Funding Circle wants to create a new business finance ecosystem
We speak to James Meekings, co-founder and CCO of Funding Circle about the firm's plans for the future.
“Chase your passion, not your pension,” says Queen of Construction
Gill Riley started GGR Group in 1995 with just £5,000 and has built it into a £16m global construction firm. We quiz her about work/life balance and her advice to the next generation.
UK and China Alliance set to benefit creative industry
UK and Chinese creative companies will benefit from £2bn worth of trade and investment opportunities.
Worst and best password policies revealed: Top sites included
Heartbleed, one of the biggest security issues to have faced the internet, has been taking the world by storm, with half a million sites thought to have been affected.
As the ePenny drops, the FCA ‘innovate’ an Innovation Unit
I confess. I've probably been the FCA's severest critic – right back to the days when it was still called the FSA, says Barry James.
Why you can’t force business culture
Suzy Dean of EasySharePoint explains why attempts to impose an organisational culture from the top down are doomed to end in failure and how businesses can foster the culture they want.
“Businesses will pay the cost of new alternative finance regulation”
Chris Moss, corporate and commercial head at law firm, JMW, examines how recently stepped-up regulation of the alternative finance market will affect both lending platforms and those looking to raise funds.
What does alternative finance mean for businesses?
With banks still reluctant to lend money to SMEs, small businesses are struggling to find alternative sources of funding. Mike Smith signposts to the best options available on the market.
Domestic growth is up, but export ambitions are falling
Domestic growth is returning to the UK, but SMEs mustn’t let export ambitions slide, says a new report.