by Paul Green | Jun 30, 2026 | All news, Growth and Financial Planning, Industry Insights and Challenges
Programs like Clarkson’s Farm have probably done more for public understanding of modern farming than most industry reports ever could. Behind the entertainment, what many people have actually seen is the sheer commercial pressure that rural businesses now face...
by Paul Green | May 26, 2026 | All news, Growth and Financial Planning, Industry Insights and Challenges
Across many SMEs in the £2m–£25m bracket, the pressure now feels far more structural than cyclical. We’re speaking to finance directors and business owners who are managing several pressures at once, with margins being squeezed quietly but consistently rather than by...
by Lucy Painter | Nov 27, 2025 | All news, Growth and Financial Planning, Industry Insights and Challenges
Home In plain terms: the Autumn Budget 2025 has done little to restore robust business confidence. Much of it remains subdued, cautious and conditional, rather than optimistic or growth-oriented. Many businesses are now in a “wait and see” mode: deferring expansion,...
by admin | Jun 19, 2025 | All news, Industry Insights and Challenges
Home » All news » Page 3 In my years as a commercial finance broker at FundingRound, I've witnessed firsthand how access to capital transforms businesses across the UK. Based in Newark, Nottinghamshire, we've helped countless companies navigate their financing...
by Lucy Painter | Nov 4, 2024 | Industry Insights and Challenges, Start-Up Funding
Chancellor Rachel Reeves introduced measures to reflect the government’s emphasis on sustainable growth and fair wages. The overall impact requires SMEs to plan for the future even more … Certainly the headline figures about the increase in employer’s NI and the...
by Lucy Painter | Aug 8, 2024 | All news, Industry Insights and Challenges
Home » All news » Page 2 August brought us the first Bank of England base rate cut since March 2020 ... Were you jumping for joy or quietly cautious? These events can never be looked at in isolation and understanding what projections for inflation, GDP, the labour...
