UKEF upgrades support for SMEs to boost global exporting ambitions
New Bills and Notes Guarantee product offers SMEs a simpler process to access export finance Announced at UKEF’s annual Financ..
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Expert Helps Clients Create Killer Pitches that ‘Pay and Slay’
Brooklyn, NY, November 17, 2022 — Elevator pitches, sales pitches, media pitches and investor pitches that “convert conversatio..
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SME optimism at all-time low: What needs to happen next
Chirag Shah, CEO and Founder of Nucleus Commercial Finance According to the CBI’s latest SME Trends Survey*, business optimism ..
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ECB could slow rate hikes, but bond run-off should start soon, Knot says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank may slow the pace of interest rate hikes but should soon start running down its ..
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PRICE WARS: Profitero reveals lowest-priced UK retailers for Brits to beat inflation
Amazon undercuts rivals by on average 13% on major retail categories UK – Nov 16, 2022 — Global eCommerce analytics compa..
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Despite 30-year high, wages continue to fall behind inflation, finds XpertHR
In the three months to the end of October 2022, the whole-economy median pay award remains at 4%, unchanged for seven consecut..
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Gravita launches to challenge traditional accounting industry consolidators
Jeffreys Henry, Arram Berlyn Gardner (ABG) and Propel become new challenger firm, transforming how small and medium businesses ..
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Wise Platform and Deel make it even faster to get paid with new feature
++ New feature adds 10 new currency routes and slashes 80% of admin required for employers to execute a payment with Deel ++ 1..
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First-time buyers unable to climb property ladder has resulted in high demand for rental properties
While the UK is still reeling from the outcomes of the since rescinded mini-budget in September, many have been significantly impacte..
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Explainer-Bracket creep, fiscal drag: how inflation warps the tax take
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – While households struggle to cope with rocketing prices, the inflation spike is good for the t..
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Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar headed for its biggest two-day drop in almost 14 years on Friday, as investors piled int..
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Eurora Launches Service Portal to open up the EU market to UK’s SME exporters
Removing trade barriers key to boosting the export growth of UK businesses, according to the British Chamber of Commerce 20% o..
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Insolvencies up as food inflation reaches 11.6%
Lee Murphy, managing director at The Accountancy Partnership, said: “The scale of the problems entrepreneurs currently face is ..
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Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto
By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson (Reuters) – On Tuesday morning, Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, caught ..
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U.S. midterms outcome to boost Wall Street?
U.S. stocks are likely to enjoy an “impressive rally” this week as Republicans could take at least one chamber in the midterm e..
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ROBUST FINANCE AND DEBT PROTECTION DEAL SETS UP LEEDS-BASED CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS
Reach Commercial Finance has struck a crucial deal for Yorkshire construction company JAC Consultancy, putting in place a £100,..
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Dollar tumbles as U.S. nonfarm payrolls show mixed picture
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slumped on Friday after the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for October..
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Why It Pays to Pay for Probate
By James Mabey, Senior Associate at Winckworth Sherwood Amid the current cost of living crisis and economic backdrop, it is u..
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Phos launches Tap to Pay solution in the US with Elavon
The global softpos payment orchestrator has selected Elavon as its first North American acquiring partner to bring Tap to Pay to ISOs ..
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Demand for financial tools to tackle cost of living skyrockets — but Brits still unaware of open banking
Nearly nine in 10 (88%) consumers and three in four (75%) businesses in the UK have used financial products and services in th..
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REACH SECURES SIX-FIGURE FUNDING FOR A WAKEFIELD TEXTILES SPECIALIST FIRM’S FIRST ACQUISITION
Reach Commercial Finance has helped one of Europe’s leading storage, distribution and sampling service providers secure its first-ever..
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Neo clears $5 billion as global demand for frictionless cross-border payments increases
Barcelona and London: 27 October 2022 – Neo, the treasury management, payments and FX fintech, has cleared $5 billion through i..
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48% of contractors are concerned there will be further IR35 reforms following government U-turn, but face other growing challenges
Almost half of contractors are concerned that there will be further reforms to IR35 in the future 76% of contractors have cons..
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European stocks hit six-week high on hopes for rate hike slowdown
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -European stocks rose on Tuesday and the positive market sentiment was set to continue on Wall ..
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Cryptoverse: Bitcoin wants to break its bond with stocks
(Our weekly analysis of the wild world of cryptocurrencies. Repeats for additional subscribers) By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Si..
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Monte dei Paschi’s cash call 93% covered so far despite low shareholder take-up
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena said its up to 2.5 billion euro ($2.5 billion) capital increa..
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Factbox-Governments act to ease inflation pain
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have ..
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Bank of England poised to raise rates by most in 33 years
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to raise borrowing costs by the most since 1989 next week ..
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Metro Bank Names Faisal Hussain as its New CIO & CTO
Metro Bank has appointed Faisal Hussain as its new chief information officer and chief transformation officer. Faisal – who joi..
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European banks cash in on rising rates as clouds gather
By Tom Sims, John O’Donnell and Jesús Aguado FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Some of Europe’s largest banks warned of growing ..
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Young Greeks priced out as inflation, rents soar
By George Georgiopoulos and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Like many young Greeks trying to live within their means, Chri..
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Kapitus selects Mambu to deliver modern lending solutions for SMBs
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 24, 2022 – Today at the Money20/20 conference, Kapitus, a leading provider of financing to small and medium-sized bu..
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Free help for SMEs and micros on workplace wellbeing
In the face of pressures following Covid and in light of a worsening economy, British Safety Council is offering any organisati..
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GARY CAIN BECOMES HEAD OF FUNDING AT LEONARD CURTIS
Gary Cain has been appointed Head of Funding for Leonard Curtis as part of a new management structure that has been put in plac..
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Global searches for ‘how can I save energy’ rise by 49%: ShelfNow shares how food and beverage SMEs can tackle the energy crisis
October 2022: As the UK government expands its Energy Bill Relief Scheme to support businesses with managing rising energy prices, d..
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Channel adopts AI driven SME risk decisioning
Channel Digital Holdings (Channel) has announced a global strategic partnership with AdviceRobo to accelerate the use of Artifi..
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Insulating homes could boost the economy £6.8 billion by 2030
London, 4th October – Retrofitting homes through insulation and installing heat pumps could improve GDP by £6.8 billion, accord..
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