Six British banks have joined hands to set up a £1.5bn business growth fund, to boost funding to small businesses.
The results of the 'are we heading for double-dip recession?' poll are in. As is befitting for the national state of unease, your highest answer is a resounding maybe.
Fears are rising in government ranks that the restraint in lending to small businesses could reverse our recovery from recession.
In response, the banks are saying that it is not that they are unwilling to lend but that there is no demand for credit at the moment....
Many small businesses are beefing up their marketing efforts to get ahead of their rivals, according to Marketing Week. Conferences and exhibition stands are a popular means of spreading the word.
There's been a lot of talk recently about people possibly bunking work to watch the World Cup. So you'll be surprised to hear that the number of 'absence' days in the UK actually fell last year, according to the CBI.
Well, at least the political deadlock is over and the CCC (Cameron Clegg Coalition) have announced their policies. They're going to be pre-occupied with the monster issues of banking reform and budget deficit, but does this spell the end of the nightmare for SMEs? 
Even though we are climbing out of the recession, the vast majority of small businesses are not implementing recovery plans, says a survey out today.

The recession is widening the gap between rich and poor regions in the country, and making things worse for areas that are already badly off. 
Today's preliminary figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that the economy has experienced 0.1% growth (based on GDP)over the last 3 months of 2009. This means that the country is now out of recession but how are these figures reflected in your business.
There's optimism in the air, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). Their latest quarterly Business Confidence Monitor shows confidence rising for the third successive quarter: it is now +24.6, up from +4.8 in the third quarter and a significant reversal of the -36.3 of a year ago.
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