The recent release of the Chancellor’s budget for 2016 has us thinking about the impact on small businesses for the coming year. With features such as Business rates, Corporation tax, Capital Gains Tax, Fuel Duty, and Stamp Duty, this no doubt is going to interest and...
Last week saw the annual Finance & Leasing Association’s Dinner hosted at Grosvenor House, and hosted by guests John Hymphrys and Gabby Logan. The annual dinner is always a favourite of the finance and leasing industries, and gathers together members and...
Without a doubt, the catering equipment market is booming. With an expected turnover of £1.1 billion this year, the upsurge in new equipment has fuelled growth in both suppliers and manufacturers alike, and the marketplace shows no sign of slowing. However despite...
On the 8th July, Chancellor George Osborne gave his 7th budget, and his first as part of the majority Conservative government. In this budget we saw a large number of shakeups, not least in the economy and business portions, as well as in personal tax & pay, and...
Leasurope, the European Federation of Leasing Company Associations, is an association in the leasing and finance sector with 45 members across 33 countries. Each quarter of each year they produce their Leaseurope Index report, which surveys 17 volunteer members to...
“Compared to previous quarters, approved borrowing [from Banks] overall was lower [for SMEs] in the final quarter [4TH Quarter 2014]” – BBA 26th Feb 2015 “The equipment leasing segment [for SMEs] saw a moderate increase of 1.0% in 2014” – Leaseurope 27th March 2015...
