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Skipton Business Finance is Skipton Building Society's invoice finance arm
Moody upgrades Skipton Building Society outlook Moody's is more than just a voice amongst the masses - it is an essential component of the global capital markets providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to…
Small businesses can sometimes experience cashflow problems during the festive season
UK SMEs ending year on a high British small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are feeling increasing confident going into 2014 thanks to the economic recovery over the last few months, according to representative body Federation…
Invoice finance facilities are used by tens of thousands of businesses across the UK
’Subdued’ lending market a concern for SMEs Recently released Funding for Lending (FLS) figures have indicated that the credit market for small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remains “subdued”. Approximately half of all SMEs that have…
The UK economy has seen a strong end to 2013 as growth has been recorded across many sectors
Service sector buoyant ahead of growth forecasts The UK service sector, which makes up approximately 80% of the UK economy, saw strong growth again last month according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) scores. The headline Markit/…
Manufacturing has had it tough in the last few years, but things are now beginning to look brighter for the sector
Production returning home to UK More and more manufacturing firms are bringing their production lines back home to the UK, a new survey has revealed. 15% of SMEs are either in the process of bringing production back to British…