First Minister Alex Salmond, has announced that Scottish companies will be given the opportunity to have their say on European financial support for renewables.The announcement was made following a meeting with European Commissioner, who recognised the urgent need to invest in this crucial area. Mr Salmond also highlighted a number of proposed steps the government [...]

Small businesses are reminded to submit applications for Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) before the end of the month. The SBRR is available to ratepayers who occupy single properties with rateable values below £15,000 (or £21,500 in London) and offers reduced payments of up to 50 per cent for small firms. The deadline for applications [...]

Businesses across Wales are set to reap the benefits of up to £3 billion in European Union funding. West Wales and the Valleys has become the first region in Britain to have its EU Structural Fund programme legally adopted, leading the way for massive investment during the period 2007 to 2013. Around £570 million will [...]

Are you looking to expand your business?  Does your Company need a financial boost? Could your business benefit from a highly experienced individual getting involved? If so, then the bi-annual London Investment Fair could be the place for you. A simple set-up – we provide the venue, the coffees and the investors – you exhibit! [...]

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. “Not very long,” answered the Mexican. “But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the American. The Mexican explained that [...]

When I first begin speaking with prospects about working together the first question I ask them is “WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR WEBSITE TO ACHIEVE FOR YOU?” The answer to this helps us focus on the desired outcome right from the start.  If you are talking to us then the answer to this question has [...]

In this article we hope to provide practical, thought provoking advice to help in the marketing of your business. Successful marketing is about meeting the needs of customers – profitably.  People say to us marketing is the same as sales – but in our opinion they are wrong, selling an item is one thing, but [...]

We have relaunched our blog as a means of bringing you useful tips and up-to-date information that is relevant to the SME market.  Fund raising for business growth will be a major focus for us as we have a wide and varied offering including business angels, small firms loans, asset finance, factoring and invoice discounting, [...]