If you are the shareholder of a business then asking what dividends are is something you're going to want to do to maximise your return on investment. more»

The government-owned British Business Bank has stepped up its lending commitments to small firms with a new £60m asset finance facility. more»

New survey findings have revealed the five business investments founders most regret not making in the early days of running their company, with a majority finding bookkeeping more difficult than expected. more»

Since launching in November last year, Borrow A Boat already has more than 4,000 vessels available for charter on its site, with the aim of having more than 20,000 boats available by the end of 2017. more»

After two years investing in new and exciting UK businesses alongside some of the country’s best-known entrepreneurs, Sarah Willingham and Nick Jenkins are set to step down from their roles on Dragon’s Den. more»

The council has partnered with peer to peer lending platform ThinCats and the Aston Reinvest Trust (ACT) – a West Midlands community development fund – to help finance startups and social enterprise founders in the poorest parts of the city. more»

Despite findings suggesting that those with accurate financial information grow on average twice as fast than those with data three quarters-old, small businesses throughout the UK are not doing enough to stay up to speed. more»

The underpinning infrastructure can be a key contributor to whether a micro business sinks or swims. With a long list of responsibilities, it’s easy for support systems such as IT infrastructure to be overlooked by busy entrepreneurs – yet the cost of doing so can be fatal to a startup. more»