SME finance

Allica Bank unveils new educational programme for brokers

Allica Bank has announced the launch of a fully funded broker education programme to...

Paragon Bank secures additional £27m from Growth Guarantee Scheme

Paragon Bank has secured a further £27 million under the British Business Bank’s Growth...

British Business Bank increases funding to Beach Point Capital UK to £50m

The British Business Bank has increased its commitment to Beach Point Capital UK’s specialist...

Bibby Asset Finance appoints Hein Grobler to lead vendor channel growth

Bibby Asset Finance has named Hein Grobler as senior business development manager as the...

Time Finance raises lending cap to £5m

Time Finance has increased the maximum facility limits on its invoice finance and asset...

Thai dining venture in Bury backed by Start Up Loan

A couple’s culinary adventure through Thailand has culminated in a new restaurant in Ramsbottom,...

Millbrook Business Finance appoints operations director

Millbrook Business Finance has appointed Sally Chesterton as operations director. Chesterton (pictured) brings more than...

Commercial borrowing appetite softens amid inflation and uncertainty

A growing sense of caution among small and medium-sized business borrowers is dampening the...

Premier Asset Finance makes hires for West Midlands and South East coverage

Premier Asset Finance has announced the appointment of two new business development managers as...

Time Finance strengthens regional growth strategy with new hire

Time Finance has appointed Tom Ludden as business development manager within its Invoice Finance...

Rural Asset Finance secures up to £120m funding

Specialist agricultural lender Rural Asset Finance has agreed a funding facility of up to...

InterBay expands offering with new owner occupier range and lower rates

InterBay, part of the OSB Group, has announced a raft of changes to its...

Reward Funding appoints NE business development director

Reward Funding has appointed Martyn Evans as business development director to lead its expansion...

Paragon supports £100m solar funding push for UK SMEs

A new £100 million funding facility from Paragon Bank is set to drive the...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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