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Buying a business or assets at auction

FOR BUYERS

When exploring different avenues for buying a business, one of the less trodden paths is to use an auction house. However, for smaller businesses this is a route often worth venturing down. There are numerous ways in which an ind...continue reading

Buying a business or assets at auction

When exploring different avenues for buying a business, one of the less trodden paths is to use an auction house. However, for smaller businesses this is a route often worth venturing down. There are numerous ways in which an ind...continue reading

Is the market about to see an influx of pubs for sale?

Developments within the House of Commons could result in an influx of distressed pubs and premises for sale in 2015 as MPs look to scrap Britain's 'tied' pub system. As things stand, pub tenants are currently roped...continue reading

Buy a business or start your own? Choosing the most direct path to success

FOR BUYERS

There are many reasons why someone would want to buy a business. For those who already own businesses it is the best way to grow, by expanding into new markets or out-muscle competitors. However, there are many people for whom bu...continue reading

SMEs need advice, not loans, Govt told

FOR BUYERS

The Government should be focusing more on offering advice to small businesses rather than on boosting lending to them, a cloud services provider to SMEs has said. John Davis, managing director of BCSG and former Product and Mark...continue reading

Less than a third of SMEs hold savings account

FOR BUYERS

New research highlights that only a third of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have a business savings account. Research by the British bank Aldermore found that 31 per cent of SMEs have a business savings accoun...continue reading

SMEs not concerned by potential higher interest rates

FOR BUYERS

The majority of small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) are unfazed by the prospect of raised interest rates. A survey by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) found that 78 per cent of SMEs felt tha...continue reading

Maintaining customer loyalty post-merger

FOR BUYERS

Anyone who has been involved in a merger or acquisition at management level will know just how many aspects of the business require your attention all at once. Prioritising, in terms of both time and money, becomes increasingly di...continue reading

Big data: What's all the fuss about?

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Big data: it’s a term that almost everyone will have heard of, but why should business buyers take note? To start with a brief definition, this latest technology buzz phrase relates to the exponential growth in the amount o...continue reading

Banks' lending to SMEs continues to hinder growth strategies

FOR BUYERS

The economy might be improving but it is still apparent that SMEs are not seeing the full benefits of this, particularly those wishing to pursue faster, more aggressive growth strategies. According to the Bank of England’s ...continue reading