Is a reluctance to borrow restricting small business growth?
Russell Gould, COO at Everline and ezbob, crunches some numbers and looks at whether small businesses are being turned off of pursuing future growth because of a lack of expansion capital.
Finance being sought for investment, rather than working capital, finds British Business Bank
New statistics compiled by Vince Cable’s British Business Banks have identified a growing sense of positivity amongst small and growing companies in the UK.
Floods cost small businesses over ?800m
Small firms in affected areas lost an average of £1,531 per business amounting to a total of £831m, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) announced.
Crowdfunding: Good for jobs, good for growth, good for investment
It's official: Crowdfunding creates jobs, builds businesses and, against the expectations of many, attracts new investment, says Barry James.
2 weeks left to apply for Regional Growth Fund business grants
There's just two weeks left to apply for your slice of this year's Regional Growth Fund (RGF) finance, which closes on the 9th December.
Is your business eligible for Regional Growth Fund finance?
The Department for Business has asked Real Business to publish this fact sheet explaining how the RGF funding works.