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September Sees Fall In Economic Confidence
After four months of elevated confidence, September saw a return to levels seen in the first part of the year. The latest Lloyds Business...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Oct 92 min read


Manufacturers See Sharp Rebound In Activity According To Latest Research
Britain’s manufacturers have seen a sharp rebound in activity in the third quarter of the year, with signs that pent up investment demand...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 153 min read


GDP Result Leaves Small Firms Feeling Flat
Responding to the announcement that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) showed flat growth in July, and rose by 0.3% in the three months to...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 122 min read


Gross Lending To SMEs Continues To Increase
UK Finance’s latest Business Finance Review shows that SME lending by the main high street banks increased by 8 per cent in the second...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 112 min read


Over Half Of UK Firms Delaying Investment Decisions Until After The Budget
New research from the Barclays Business Prosperity Index reveals that while two in five (43 per cent) UK businesses surveyed are...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 82 min read


Recruiters See Jobs Growth Ahead, But Skills Shortages Persist
Recruiters expect vacancy levels to rise in the months ahead but warn that access to talent remains the biggest challenge, according to...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Sep 31 min read


Professional Job Vacancies Rise Across The World’s Largest Firms
Global professional job vacancies saw a +9.2% month-on-month increase in July compared to June. The increases were broad-based across the...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Aug 273 min read


Scottish Hospitality Group Call For Action On Job Losses
The hospitality industry has lost a further 5,000 jobs in the last month, bringing the total to 89,000 jobs lost since the last UK...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Aug 262 min read


UK Manufacturing Output Volumes Fall In Three Months To August
Manufacturing output volumes fell at a sharp pace in the quarter to August, after being broadly flat in July, according to the CBI’s...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Aug 262 min read


British Manufacturing Sector Shrinks Amid Prolonged Challenges
The British manufacturing sector is in the grip of a prolonged crisis, impacted by surging energy prices and global uncertainty,...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Aug 193 min read


Latest Research Shows That GDP Is Poised To Slow Globally
KPMG International is forecasting global GDP growth to slow to rates not seen since the global financial crisis of 2008/9 as geopolitical...

Paul Andrews - Founder & CEO, Family Business United
Aug 126 min read
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