Finance

Polestar web offset plans 'on track'
Polestar appears to have decided on the main location for its new web presses.

UK economy grows 0.8% in Q3
UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.8% in Q3 2012 compared with Q2, according to the preliminary estimate from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

SMEs must drive push for fairer terms
Late-paying customers have long been the bane of SME business owners, all the more since the credit crunch began in 2007 leading to full-blown financial armageddon in 2008.

Green shoots prompt investment in leaner, meaner sector
Infinity Finishing was one of the lucky ones, but just how lucky only time will tell. The business started in mid October, but unlike many would-be start-ups, this one was made possible with a loan...

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.