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Top Financial News

Online payments leaving SMEs open to fraud

Insufficient security checks and the complexity involved in taking online payments... More >

Bank loan complaints more than double

Phillip Monks The number of complaints from small businesses about bank loans,... More >

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Featured Posts

10 reasons to remotely back up

If your company permanently lost all data, it would have a 60 per cent chance of going under. Did you know on average, it takes 21 days and £12,000 to recreate just 20MB of lost accounting information?... More >

Energy switching: who wins?

The range in commercial energy prices in the UK is such that the cheapest business electricity rates are a third of the price of the most expensive. The difference between ‘new customer’ and ‘repeat... More >

Top 5 tips for reducing business energy bills

Advertising feature. The ‘Top 5 tips for reducing energy bills’ is brought to you in association with Make It Cheaper. Make It Cheaper is the UK’s leading business price comparison... More >

Help for new businesses

Launching a new business is an exciting and rewarding experience, but nobody expects you to know everything about it right at the start. True, you’re expected to know your own products and services,... More >

Employing staff

Whether you’re just starting out or your business is expanding, many business owners need to think about hiring an extra pair of hands at some point. But employing staff is not always as simple... More >

Top Insurance News

SMEs risking billions in hot weather

Small business owners must take precautions in order to prevent fridge or freezer... More >

RSA launches one stop cover for SMEs

RSA has launched a new multi-cover Small Business Combined (SBC) product for... More >

77 per cent of professionally valued buildings are underinsured

Commercial property owners are putting their investments at risk from underinsurance... More >

Top Banking News

Online payments leaving SMEs open to fraud

Insufficient security checks and the complexity involved in taking online payments... More >

Bank loan complaints more than double

Phillip Monks The number of complaints from small businesses about bank loans,... More >

Barclaycard to launch SmartPay

Barclaycard is planning to launch Barclaycard SmartPay, a new payment processing... More >

Top Debt News

Bank loan complaints more than double

Phillip Monks The number of complaints from small businesses about bank loans,... More >

Property and construction hit hardest by recession

The largest number of insolvencies during the recession was in the real estate,... More >

FSB demands budget of cuts

The Government must outline robust plans for reducing the UK’s budget... More >