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RESEARCH: SMEs less inclined to reinvest post-Brexit

UK corporate SMEs reportedly paid out 94 per cent of their profits as dividends, up from 63 per cent the year before, suggesting a dip in confidence |UK corporate SMEs reportedly paid out 94 per cent of their profits as dividends, up from 63 per cent the year before, suggesting a dip in confidence 

Growth Planning

Growing pains: SME identity crisis increases risks from globalisation

Do SMEs who start as local have their heads in the sand when it comes to global threats?

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Northern SMEs twice as likely to lose bank overdrafts than London counterparts

Research by Funding Options suggests a North/South divide in the way SMEs are treated by commercial banks.

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High-growth small businesses account for 20% of UK’s economic growth

Report from Octopus Investments shows huge value added by high-growth small businesses across the UK.

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Four in ten SME leaders see EU as a hindrance to business

New poll commissioned by Shore Capital and published by Business for Britain claims anti-EU sentiment among small business community

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Number of SMEs reporting growth doubles in 2015

Almost nine in ten small businesses say they are growing this year, according to research by American Express.

Private equity

Love Energy Savings raises £4.5m with backing of NVM Private Equity

Bolton-based energy comparison service for SMEs wins big backing.

Private equity

British SMEs drive private equity activity

Businesses on the smaller end of the market are leading the way in private equity deals, according to research by Lyceum Capital and Cass Business School.

Banking

Lending a hand: How can banks and SMEs align their interests to mutual benefit?

Lenders old and new are have to work with SMEs to make sure the stream of funding leaving small businesses doesn't become a flood: but what can be done?

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Small business commissioner: scourge of late payers or toothless PR exercise?

The announcement or a new role names small business commissioner was greeted with cautious optimism this week: but what powers will this new office bring with it and will it have any real clout to effect change around late payments and beyond?

Growth Planning

Five common growing pains for small businesses

What are the biggest common headaches experienced by growing businesses? See if you agree with the five outlined below.

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How does the Enterprise Bill affect job creation among SMEs?

Lack of skills is an issue that has been worrying SME business owners for some time now: so is the Enterprise Bill the answer and what can be down until its effects are felt?

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