Finance
2 Print 4 U insolvency report reveals nearly 80,000 debt
Gloucester print broker 2 Print 4 U, which was at the centre of a non-payment row before being declared bankrupt last month, had debts of nearly 80,000, it has emerged.
Kodak postpones patent sale indefinitely
Kodak has postponed the planned auction of its digital imaging portfolio "until further notice" instead suggesting that it may form a new licensing company to repay its debts.
A stream of alternative finance options
If you thought the recession had forever diminished the finance sources available to printers - think again. A wide variety of options has surfaced online in recent years and ingenuity is often all...
Councils ignore government pressure on late payments
Local authorities have failed to respond to government guidelines to pay suppliers within 10 days, with just 51% of invoices being paid on time in 2011/12, compared to 45% in 2009.
Bully Banks to hold first conference
Bully Banks, a consortium of SMEs that claim to have been mis-sold interest rate swap agreements (IRSAs), is to hold its first conference on 30 September.
Ink Shop upbeat despite Scottish decline
Cumbernauld-based printer The Ink Shop experienced a hike in sales between June and August thanks to "aggressive marketing", bucking the overall trend of declining growth in Scotland's economy.
Alderson situation uncertain as group comes under fire
The Alderson Print Group has been criticised for the "disgraceful" way it has treated clients and staff as the livelihoods of more than a third of its employees hang in the balance.
Adverset makes heroic effort
Adverset Media Solutions, produced more than 1,500 printed promotional items for forces support scheme Heroes Welcome, to promote the charity's expansion into the Falklands.
SME new loan approval rate down year-on-year in Q2
The latest SME Finance Monitor shows 34% of small businesses were declined new loans from their banks in Q2 this year compared to 28% in 2011.
'Mis-sold' IRSAs: Bully Banks takes on high-street lenders
A campaign group of SME business owners harmed by mis-sold IRSAs, Bully Banks, raises questions over the practice's effect on print. But what's next?
Print broker 2 Print 4 U in row over non-payment declares bankruptcy
The Gloucestershire-based reseller, which is accused of failing to pay unpaid invoices owed to a Durham print firm despite a County Court Judgement (CCJ) ordering the repayments, has been declared...
Chancellor hints at government-backed bank to help small businesses
The government is considering the creation of a 'small business bank' to improve access to funding for companies that want to expand, George Osborne has said.