By John Walker on May 17, 2012
Aldermore, one of Britain’s leading challenger banks and a participant in the government’s National Loan Guarantee Scheme, is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised £36 million of new capital.
The investment, (made by funds controlled by Centerbridge Partners, L.P., a leading private investment firm), strengthens Aldermore’s position as one of Britain’s most strongly capitalised [...]
Posted in Business Banking, Deals and Agreements, Expansion, Financial Capital, Financial Services, Fundability, Grants and Funding Pronouncements, Lending and Borrowing, Limited Liability Partnerships - LLPs, Loans and Finance, Public Limited Companies - PLCs, UK | Tagged Aldermore, AnaCap Financial Partners, Centerbridge Partners L.P., challenger banks, credit quality, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, National Loan Guarantee Scheme, Phillip Monks, retail banking depositors, SMEs, Tier 2 bonds |
By John Walker on May 15, 2012
Are you fed up with your job and dreaming of being your own boss? Channel 4 wants to hear from you!
A New Channel 4 series ‘Compare Your Life’ has enlisted Carlton Hood - the former CEO of Confused.com - to help families who are desperate to escape the daily grind and become their own boss.
In [...]
Posted in Accounts, Business Formats and Ways of Working, Business Support Services, Commercial Premises, Cost Management, Financial Capital, Franchises, Market Research, Reputation, Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Startups, TV & Media Opportunities (Announcements of), Television and Radio Broadcasting, UK | Tagged Carlton Hood, Channel-4, Compare Your Life, Confused.com, True North Productions |
By John Walker on March 28, 2012
From April 1st business rates are set to rise by an average of 5.77% across England and Wales. Experts warn that the increase, coupled with the painfully slow rates appeals process to challenge business rates, is stifling business growth in the UK. The estimated total amount of savings due back to UK businesses from the [...]
Posted in Accounts, Business Support Services, Closing Down, Commercial Property Services, Cost Management, Employment Levels, England, Expansion, Financial Capital, Financial Services, Legal Advice, Loans and Finance, Notable Dates, Recruitment, Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting, Retail, Hire and Repair, Staff, Startups, Taxation, The Work Place, Wales | Tagged appeals process, business rates, Chief Executive of CVS, CVS, Don Baker, Mark Rigby, National Head of Rating at CVS, Valuation Office Agency (VOA) |
By John Walker on March 14, 2012
An Irish inventor has developed a product which can help large supermarket retailers cut carbon emmissions and save money.
Tom Glynn, 55, from Galway Ireland, first spotted the opportunity when he noticed that the retail of ice, the type used to cool drinks at parties and celebrations, was a major problem for the €30m turnover [...]
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By John Walker on February 15, 2012
Business Seminar: Weathering the storm
Date: Friday 2nd March 2012
Time: 10.00 am to 12.30pm at,
Venue: Firstsite, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH UK
The organisers, Birkett Long solicitors say:
This seminar is a must for all investors. In a challenging economic environment, investment choices can be difficult. Our panel of experts will look at a range of investment opportunities. In [...]
Posted in Business Continuity Planning, Economic Cycles, Essex, Financial Capital, Financial Resources, Legal Advice, Lending and Borrowing, Limited Liability Partnerships - LLPs, Trade Shows, Seminars and Exhibitions, Training | Tagged Alan Goggin, Birkett Long LLP, BlackRock, BNY Mellon Newton, Firstsite, Jupiter Investment Management Group Limited, Mark Hemsley, Mark Parry, Paul Faragher, Rafael Viñoly, Richard Bacon |
By John Walker on January 27, 2012
Last Year’s Dragons’ Den was record breaking, attracting more viewers than ever before. New Dragon Hilary Devey arrived, arched her shoulder pads and firmly established her place amongst the revered business leaders, and some of Britain’s best entrepreneurs gained the cash they desperately needed to turn their business fortunes around. Now it’s 2012 and [...]
