Finance

Growth continues at Communisis
Growth has continued at Communisis as it announces a 3% sales rise and two significant contract extensions in its half-year results today.

BIS begins consultation on late payment support
Ministers have started to search for a small business commissioner who will name and shame bad companies and chase down late payments, worth nearly £27bn, as part of a wider consultation on support...

Post-Paperlinx advice for cash-strapped print companies
It’s a situation that is polarising industry opinion. Three months on from the administration of most of Paperlinx UK, we’re now at the stage where print companies that had 90 days’ credit with the...

Government reveals plan to boost UK productivity
Road improvements, investment in technology, superfast broadband and a relaxation of planning rules are among a series of measures revealed as part of the chancellor’s ‘productivity plan’, published...

Moonpig founder joins Dragons' Den
Moonpig.com founder Nick Jenkins will join existing 'dragons' Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden and two fellow newbies in the new series of Dragons' Den, which starts on Sunday on BBC Two.

Finance firms address printers' post-Paperlinx cash issues
Industry finance specialists are moving to provide alternative solutions for printers caught up in a post-Paperlinx credit crunch.

Moo wins £3m from Barclays Fast Growth Tech Fund
Web-to-print company Moo has secured a £3m revolving credit facility from Barclays to help it grow its global business.

PhotoBox Group to revise flotation plans
Moonpig.com owner PhotoBox Group may revise plans to float on the stock market after private equity firms expressed an interest in buying the business.
"The hair stood up on the back of my neck"
Jo Francis has a new book on her reading list, and reckons lots of print bosses should do likewise.

Will new service assist print’s Davids against Goliath clients?
Among measures on the EU referendum, housing, trade unions and immigration announced in the Queen’s Speech at the end of last month nestled The Small Business Conciliation Service, a proposed...