Finance

Bank of England and Treasury launch SME lending programme

The Bank of England is to provide billions of pounds of cheap credit to banks to boost small business and mortgage lending.

Peer-to-peer and alternative funding: life-lines for SMEs?

While the dust begins to settle on last month's Drupa, many manufacturers have been quick to report on their successful participation in the Dsseldorf event.

Crowd funding aims to give freedom back to businesses

The recent news from that the government will commit 100m in funding through non-traditional channels, such as peer-to-peer lending, is welcome news for small business owners.

UPDATE: MPG to take over Cambridge University Press print work

MPG Group is on the verge of taking over the majority of Cambridge University Press' (CUP) European print work from next month.

June looks set to be the month of the hard sells

It's hard to imagine a combination of words that is likely to cause hearts in the web offset community to sink as fast as 'web-offset' and 'supersite' - except, perhaps for 'paper', 'price' and...

New bank launched to target SMEs

A new bank targeting SMEs has been launched in a joint venture between a local authority pension fund and a Cambridge University college.

Ovation Graphics continues Dallas/Ft. Worth acquisitions

Ovation Graphics is continuing its consolidation in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area as it announced the purchase of Motheral Printing.

Xerox turns Drupa leads into sales

Following Drupa 2012, Xerox Global Graphic Communications president Jeff Jacobson has said that the company has started turning leads generated at the show into sales despite the tight economic...

100m government funding to boost SMEs through alternative lending

The government is to invest up to 100m of funding in alternative lending channels as part of a 500m initiative aimed at supporting SMEs in any sector.

Borrower beware: don't fall into the lender trap

Asset-based lending. Besides 'National Lottery win,' there are perhaps few sweeter three-word combinations to a printer's ears in these tough times. While banks are at best making printers work harder...