Finance

The government has launched the first phase of its much anticipated Business Bank with a 300m investment programme for SMEs.

Falling print revenues at the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) have dragged the publisher's media division into negative growth, according to its latest trading update.

While the coalition's efforts to tackle the tricky subject of welfare reform have been filling column inches ever since last month's Budget, the lack of significant debate on the more important task...

Printers are beginning to benefit from the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS), the much-criticised government initiative to ease the flow of credit to cash-starved SMEs.

Norfolk-based flow-wrapping and packaging machine manufacturer Redpack hosted the launch of a government-backed £3m Business Growth Fund, at its Norwich facility yesterday.

Federation of Small Business has said that Government climate change policies are failing to protect businesses from spiralling energy costs.

The government has outlined its plan to boost SME lending via the state-owned Business Bank, which will become the vehicle through which all government finance initiatives are administered.

HMRC has given a six month extension to small businesses to adhere to its new compulsory PAYE reporting system, Real Time Information (RTI).

Cambridge-based inkjet manufacturer Xaar has posted a 74% year-on-year increase in adjusted pre-tax profits to 18.4m (2011: 10.6m) for the 12 months to 31 December 2012, citing strong performance of...

Live updates of the Budget 2013 and the measures that will impact UK print as it happens.

Johnston Press' contract printing revenues have been slashed by a third following the termination of News International's contract, according to its 2012 financial reports.