Lending Scheme Hits Three-Year High

Lending Scheme Hits Three-Year High

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly able to secure bank loans supported by a Government-backed scheme, as lending under the scheme reached its highest level since 2010. Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme lending figures, published today,...
Entrepreneurial Spirit Under Pressure

Entrepreneurial Spirit Under Pressure

Latest Aviva SME Pulse reveals one in four SME owners are considering returning to the workforce as an employee. A third say they have lost the enthusiasm to run their own business. Half say there has been a decline in the money drawn from their business for personal...