Finance

Scanlon highlights HMRC late payment in letter to FT

Wyndeham Group chairman Mark Scanlon has taken Prime Minister David Cameron to task over his recent comments about late payment, citing failings by one of the government's own departments in a letter...

Roland launches wide-format rental scheme

Roland DG UK has launched an equipment rental programme that will allow SMEs, start-ups and other businesses to move into wide-format printing by renting a device for a one, two or three year period.

Cameron announces late payment consultation

A consultation to tackle the problem of late payments to small businesses will launch later this year, following criticism of the Prompt Payment Code.

Royal Mail shares leap 36% as CWU blasts 'greedy' private investors

Royal Mail shares began conditional trading this morning at 450p, up more than 36% on their 330p offer price.

SME lending pays off for Close Brothers

Close Brothers has reported a 21% rise in pre-tax profits to 163.1m in its preliminary results for the year to 31 July 2013 on the back of increased lending to SMEs.

Don't throw away your tax comeback

Deficits, cuts and public spending have been the defining topic of political discourse in post-crunch Britain, which means the subject of taxation is never far behind.

Royal Mail privatisation kicks off ahead of CWU strike ballot

Royal Mail kicked off its initial public offering (IPO) today just as the CWU was sending out ballot papers to postal workers for strike action opposing the privatisation.

UK Print sceptical of Miliband's business rate plans

Ed Miliband will announce plans to freeze small business rates for two years, from April 2015 to April 2017, in his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference this afternoon.

Ex Cromwell Press director sentenced

Former Cromwell Press director Andrew Hemmings was fined 1,000 at Swindon Crown Court last week (19 September) after admitting fraud.

BoE launches polymer banknote consultation

The Bank of England (BoE) has launched a two-month public consultation on plans to switch its banknotes to polymer from 2016 at the earliest.