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SME lending 'in decline'
Lending to small businesses is in decline, the latest banking industry figures suggest. Although the British Bankers' Association (BBA) small business support figures show that lending to small...
Cheques and cash decline as consumers switch to cards
The use of cash is in rapid decline as consumers increasingly choose to pay by card, a new study suggests. And the Payments Council, which oversees the UK's payment systems, estimates that by 2018...
Business cautious on Budget's 'modest but helpful changes'
Business groups have given a mixed reaction to yesterday's Budget, Alistair Darling's last of this Government. In what many commentators see as a finely balanced, political budget ahead of this...
Credit Control for Small Businesses
New business is good news – except when it means bad debt. This article explains how to vet your clients and what to do if your client fails a credit check.
FSB chairman lays down new year's challenge
2010 must see banks returning to their usual lending practices, according to the chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Writing in his New Year message, John Wright said that small...
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