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Wall Street analysts believe that Amazon's pre-tax profits have rocketed from £14.8million ($21million) to £308million. Sales are forecast to be up 23.2 per cent to £19.7billion. The rapid growth of its third-party cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, and increasing numbers using its Prime fast shipping subscription service has boosted its earnings.
THERESA May's general election campaign "will echo in eternity" as a public relations disaster, according to a leading PR professional. Rupert Bhatia, the director of public relations agency, Rhizome Media described Mrs May's campaign as "amateurish, stuttering and ill-conceived". He added: "Brenda from Bristol's reaction to the snap poll was an early warning sign.
makepositive, a London-based consultancy firm, has closed £1m in funding, consisting of £800,000 in equity finance and a £200,000 loan facility from peer-to-peer lender RateSetter Business Finance. makepositive claims to be the leading domestic implementation partner for Salesforce in the UK, helping the company's 150,000 business customers "get the most value" out of Salesforce products.
Source: Quantexa Quantexa, the disruptive big data and analytics company backed by HSBC and Albion Ventures, has furthered its international expansion by opening a new office in Sydney, Australia. This builds upon their accelerated growth this year, which has seen the opening of their Brussels office in April and the doubling in size of their Global Headquarters in London.
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The removal of tax breaks and stamp duty increases for buy-to-let landlords may have made the asset class seem less attractive for investors. But one asset manager has launched a website offering investors a way to make gains from the buy-to-let market without owning a property and thus avoiding the recently increased stamp duty levies and dwindling tax reliefs.
Telephone and internet-based retail bank First Direct once again dominates the annual Smart Money People British Bank Awards. Runner-up is Nationwide Building Society, up one place from the previous year, while new entrant Tesco Bank steps straight into the number three slot.
By Vicki Owen And Jon Rees, Financial Mail on Sunday Nearly half of Britain's smaller businesses do not differentiate between the 'Big Four' high street banks, according to a new study. Only one in ten small to medium-sized firms believe the services that the major banks offer are better than those of the new 'challenger' banks, according to research from Platform Black.
Northampton designers and manufacturers of bespoke furniture and lifestyle goods, Luzzo Bespoke, is looking to treble in size over the next two years. The company has received a financial investment from peer-to-peer lenders, FundingKnight. Not many companies can boast as prestigious and high profile customers as Luzzo Bespoke with clients such as Rolls-Royce and Jaguar Land Rover for starters.
At any one time, 25% of UK SMEs are looking to borrow money to expand their business, ease their cash flow, develop they stock or expand to the next level. Of these, 43% go to banks and get turned down. 70% never try again. Raising capital for your business is a big issue.
The Salford-based asset manager behind a £1bn Chinese investment in UK factories and warehouses has now launched a buy-to-let platform. The new ventures comes as Manchester establishes itself as the UK's main centre for selling residential property investment as a retail product. Platforms include TheHouseCrowd, PropertyCrowd and Lendinvest.
UK start-up has facilitated over £1m in deals over the last three months and is now looking at partnerships with high street banks
Peer to business lender Ablrate is now offering an investment opportunity that is expected to return 11% per annum. Ablrate, a niche P2P lending platform, is doing a refinancing on an ATR 42 500 aircraft looking to raise £2.475 million. The loan represents a 71% LTV and is a three year term.
The latest quarterly update on the government's Funding for Lending scheme highlights the continued failure of the banks to provide finance for small UK businesses. Net lending to SMEs under the FLS fell by around £400m, after dipping by an even greater £700m in Q1 of 2014.
Small business lending under flagship scheme falls Figures from the Bank of England have revealed that lending to small and medium sized enterprises (SME) through the government's flagship Funding for Lending (FLS) scheme fell again in the second quarter of 2014.
Southhampton based FundingKnight has increased its loan limit to £500,000 to match demand, according to a company statement. FundingKnight is a peer to peer lender that targets the business segment of the industry. The increase is effective immediately.
Nearly half (47%) of Britain's small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) do not differentiate between the ' Big Four' High Street Banks and only one in ten (10%) believe that the services they offer are better than those available from new ' challenger ' banks such as Santander, Handelsbanken and Metro.
Ablrate, a niche player in the peer to peer lending space that focuses on Aircraft backed securities, has announced a partnership with SIPPClub that is designed to enable sophisticated investors to invest in Ablrate loans through EvolutionSIPP. Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPP) will assist the marketplace lender in sourcing loans.
