We have started providing IT equipment leasing to 1st Easy Limited based in Cheshire, first established in 1999. 1st Easy operate a data centre in Congleton and are a well-respected IT company who have a constant need for new Dell servers. We set up an IT equipment leasing deal to finance new Dell servers on … Read more
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As part of the Government’s work on credit easing, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has set up a non-bank lending taskforce. It will be chaired by Tim Breedon, Chief Executive of Legal & General Group plc. The taskforce has been commissioned to examine structural and behavioural barriers to the development of … Read more
Vince Cable will today set out how £11 million of Government matched funding, awarded following the first round of bids to the Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF), will enable employers to deliver more effective skills solutions through more apprenticeships, new professional standards and closer partnerships with education and training providers. Speaking in advance of his … Read more
Key summary: Asset finance increased by 25% to £1.7 billion in May over 2010 figures 1,000 small businesses take out equipment finance every day For 80% of firms, capital allowance had no impact on investment decisions A report by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that asset finance lending had increased to … Read more
On November 10th 2011, HSBC announced it will be participating in the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF), and initiative to support businesses that are recruiting. The £25 million which HSBC will receive from the fund will be used to support English small and medium sized businesses to hire new employees, and purchase assets such as … Read more
Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, has urged the government to set incentives for banks to boost the amount of lending to cash-tight small and medium sizes businesses. King has been questioned by members of the parliament’s Treasury Select Committee on the central bank’s decision to buy only gilts, rather than other assets … Read more
A good business plan is a foundation for any successful business; without one, you’re starting a long journey without a roadmap. One of the main reasons businesses fail is a lack of direction and understanding in the core purpose of the business, and a lack of understanding in your target market. In order to help … Read more
We’re a few months away from the Business North West 2012 exhibition in Manchester. Taking place over the 17th and 18th April 2012, the event is one of the premier business exhibitions held in the North West during the year. Free to attend, the exhibition brings together small businesses to large corporations, including a number … Read more
A preliminary survey of the European leasing market in 2010 by Leaseurope – the trade association representing the automotive rental industry – has shown that new leasing has increased on the continent by 4.9%, raising the total new volume of leased amounts to €227 billion. This is an increase from €209 billion in 2009. Such … Read more
New business owners will be benefiting from a pilot scheme by the HMRC to offer ‘telephone education’ in order to help advise them on the requirements of filing tax for a business. In HMRC’s own words, they will be calling and offering “…to talk them through some of the main things they need to know … Read more