Expert economist answers your COVID-19 financial queries
Business Advice speaks to an economist to find out what SMEs should be doing financially to survive the coronavirus pandemic. more»
Financial crisis
The Icelandic financial crash nearly killed my business
Ingvar Gudmundsson was making good progress when the financial crash hit Iceland in 2008 instilling in him a useful resilience that holds true today. more»
Interest rates rise could financially ruin one in 25 businesses
Around 96, 000 companies, or five per cent of all businesses, were currently just paying interest rates on their debts, caused predominantly by the increasing costs of running a business. more»
UK productivity recovers to reach pre-crash levels
The latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics show an increase in productivity in the UK, as levels of output reach those that predate the financial crash in 2008. more»
Business lending to grow for first time since the financial crisis
The latest industry figures have indicated that business lending is expected to grow in 2015, for the first time since 2008. more»
