Finance
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...
Ahlstrom announces global price increase
Materials manufacturer Ahlstrom has announced price increases which will affect label printers globally.
200m growth initiative for top England SMEs
The most promising 26,000 small and medium-sized businesses in England are being targeted for 'growth coaching', as part of a 200m government-funded initiative.
Presstek posts profit and points to drupa enthusiasm
Digital offset printing equipment supplier Presstek managed to squeeze out $500,000 Q1 EBITDA, as cost cutting helped offset a 13.9% sales decline compared with the same period last year to $27...
Late payments to UK SMEs top 35bn
Printers are among almost 800,000 UK SMEs owed a record 35bn in overdue payments, new research shows.
Business inspection: Henningham Family Press/Dalston Bloc
By downsizing from its central London studio, this firm slashed overheads and redefined itself
Fastfood vendor knows what's hot
Canon's director of professional print for Europe, David Preskett, has found a unique way of measuring visitor volumes across the halls at drupa 2012: hotdogs.
Ten ways to cut your business costs
Print firms are no strangers to the discipline of cost reduction. For years, the industry has been caught between the internet, print management firms and increasingly severe recessions. Budgets have...
Stationers' Company to stage mergers and acquisitions event
The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers is holding a round table evening to explore avenues for injecting capital into business development strategies.
Brazilian deal boosts sales for Goss
Web offset manufacturer Goss has sealed a number of valuable deals at Drupa, including the first installation of its Sunday 3000 press in Brazil to commercial printer Posigraf.