The Supreme Court has rules in favour of SME business that have been shunned by insurance providers over business interruption insurance claims having been rejected last year. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) brought the case forward with the support of eight...
Applying and then being rejected for equipment finance or loans for your business can be disappointing and frustrating, not to mention time consuming, even more so in the current climate. This is why we are encouraging our businesses to follow the correct process and...
Following the announcement of a third national lockdown at the start of January 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors may be eligible for a one-off cash grant of up to £9,000. This follows the news...
We know what you must be thinking: “Good debt, bad debt, surely all debt is the same, and I don’t want to be in debt!” Which is a fair point, but we hear this all the time, and it is crucial to understand and distinguish between the different types...
Small and medium enterprise (SME) businesses have faced their biggest ever challenge this year. With the online resources and depth of large business, there are ways in which asset finance can help them to continue to compete, both as asset vendors /suppliers and end...
The UK Government has provided the Coronavirus job Retention Scheme, with news of a second lockdown, this has been extended until April 2021. Here’s an update for the scheme: The scheme has been extended until the end of April 2021, with employees receiving 80%...
It was great to see so many familiar faces, as well as some new ones, at the first ever virtual ENSE Conference on 21st-23rd September. Undoubtedly a new experience for us all, and one that we can all take positives from, not least the fact that we can all now...
With the government loan schemes coming to an end at the end of September and the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme ending at the end of October, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced his ‘Winter Economy Plan’ for businesses and jobs. New measures have been...
With many businesses across different industries and sectors being adversely affected by Coronavirus, companies are still looking for support from the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). With the British Business Bank declaring the deadline for the...
