Posts Tagged ‘small business’

Barclays fears small business for lending

Friday, August 13, 2010 16:56 No Comments

The head of the Small Business Barclays’ unit has criticized the idea of industry-wide government targets for lending to small businesses. Steve Cooper told the Financial Times that it could approve loans result in the banks to achieve goals, rather than on the merits of the applications.
The Government is currently considering the option of extending [...]

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Growing Your Small Business: A Look At Merchant Accounts

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:08 No Comments

It goes without saying that being a successful small business owner in today’s economic climate is a difficult task. However, with the right equipment, a lot of hard work, and just a little bit of luck your business can be profitably. A critical component in many of today’s successful small businesses are merchant accounts. [...]

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Small Businesses Call for Rates Relief

Monday, March 23, 2009 14:42 No Comments

Hundreds of small business owners have launched a campaign at the Federation of Small Businesses’s annual conference in Newport yesterday. They have writen to Chancellor Alistair Darling, calling for the introduction of automatic business rate relief in next month’s Budget.
According to an estimation by the FSB, more than 50% small businesses miss out on reclaiming [...]

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How a Nice Cup of Tea Can Make Profits

Monday, March 23, 2009 11:18 No Comments

A cup of tea has long been the most welcomed drink in the UK, and now it could also prove to be a recession-proof business venture.
Although many people are cutting back their spending on luxuries these days, tea and cake are still on the menu. It is taken as one of the life essentials. According [...]

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1800+ Franchises Source Library @ Franchisegenius

Thursday, September 4, 2008 11:37 1 Comment

Franchising related to the method of practicing and using another person’s sector of business.
The industry with franchise is always an energetic section of the small business marketplace with rapidly franchises launching and shutting down every day. The market is requiring large amount of franchises opportunities. Although franchisees listing site can gather the information for us [...]

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