Sigma Connected Group appoints Group Director of Client Partnerships

30th October 2023 Appointments |

Business outsourcing provider Sigma Connected has announced the appointment of Lesley Avinou into the newly-created role of Group Director of Client Partnerships. In her new role, Avinou will lead the evolution of client relationship management across all locations including UK, Australia and USA. Reporting to the Group’s Chief Commercial Officer Ben Jones, Avinou joins Sigma…

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Small firms’ confidence levels recovers

Small business confidence regained some ground between the second and the third quarters of the year, but is still in negative territory for the sixth quarter in a row, according to Federation of Small Businesses (FSB’s) latest Small Business Index for Q3, in partnership with Google. The headline confidence reading was -8.0 points in Q3,…

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Insolvencies predicted to fall by 5% in Q3

30th October 2023 Business | #business insolvencies

RSM UK has predicted that insolvencies will continue to fall in the second half of the year, despite economic headwinds, with 5% fewer insolvencies in Q3. RSM’s Insolvency Predictor, which combines historic insolvency data with key economic indicators to accurately forecast insolvency trends, shows that overall business distress will reduce by 10% by the end…

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