Funding Circle, a top direct lending platform for small businesses, has announced it is now fully authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. ...

Data released by national law firm Bond Dickinson has shown that despite the increase in deals between big business and SMEs in recent years, the last financial year has seen a substantial drop. ...

New research by the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) has revealed that domestic issues such as supporting the rights of the self-employed are just as important to small businesses as Brexit. ...

According to the latest Global Trade Barometer from World First, international trading has shown a significant slowdown. ...

According to research from the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC), UK companies are looking to hire more but are struggling to do so. The reasons for this were down to being unable to afford or find the right staff. ...

Research by insurers Legal & General has revealed that many SMEs are not adequately protected against debt liability or the death of a key employee. ...

Innovation foundation Nesta, with the backing of the Competition and Markets Authority, has announced a new £5m challenge prize to develop products to aid SMEs – and the prize winners may be SMEs too. ...

Earlier this week, the controversial “Making Tax Digital” scheme was omitted from the Finance Bill. Philip Hammond has decided to delay the scheme after it had been heavily criticised by business owners. This comes soon after ICAEW, ACCA and the ...

Louise Haigh MP, Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy, has once again taken the Government to task for their progress in providing high speed broadband internet. ...

According to a survey of 1,200 businesses from the British Chamber of Commerce, only 24% of businesses have security in place to protect themselves from cyber attacks. ...