Finance

Starting a property firm can be challenging in these competitive and disruptive times. Yet with the right strategy and objectives and the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, you can still make yourself a unique player in the market. People will always need to buy and sell property - whether residential or commercial - there is…

The SME sector is a diverse profitable segment, covering fast growth start-ups and scale-ups to medium-sized businesses and enterprises. According to Accenture’s SME Banking report UK banks alone could potentially unlock £8.5 billion in new revenue streams by 2020 solely within the SME market. Below, Martijn Hohmann, CEO and Co-Founder of Five…

More than a third of shoppers (35%) say that they would be tempted back to the high street by stores more closely matching the prices of online competitors, a survey by jisp has found. The survey of 1000 UK consumers went on to reveal that nearly a quarter (22%) cited rewards based on store loyalty would attract them to the high street, while…

Right about now, most financial teams are in the thick of budgeting season. It’s a time when you must do the impossible: Develop a budget for the next 12 months, in the face of constant flux and uncertainty in the market. Ed Gromann, CPO at Centage Corporation, talks to Total Business about why budgeting shouldn’t be a seasonal operation. We all…

It is undeniable that the UK has become a centre for startups and entrepreneurship. In 2017 alone, 589,000 new businesses were launched across the country – marking a 22% rise on 2012. And even more impressively, in the past five years an impressive 3.5 million companies have been founded across the country. Below Total Business hears from…

Looking to save money on your company’s energy bills and need a few pointers? According to independent consultancy, Smarter Business, the average medium-sized business in the UK forks out more than £4,000 a year on electricity and around £1,500 a year on gas, while small businesses pay approximately £2,500 annually for their electricity and nearly…

It’s been 10 years since Lehman Brothers collapsed, sparking the beginning of the financial crisis. Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous, a Lecturer in Banking at Cass Business School, reflects on its legacy and considers the current state of the banking sector.  What do you think has been the most significant legacy of the Lehman’s crash? “It is…

As it is announced that the UK is the fifth most popular destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the world, and London remains as the most attractive city for FDI, Mark Brownridge, Director General of the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) asks whether UK investors need to work harder in a post-Brexit Britain. Mark is of…

UK businesses are being unknowingly short-changed out of sales revenues – by as much as 40% - due to poor practices employed by consumer credit lenders, a new research report has found. The study, compiled by Duologi, looked at the biggest frustrations that consumers face when borrowing funds to purchase goods and services on credit. It revealed…