SME news in the UK | Page 2

An overview of news, trends and research in the SME industry in the UK:

Less than half of UK businesses optimistic about future growth A perfect storm of Brexit anxiety, rapid demographic shifts and a stagnant economy mean that fewer than half of UK’s private businesses are optimistic about future growth, according to a new report.
25 June 2019
Northamptonshire's mid-sized growth stars breach £2 billion barrier Professional services firm BDO has revealed that Northamptonshire’s leading mid-sized businesses enjoyed revenues of over £2 billion in 2018.
13 June 2019
Late payment culture cripples productivity of SMEs UK SMEs are seeing their efforts to grow stifled by late payments, causing thousands to enter insolvency proceedings each year.
29 March 2019
KPMG withdraws SME cloud accounting service from UK Big Four firm KPMG has announced it will withdraw a digital accounting service line targeting small businesses from the UK.
26 February 2019
Confidence of UK and Irish SME leaders dips before Brexit A new report on the confidence of small and mid-sized enterprise leaders in Britain and Ireland has found that business leaders harbour serious reservations about the performance of the nations’ econ
12 February 2019
Four ways how UK businesses can qualify for R&D tax credits When people think of research and development (R&D), they often picture large corporations or specialist science, tech or pharmaceutical companies.
13 December 2018
Business community reports firms have not taken steps to prepare for Brexit Businesses across Europe and the world have been bombarded with warnings that Brexit could have dire consequences for their bottom-lines, in recent months, unless they take pre-emptive action.
09 November 2018
How SMEs can gain competitive advantage from Brexit Two years on from the UKs vote to leave the EU, details of the divorce deal are yet to materialise.
22 August 2018
One third of SMEs believe Brexit will have a positive business impact While Brexit remains an unknown quantity, as the March 2019 deadline for negotiations between the UK and Brussels fast approaches, small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK remain broadly posi
25 July 2018
Moorhouse, Oxford Policy and TORI named fast growing SME consultancies Three consultancy firms – Oxford Policy, Moorhouse and TORI Global – have been recognised as one of the fastest growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK.
25 May 2018
Cybersecurity breaches in UK prevalent but at relatively low level Cybersecurity breaches continue to affect companies of all sizes across the UK, with 46% of recently surveyed firms detecting a breach in the past 12 months.
30 November 2017
Top 50 mid-market players of Worcestershire see revenues hit £2.4 billion Worcestershire’s mid-market continues to boom, with the revenues of the region’s 50 top players increasing by half a billion in 2016.
14 November 2017
Small and medium businesses improve working capital performances Small and medium sized businesses have improved their working capital performance, with cash-to-cash days for the segments falling by 0.9% and 4.5% respectively.
08 November 2017
Grant Thornton pilots small-business growth service 'G' in Liverpool Liverpool has been selected as the launch city for a new package of support services for smaller businesses and startups.
03 November 2017
Mid-market economy of Yorkshire adds 13,800 jobs as profits grow Mid-market businesses in Yorkshire have enjoyed a positive few years since 2014, with turnover up by 4%, profitability increasing by 1.3%.
07 September 2017
Top 50 mid-market players of Derbyshire enjoying strong growth Derbyshire’s top 50 mid-market players have enjoyed steady and sustained growth over the past three years, benefitting from increased demand for manufactured goods and professional service needs.
16 August 2017
UK middle market continues to out perform closest neighbours SMEs are one of the main drivers of the UK economy, with small and medium enterprises generating around 60% of the country’s private sector economic activity, and employing around 15.
02 June 2017
UK SMEs spend £60 billion on professional services, yet much is wasted Small businesses in the UK collectively spend around £60 billion per year on professional services, yet, according to research, more than £12 billion of that figure is wasted on unnecessary or bad advice.
22 May 2017
European family businesses remain upbeat about future prosperity Family businesses in Europe are upbeat about their growth prospects over the coming twelve months, new analysis finds.
05 December 2016
Administrations mostly ineffective, two thirds of UK businesses fail Just 10% of businesses going into Administration successfully come through the process, according to new research.
16 November 2016
Few UK businesses well informed about consequences of a Brexit The question to stay or leave the UK is nearing. A new study finds that few businesses in the UK are well informed about the potential consequences of the referendum, while 39% state that they are uninformed.
21 June 2016
Family business successors typically change strategy and governance Next generation leaders of family business are increasingly bringing change to their organisation, in many cases departing from former strategies, governance structures and leadership styles.
02 June 2016
Why growing companies should embrace zero-basing If you need funds to get your business to the next level – to launch a new product, expand to a new region, serve a new customer segment – you might not need to go hat in hand to a venture capitalist
05 February 2016
Confidence of UK SME businesses slips in third quarter UK SME confidence has dipped slightly in the last quarter, although it still remains high compared to a year ago.
02 December 2015
Organisations reaping benefits from B2B e-commerce The B2B e-commerce market is set generate $6.7 trillion in revenue by 2020.
16 November 2015
BDO: Bristol is an exciting city for businesses to reside The Bristol region is an exciting place to do business, according to the majority of companies surveyed by BDO.
08 July 2015
Yorkshire area continues to enjoy strong employment The largest 250 by revenue companies in the Yorkshire area continue to perform well, with particularly the top 200 mid-sized businesses enjoying revenue growth of 13.2% and profits up by 2.
18 June 2015
Mazars: Family businesses in the UK are booming Family businesses in the UK are booming, with 79% saying their profits are either higher or the same as last year, research by Mazars shows.
10 June 2015
Grant Thornton: European business confidence on rise Confidence of mid-sized business leaders in the wider European area is on the rise as growth prospects improved across the region, a recent survey by Grant Thornton finds.
02 June 2015
KPMG: 72% UK mid-tier firms await digital success Almost three-quarters of UK mid-tier companies are awaiting the success of a digital technology before adopting it, research by KPMG shows.
26 May 2015
Deloitte initiative seeks most innovative social firms Deloitte recently launched a search for the most innovative social businesses in the UK for its 'Super Pioneers' programme, aimed at supporting them with plans to increase employability and job oppor
20 March 2015
Baker Tilly: Potential investor advice to small & mid-cap The UK business environment is on the up, however, while the numbers look positive, a survey by Baker Tilly of institutional investors’ perspective on 2015 discloses volatility, with investors not lo
12 February 2015

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