 2020
Big business support ‘the difference between survival and failure’ for small firms
Britain’s big businesses are being urged to speed up payments to their small business suppliers to help them ride out the coronavirus crisis. The Small Business Commissioner – an independent...
19 Mar 2020
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