Blue & Green Tomorrow is currently running a crowdfunder to ensure its survival. Please pledge . Competition within the banking sector has recently been called into question, and the survey conducted by YouGov for Platform Black found 47% of SMEs do not differentiate between the 'big four' banks, which consists of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
You can't buy shares in Platform Black because it is a private company, but there is a chance to make your money work for you. The company has developed an innovative approach to providing smaller companies with much needed finance through the use of an auction platform.
Drones - or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - could be used to help with flood prevention measures, after being given the go-ahead to operate by The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Subscriber only content You must be either an ICE member or a subscriber to New Civil Engineer to read this article and receive complete, unrestricted access to nce.co.uk Not an ICE member or a New Civil Engineer subscriber?
The Perth-based occupational health consultancy is aiming to raise working capital and funds to pay off an invoice financing deal agreed with RBS last November Get business news by email Scottish-based occupational health consultancy Duradiamond Healthcare is looking to raise a £2.3 million through a business-to-business crowdfunding platform.
First of its kind in world By a Daily Business reporter | Perth-based Duradiamond Healthcare has raised £2.3 million via the ArchOver crowdlending platform. It is believed to be the largest non-property related working capital facility ever raised by any platform anywhere in the world.
by Annabel Rusbridge-Thomas A man from Kent has climbed the legal ladder and been elected Vice President of the Law Society of England and Wales. Jonathan Smithers - a partner in prominent Tunbridge Wells' law firm CooperBurnett - is on course to complete his rise to the top of the legal profession in 2015 when he will become President.
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By Ed King Drones could be deployed across the UK by water companies keen to avoid the severe floods that hit the country earlier this year. Commonly known for their military role in Afghanistan and Iraq, smaller drones fitted with thermal imaging cameras have a range of domestic uses.
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Britain's high-street banks, when refusing loans to small and medium-sized firms, will be forced to help them find alternative sources of finance, according to George Osborne. In a speech to the Innovate Finance conference in London, the Chancellor said the government would encourage the growth of "alternative finance providers", a major part of the financial and technology (or FinTech) sector to which Osborne pledged £100m of additional investment.
Crowd2Fund has raised GBP2m from a range of UK and international investors, placing a national market value of GBP10m on the business which launched in August 2014. The 'Series A' investment round attracted the interest of a number of global family offices, including some highly influential entrepreneurs based in China, the Middle East and Europe.
Crowd2Fund, the world's only directly FCA regulated five-model crowdfunding platform, has raised £2m from a range of UK and international investors, placing a notional market value of £10m on the business which launched in August 2014. The 'Series A' investment round attracted the interest of a number of global family offices, including some highly influential entrepreneurs based in China, the Middle East and Europe.
Construction and manufacturing businesses were found to be among the high flyers when it came to confidence in their ability to raise funds, according to a survey of SMEs. The survey, conducted on behalf of alternative finance company Platform Black, found that 71% of small business are now confident of their ability to raise finance.
Small businesses are preparing to shore up Britain's role as a haven for high-tech start-ups in the wake of the Brexit vote. While one entrepreneur called the result 'a disaster for this country', others called for action to protect London's leading status in the fast-growing sector.
Nicky Edwards, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, TheCityUK added: "Streamlining the planning consent process will bring greater certainty to investors and the public alike. We see infrastructure reform as an essential part of both attracting inward investment to the UK, and providing better public services."
ArchOver and GapCap, which both specialise in providing loans to SMEs secured against invoices, have signed a formal Service Level Agreement which will enable them to cross-refer and share future business opportunities. ArchOver secures its loans against whole books of borrower companies' Accounts Receivable (debtor invoices) whereas GapCap provides loans secured against selected individual invoices.
The Salford-based asset manager behind a £1bn Chinese investment in UK factories and warehouses has now launched a £500m buy-to-let platform. The new ventures comes as Manchester establishes itself as the UK's main centre for selling residential property investment as a retail product. Platforms include TheHouseCrowd, PropertyCrowd and Lendinvest.
The removal of tax breaks and stamp duty increases for buy-to-let landlords may have made the asset class seem less attractive for investors. But one asset manager has launched a website offering investors a way to make gains from the buy-to-let market without owning a property and thus avoiding the recently increased stamp duty levies and dwindling tax reliefs.
