Funding

Britain's investor population is world-leading, but with Brexit around the corner, the nation's SMEs are at risk of stalling without vital growth finance.

The Six Nations - Europe’s showpiece Rugby tournament - is currently gripping viewers across the continent. However, whilst fans are singing ‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’, the markets will be keeping an eye on another contest and a different kind of swing; that between the pound and the euro. The reason for this? Brexit, of course. Since the result…

With 2018 firmly behind us, the early months of the new year are a time for contemplation and evaluation of the last 365 days; both the good and the bad, the opportunities and the challenges.

Three quarters of UK small businesses have been left thwarted by banks when trying to access funding, according to independent research commissioned by FinTech lender Capital on Tap.

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…

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…

By Sam Quawasmi, Co-Founder of Eureeca Whilst having a great business idea or invention is a brilliant foundation it is rarely enough to guarantee success on its own. For that, you are likely to need capital and, unless you are extremely wealthy, then you will need to rely on external investment if you are to grow your business.…