Mixed signals on UK business borrowing and investment
The latest figures from UK Finance on business finance and from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) on investment have left pundits wondering where the UK economy
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Business decline and turnaround – spotting the warning signs and acting decisively
All businesses go through phases and cycles: from formation to growth to plateauing and, in some cases, on into decline and beyond. Good management sees the red flags
Is this a time for brave entrepreneurs to expand their business?
The economic news might not be as gloomy as a few months ago, but the UK’s GDP is flatlining and the IMF is predicting we will be one
A small business take on Next’s lower profit forecast
The recent news that one of the UK’s best run and most respected businesses predicts that its sales and profits will fall back in 2023 will come as
Devaluation in a formal insolvency – the impact of costs
So far in our series on what a formal insolvency does to a previously solvent balance sheet and how it impacts stakeholder recoveries, we have looked at overall
The best way forward when struggling to repay a Bounce Back Loan
When the government launched its business support loan schemes early in the pandemic, there was widespread praise for the initiative. The speed of roll out, simplicity of the