Quirky TikTok trends ‘can help to drive business’
WHAT happens when TikTok trends and British small businesses collide? That’s what Funding Circle, the UK’s largest small-business platform, wanted to know.
The firm paired...
Uni-supported innovators to pitch at showcase events
FOUNDERS of University of Edinburgh-supported start-ups will be able to showcase their companies to an audience of investors at two events taking in March.
Ten...
Rise and rise of the budget supermarket
Aldi looks to replicate its monumental success across Europe by opening hundreds of new stores across America, while its almost identical rival Lidl is...
Big ideas to nurture little UK businesses
IT’S SMALL Business Advice Week, a time for SMEs to consult with advisers about the best direction for their business journey.
The British Business Bank...
ICC & WTO Launch Small Business Champions initiative
A joint effort to facilitate participation by smaller companies in international trade was launched today by the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO),...
Support calls from SMEs in UK and US
UK firm Purbeck’s personal guarantee insurance has seen a sharp rise in small businesses contacting its mentoring and advice service for support.
From January to...
Importance of SMEs to UK economy — and how to encourage...
CHRIS THOMPSON explains why small is beautiful for the future of Britain’s GDP
CAPITALISM is under the microscope at the moment, largely because of the...
Second helping of aid for the UK’s self-employed
SELF-EMPLOYED people whose income has been hit by coronavirus can apply for a second support grant from the UK government.
The first was launched in...
Bid to ease virus impacts on cash flow ‘flawed’ — CEO
THE UK government’s proposed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CIBLS) is coming in for some criticism.
HM Treasury and the Bank of England last week...
At the top of its game and on-target for future growth
VAKUFSKA Banka Sarajevo has been operating in the Bosnia-Herzegovina market for 26 years, and has gained an enviable reputation for professionalism.
The commercial bank has...
