Going cyber: building a presence where your customers live
In the latest Bibby Blog, Head of Digital at Bibby Financial Services, Matt Reid discusses how SMEs can establish an online presence. The Black Friday frenzy No one could avoid being wrapped up in the...
View ArticleExporting Britain’s potential
Mark Lindsay, Managing Director of Trade and International, takes a look at the issues preventing UK SMEs from exporting and discusses the solutions. With Export Week drawing to a close at the end of...
View ArticleSmall Business Saturday: a reminder of SMEs’ significant contribution to the UK
On the 5th December thousands of people up and down the country supported the 5.2 million small businesses on their doorsteps. Now in its third year in the UK, Small Business Saturday is celebrating a...
View ArticleSME Confidence Tracker Q4 2015: gathering storms
Published in October, our Q3 SME Confidence Tracker report indicated that small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) were expecting storm clouds on the horizon. Our latest data for Q4 paints an even...
View ArticleSeven ways to improve your business website
Your website is one of the most important decision making factors for prospects and business partners. Customers will check out a business online before they commit to using its services. Even if your...
View ArticleEngaging SMEs with global opportunities
In the latest Bibby Blog, Michael McGowan, Managing Director for Foreign Exchange at Bibby Financial Services discusses the Government’s 2020 export target, concerns over the EU referendum and the...
View ArticleMaking your capital work harder for you
Edward Winterton, Commercial Director at Bibby Financial Services, talks about how SMEs can unlock capital from within their own businesses. Towards the end of 2015, the Bank of England Governor,...
View ArticleThree people who turned business failure into success
A much used Chinese proverb suggests that “failure is not falling down but refusing to get up”. Even the most successful of business minds suffer setbacks in their quest for success, and it’s often...
View ArticleEight things you wish you’d invented
Today, we’re surrounded by innovation. From complex, high-tech creations to the downright simple, it’s not usual to hear people react to ground-breaking inventions with “I wished I’d invented that.”...
View ArticleTech-decisions by Steve Box, International CEO, Bibby Financial Services
In the latest Bibby Blog, International CEO at BFS, Steve Box discusses investment in technology among global SMEs and how asset based financiers can help. With the UK media gaze set firmly on 23...
View ArticlePlanning for the living wage: are you ready?
From this Friday, businesses of all sizes will be required to pay their employees the new National Living Wage (NLW) which is set at £7.20 per hour. The introduction of the NLW was announced by the...
View ArticleBusiness Money interview with Steve Box
Last month, Bob Lefroy, editor of business finance magazine, Business Money, interviewed Steve Box, International CEO at Bibby Financial Services, about his new role. Well Steve, an old friend in a new...
View ArticleKeeping businesses moving in 2016
Edward Winterton, Commercial Director at Bibby Financial Services, takes a look at key factors affecting UK SMEs in 2016. Today there are more than 5.4 million businesses in the UK with Small and...
View ArticleUK SME confidence bounces back in Q1 – but will it last?
Small businesses had a rocky 2015, sensing dark clouds on the horizon in Quarter 3 and preparing for the storm in Quarter 4. In Quarter 1 2016, they appear to be have turned a corner, beginning the...
View ArticleExporting global growth by Steve Box
Steve Box, International CEO at Bibby Financial Services, discusses overseas opportunities for SMEs and how technology, data availability and finance are all playing a role in helping businesses to...
View ArticleBad debt – a known risk for SMEs
Edward Winterton, Commercial Director at Bibby Financial Services, discusses the risk of bad debt and what SMEs can do to protect themselves. Bad debt is a serious issue affecting a large number of...
View ArticleSmall sub-contractors buck the construction trend
In the latest Bibby Blog, Managing Director for Construction Finance, Helen Wheeler, talks about the small sub-contractors bucking the construction sector trend. The latest batch of construction...
View ArticleGoing for Growth in the East by Steve Box
Whilst most have heard of major international organisations like the Group of Seven (G7), the Visegrád Group is less well known. This group of nations in Eastern Europe comprises the Czech Republic,...
View ArticleIs a weaker pound good for British businesses?
Bibby Financial Services Managing Director of Trade and International, Mark Lindsay, discusses the effects of a weaker pound on UK SMEs. Did someone mention Brexit? Over the past two weeks, the UK has...
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