With commercial mortgages still very difficult to successfully obtain, Johnson Reed is establishing its reputation in the market for providing invaluable assistance to small and medium businesses that are struggling through this seemingly never ending recession. Proving slow to take off, the newly introduced government scheme aims to encourage the UK’s biggest lenders to stimulate … Read more
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Steve and Litsa Kyriacou have shown that, even after taking a few years out, the knowhow for running a successful fish and chip shop business never disappears. They proved this when they identified a chippy called Deep Blue at Bradley Stoke in Bristol that wasn’t performing well. They believed it had potential, so twelve months … Read more
It may be hard to believe, if you’ve ever queued at a Costa coffee shop in a motorway service area on a busy bank holiday weekend, but coffee sales have slumped over recent years. According to a recent industry report by Allegra Strategies, they’ve revealed a surprising fact that they think hasn’t been recognised by … Read more
If you’re an equipment vendor, it can pay handsome dividends if you partner with a leading finance house like Johnson Reed. We can help you win business in so many ways. If you team up with us, it means that you can offer your clients instant benefits. We’ve been doing it for 12 years now, … Read more
No Indoor Play reader will have been unaffected by the economic uncertainty that envelopes the nation. We ask Johnson Reed’s Mark Johnson for his take on the UK finance scene and how this is impacting indoor play operators What is the state of play finance wise in the UK and how is it affecting the … Read more
This never happened at school when we were kids. Interactive whiteboards, digital projectors, laptops and sound systems? It was just a piece of chalk in our day. These days though it’s a different story, and education authorities are insisting that schools keep abreast of IT developments. They’re also encouraging schools to be more independent with … Read more
Spectrum Press was established in 2002, so they were born into the digital age. Based in Edmonton, North London, they offer quality pre-press design and artwork, pre-press repro, and digital and litho printing. They operate from state-of-the-art premises and in such a competitive business, they know that they have to commit to the latest technologies … Read more
With an address like Ironworks Road, Barrow-in-Furness, you’d think that Johnson Reed have started supporting heavy industry. Finance for a new strip rolling mill perhaps? Or a few forges for the ship making industry? That’s the address of printers HSP Milners, a much more delicate business. Heavy machinery for printing, yes. But getting to the … Read more
It pays to be proactive in business. So split that word up and you get the key ingredients for a new wellness centre. ‘Pro’ for the two professionals that are setting up a new gym in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. And ‘Active’ for a fair description of the fitness facilities that are being incorporated into … Read more
At Johnson Reed we regard the financial needs of the country’s SMEs very highly, so it’s refreshing when we partner with vendors who have the same attitude to enterprises that are responsible for driving innovation and competition in so many industry sectors. Hudson Hill is one such company. They are specialist IT & software providers … Read more