One of the most talked about sectors in the UK, Richard Brown of Stockport-based Sales and IT recruitment consultancy, Grassroots Recruitment, shares his observations of current climate and hot topics in the FinTech industry. My last post on the latest trends in RegTech has sparked a lot of … [Read more...]
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Stockport lender refinances Bramhall flats in 8 working days
Stockport lender Together has provided a £2 million short-term loan in just eight working days to refinance a luxury apartment scheme. RB Properties used the bridging loan to pay off the company which had initially funded the development of nine modern flats in Bramhall worth £4.2 million. The … [Read more...]
British Business Investments commits £50 million to fund supporting small businesses in the North
British Business Investments, part of the British Business Bank, has announced a commitment of £50 million to support Manchester based Tosca Debt Capital’s (TDC) fund supporting small businesses in the North of England. TDC’s fund will focus on funding regional businesses across all sectors, and … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: How tech businesses are conquering financial RegTech
Greater Manchester is emerging as one of the UK's leading centres of FinTech, with RegTech - employing new technologies to meet increasing regulatory requirements in the financial industries - one of the fastest growing niches in the industry. Richard Brown, from Stockport recruitment agency … [Read more...]
Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning partner takes stock of 30 years in industry
Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning partner, Scott Herbert, takes stock of his 30 year career, of which he celebrates 25 years as a Financial Planner, and shares some words of wisdom on the industry. How different things were in 1995 when I was first appointed as a Representative of Refuge … [Read more...]
CEO Designate appointed at Stockport specialist lender
Cheadle based specialist lender, Together, has announced Gerald Grimes will join the business as Group CEO Designate, ahead of the current CEO and founder stepping down. Gerald will support Henry Moser, founder and Group CEO, for a period of 12 – 18 months before assuming the role of Group CEO … [Read more...]
Late payments bill proposed to support SMEs
A private members bill in the House of Lords has been introduced to offer greater support to small- and medium- enterprises, to protect them from late payments, often by larger organisations. The bill, proposed by Lord Mendelsohn, would reduce the statutory limit for payment of invoices to 30 … [Read more...]
Stockport fintech company plan for 2020 growth
Stockport based fintech business, takepayments, plan to expand during 2020 as the UK continues to head towards a cashless society. Takepayments is the new name for Payzone’s card terminal and EPOS business, providing debit and credit card acceptance to small businesses and sole traders. The … [Read more...]
North West retailers have falling risk of insolvency
An assessment by insolvency trade body, R3 has found retailers in the North West have lower risk of insolvency of any UK region besides London and the East of England, despite the headlines of the struggles of some well-known chains. R3’s figures found that 38.7% of retailers in the North … [Read more...]
North West named the most entrepreneurial region outside London by government Start Up Loans programme
Following research that showed the region gained 11,000 businesses in 2019, data from Start Up Loans showed the government-backed programme for entrepreneurs provided more funding to the North West than any other UK region outside London. Start Up Loans supported 8,366 new businesses in the … [Read more...]
Lloyds Bank announces £1.3 billion of lending for North West businesses
Lloyds Banking Group has announced it expects to lend £1.3 billion to businesses in the North West in 2020. The announcement is part of a wider plan to lend £18 billion nationwide to support UK businesses wishing to grow. The loans are designed to support entrepreneurs start-up businesses, … [Read more...]
Cheadle specialist lender appoints new UK Head of Field Sales
Sean Williams (pictured) has joined Cheadle based specialist lender, Together, as Head of Field Sales. Having previously held the role of Regional Head of Customer Banking with Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group, Sean will be responsible for the professional sector team of development … [Read more...]
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