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Small business need for finance to power growth hits eight-year peak

The percentage of UK small businesses that rely on finance or funding in order to invest in business growth has reached an eight-year high and those most in need of it are the enterprises predicting significant...

UK SMEs are at risk of cash flow stagnation – what now?

Cash flow is one of the biggest issues which SMEs face. Without a steady cash flow, it is difficult for SMEs to manage day-to-day operations and invest in growth. In the UK alone, late payments are currently found to...

Launch of corporate venture fund to empower start-ups

Yango Group, a global tech company bringing advanced technology to local communities, has launched Yango Ventures, a corporate venture fund designed to empower promising start-ups across LATAM, Sub-Saharan Africa, MENAP...

Expanding lending to start-ups with launch of embedded finance service

Bettr, a leading AI-driven lending business under Ant International, has announced its official launch in Brazil to expand small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending to support local and regional economic...

Small Business Index reveals borrowing challenges threaten UK growth 

Small businesses across the UK are at a financial crossroads as high interest rates and restricted access to traditional financing become a growth inhibitor, according to the 2025 Intuit QuickBooks Small Business...

Reinventing financial due diligence for SMEs

Ian Fishwick, Client Services Director from Evolution Capital, outlines the challenges faced by SMEs when acquiring another SME and how Evolution Capital has reinvented financial due diligence.   There are about...

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