Small businesses using loans to manage cashflow, instead of investing
One in four small businesses borrow money for cashflow after late payments almost doubled to £23bn last year
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One in four small businesses borrow money for cashflow after late payments almost doubled to £23bn last year
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Co-operative Bank plans to bolster its small business banking offer through re-introducing relationship managers, revamping its technology and easing up cash flow facilities
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Andrea Leadsom and Michael Gove expected to meet bankers on Thursday to urge them to keep small business loans flowing in event of hard Brexit
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B-North plans to open network of eight branches across England, combining face-to-face lending with cutting-edge technology
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Digital challenger bank is mainly used by tech start-ups with staff who either travel abroad a lot or are paid regularly in international currencies and want to avoid punishing foreign exchange fees
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B-North plans to open network of eight branches across England, combining face-to-face lending with cutting-edge technology
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Digital challenger bank is mainly used by tech start-ups with staff who either travel abroad a lot or are paid regularly in international currencies and want to avoid punishing foreign exchange fees
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Co-Operative Bank offers new small business customers 30 months' free banking in bid to double SME market share
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Barclays has been censured by UK watchdog over its treatment of small businesses. Bank made smaller firms open account to access other products, says regulator
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