Small business confidence knocked in third quarter
Challenging economic conditions, access to finance and squeezed consumer spending have all knocked small business's confidence in the third quarter of 2012, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Read moreFinancial watchdog to clamp down on sales commissions
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to clamp down on employee sales incentives in a bid to end the mis-selling of financial products.
Read moreChancellor reveals plans for small business bank
Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled plans for a new Government backed bank aimed at small businesses, saying they would be able to gain access to 'multi-billion pounds' of funding.
Read moreBank defends QE
The Bank of England (BoE) has defended its use of quantitative easing (QE) but admitted that it would mostly benefit the top five per cent of households.
Read moreNew Funding for Lending Scheme launched
A new scheme designed to deliver cheap credit to banks in order to boost the economy has been officially launched by the Government and the Bank of England.
Read moreNew guidance for SMEs on alternative finance
New guidance on how to raise finance through alternative forms of lending has been launched for start-ups and small businesses.
Read moreUK banking culture 'throttling' economic recovery
UK banks have been accused of 'throttling' the country's economic recovery because of an 'anti-business culture' and an 'obsession with short-term trading profits', business secretary Vince Cable has warned.
Read moreAdditional £50 billion of QE for UK economy
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to inject a further £50 billion into the economy over the next four months through its quantitative easing (QE) scheme.
Read moreAverage cost of starting a business edges close to six-figures
Entrepreneurs require an average of £94,000 in capital to get their business off the ground, research from personal asset lender Borro has found.
Read more'Serious failings' in bank mis-selling to businesses
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has found 'serious failings' in the ways banks sold specialist insurance products to businesses, it has announced.
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