Inaugural Credit & Collections Industry Awards announces 2024 shortlist

Credit Connect has announced the shortlist of companies and partnerships for this year’s first-ever annual Credit & Collections Industry Awards. The shortlist for the inaugural awards consists of 64 entrants with over 50 companies in the running to win the first-ever awards. Credit Connect’s panel of judges has now compiled the shortlist for the fourteen…

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More companies and people using credit to cover tax bills

New research by Premium Credit has seen strong growth in the volume of funding and number of customers it supports through its tax and VAT funding proposition, which allows companies and business owners to spread the cost of their VAT, corporation tax and self-assessment tax payments. The research found that in 2023, the total amount…

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Lending to SMEs by high street banks grew in first quarter

Latest figures from UK Finance has shown further growth in business lending from high street banks took place at the start of 2024, following an increase at the end of 2023. Quarter 1 (Q1) 2024 saw a 15% increase compared with the previous quarter. At just over £4bn, this was 8% higher than the same…

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Small firms call for next Government to reduce cost of international trade

18th June 2024 Commercial Credit Management |

Small firms say the ‘supply chain could crumble’ unless the next Government prioritises international trade. Figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show that one in five (22%) small firms are worried about the costs of exports and imports over the next five years. FSB research also shows how one in four (27%) would…

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