Johnson Reed are delighted to announce another successful contract with a school to fund the leasing of new IT equipment. The equipment is based on an operating lease, allowing the school to use the equipment without owning it – complying with some school finance regulations – and is also a slow start rental, meaning the … Read more
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The Government has angered some by promising to “reform” the way computer science and ICT are taught in schools, but have so far been short on the details of how that would happen. The Government was prompted into action following a report into the skills required to support the gaming industry, in which there was … Read more
Johnson Reed is well established as one of the UK’s most respected providers of IT finance, software and technology leasing to businesses. With over 14 years of IT finance & computer equipment leasing experience, we specialise in technology leasing and computer equipment leasing. For many, hardware finance is often no problem but software leasing usually … Read more
Concentrating on your core activities and outsourcing other responsibilities to the right specialists can improve your offer to your customers and help you sell more, more often. Johnson Reed we have a proven track record of securing equipment finance for equipment re-sellers, vendors & suppliers in many different sectors. Offer our sales aid finance solutions … Read more
Research conducted by CompTIA, a global IT trade association, has shown the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are rapidly adopting new technologies, such as tablets, cloud computing, and social media. The report includes analysis of how businesses can leverage emerging IT solutions to face the ever-changing challenges that IT departments will continue to face as … Read more
One of the advantages of leasing as a means of equipment finance is that it is the most tax efficient finance method for your business. As well as being the most tax efficient, VAT is also paid on each rental and therefore tends to be spread throughout the period, with little or no deposit required. … Read more
Barclays has stopped offering asset finance to firms with turnover of less than £5 million a year, according to The Times. Give us news, not history, some might say! The pullout from the key area of small business lending comes in the wake of promises to the government that Barclays would boost loans to small … Read more
Here at Johnson Reed we’re very excited about the upcoming BETT exhibition taking place on the 11th – 14th January 2012 at Olympia, London. The annual BETT is one of the country’s premier venues for showcasing educational technology products, resources, and best practices. The size of the event speaks to its popularity, with over 600 … Read more
Global IT Trade Association CompTIA have released new research showing that SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) are intending to increase spending on Information Technology products and service despite impending financial constraints. According to the report, the three biggest IT problems for SMEs include: Tight bugets IT Legacy systems Lack of skills The report reveals … Read more
The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has released the results of its latest annual survey of its members, which show Total Commercial Lending to SMEs via brokers up by 14 percent year on year and totalling £8.6 billion, but, overall lending still remains at 44 percent of total at the peak of the … Read more