Posted in Announcements, Business Continuity Planning, Business Support Services, Deals and Agreements, Expansion, Financial Capital, Financial Services, Franchising Out, Fundability, Ideas and Innovation, Intellectual Property, Lending and Borrowing, Loans and Finance, Management Consultancy, People and Players, Product Research and Development, Reputation, Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Startups, TV & Media Opportunities (Announcements of), Television and Radio Broadcasting, UK | Tagged Alan Colleran, Barack Obama, Chris Hopkins, Deborah Meaden, Dragons' Den, Duncan Bannatyne, Georgette Hewitt, Hilary Devey, Kirsty Henshaw, Liz Colleran, Natalie Ellis, Peter Jones, Richard Branson, Theo Paphitis |
By John Walker on November 29, 2011
The Chancellor has today delivered his autumn statement to Parliament, alongside the publication of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s updated forecasts for growth and borrowing. He announced permanent reductions in spending to ensure that the UK meets its fiscal targets, using some of those savings in the short term to fund infrastructure investment to generate [...]
Posted in Accounts, Business Banking, Business Continuity Planning, Commercial Property Services, Cost Management, Critical Infrastructure, Distribution Channels, Down sizing / Retraction, E-commerce, Economic Cycles, Employment Levels, Financial Capital, Forecasts, Fundability, Grants and Funding Pronouncements, Industrial Relations, Inflation, Insurance, Lending and Borrowing, Loans and Finance, Monetary Policy, Morale, Organized Labour / Unions, Outsourcing, People and Players, Political and Economic Philosophies, Politics & Legislation, Procurement, Product Research and Development, Public Sector, Public Spending and State Aid, Recruitment, Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Skills and Training, Staff, Startups, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunications, UK, UK Budget, Utilities | Tagged Air Passenger Duty (APD), Apprenticeship, Association of British Insurers, Autumn Statement, bank levy, Bank of England, Business Finance Partnership, Chancellor, Child Tax Credit, deficit reduction, enterprise, Enterprise Zones, free education, Free Schools, fuel duty increase, Infrastructure Investors Forum, infrastructure spending, Jobcentre Plus, Jobseeker’s allowance, Local Authorities, measures, mid-sized businesses, National Infrastructure Plan, National Loan Guarantee Scheme, OBR, Office for Budget Responsibility, Official Development Assistance, pension funds, Sector Based Work Academy, Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), small firms, smaller businesses, Spending Review period, State Pension age, super-connected cities, tax relief, Work Experience, young apprentices, Youth Contract |
By John Walker on January 24, 2011
Tencent announced the establishment of Tencent Collaboration Fund (the “Fund”) which aims to invest up to RMB 5 billion in innovative and top-notch Internet and related companies in China. The Fund will operate as an internal fund of Tencent and will be invested when appropriate opportunities arise.
The Fund is intended to provide capital support for [...]
Posted in Asia, Financial Resources, Grants and Funding Pronouncements, Ideas and Innovation, Information Technology, Internet Services, Procurement, Product Research and Development, Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology | Tagged Ma Huateng, Martin Lau, Paipai, QQ Mall, Qzone, Richard Peng, Tencent, Tencent Collaboration Fund, Tencent Microblog, TenPay |
By John Walker on December 3, 2010
Responding to the implications of the heavy recent snowfalls, Barclays Business is offering a financial support package to all of its affected business banking customers.
Travers Clarke-Walker, Director of Product and Marketing, Barclays Business, said: “Snow is impacting across the UK, making it impossible for some businesses to operate. We can take some of the worry [...]
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By John Walker on March 25, 2010
The UK Treasury has released further information following the Chancellor’s Budget Statement (Wednesday March 24th 2010). The following is an excerpt from the notice that outlines the particular measures for supporting business and growth.
The Government took decisive action to support the economy during the financial crisis and its aftermath. As the UK emerges from [...]
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