At the other end of the scale, the 'big four' High Street banks occupy the last four places with RBS, after a year of well-publicised mishaps, taking the 'wooden spoon' position at the bottom.
The Perth-based occupational health consultancy is aiming to raise working capital and funds to pay off an invoice financing deal agreed with RBS last November Get business news by email Scottish-based occupational health consultancy Duradiamond Healthcare is looking to raise a £2.3 million through a business-to-business crowdfunding platform.
At the other end of the scale, the 'big four' High Street banks occupy the last four places with RBS, after a year of well-publicised mishaps, taking the 'wooden spoon' position at the bottom.
Urban flood specialist Richard Allitt Associations (RAA) has announced a new aerial service to help combat the threat of flooding now that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has given the green light for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to operate commercially.
Former Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner took a potshot at the P2P lending industry yesterday, stating that "the losses which will emerge from peer-to-peer lending over the next five to 10 years will make the bankers look like lending geniuses". More specifically, he expressed his concern at the credit checking P2P and debt-base crowdfunding platforms perform.
The makers of Tendr, a new app launching in the UK, hope the smartphone dating model can now be used to connect adventurous investors with great business stories. Users of the app will be able to glimpse hundreds of campaigns currently running on Britain's biggest crowdfunding platforms, bookmarking their favourites to scrutinise later.
Peer to peer lending platform Proplend has stated they are now approved for inclusion in pension funds. Proplend is a direct lending platform that targets the secured commercial mortgage market. In a company note, management states it has recently been approved by pension providers to accept investments from holders of Self-Invested Pension Plans (SIPPs), Small Self-Administered Schemes (SSASs) and other pension funds.
The up-and-coming peer-to-peer lending platform Proplend is now able to accept investments from SIPP, SSAS and other pension fund holders. The nascent property lender has been approved by a number of nameless pension providers. Proplend has partnered with the clearly forward-thinking pension provider SIPPclub in order to guide pension holders through the process - following in the footsteps of secured peer-to-business platform ThinCats.
Chris Potter considers how software can help to improve housing associations' repairs and maintenance services.
AS DRONES fly off the shelves this Christmas, a professional operator has warned the technology could cause injury in the wrong hands. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, are said to be the must-have 'toy for men' this Christmas and can be bought for as little as £200 from a gadget shop or Amazon.
Years of being turned down for finance have resulted in the hesitancy of smaller companies to borrow money, and that this is holding back the UK economy, says Graeme Marshall, Chief Executive of P2P lender FundingKnight. Issued on January 22, a Bank of England report to November 2014 clearly showed the divide that still exists between...
Graeme Marshall, Chief Executive of leading P2P lender FundingKnight, has responded to the latest Bank of England ' Trends in Lending ' report by saying that years of being turned down for finance has resulted in the hesitancy of smaller companies to borrow money, and that this is holding back the UK economy.
Issued on 22 January, the latest Bank of England 'Trends in Lending' report clearly showed the divide that still exists between large and small companies when it comes to borrowing money. But according to FundingKnight CEO Graeme Marshall, years of being turned down for finance has resulted in the hesitancy of smaller companies to borrow money.
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Tuesday, October 08, 2013 Published by WARREN LEWIS Property industry to benefit from faster transactions, saving a combined total of over a million days a year A new property sales process will reduce leasehold transactions by between five and 10 days and save UK consumers a combined total of over a million days each year* through a simple process initiated by Move with Us, the residential property group, in consultation with major industry bodies.
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Despite the lack of take-off in the EV market, there are still plenty of new players trying to get into the lithium-ion battery market with new chemistries. But potential customers will only take these newcomers seriously if they can readily supply working cells and batteries for evaluation.
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A new standardised procedure set to shave five to 10 days off of the property sale process has been launched. In one single format, the new questionnaire captures a property's information held by landlords, management companies and managing agents. Co-developer of the form, Move With Us, thinks it will shave five to 10 days off of the leasehold sales process.
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The Autumn 2013 cover Event gathers e-commerce and finance experts to discuss tax compliance, reconciliation and returns issues faced by e-commerce businesses within the EU A recent roundtable event in Brighton hosted by international value-added tax (VAT) consultancy Accordance covered some of the key challenges that e-commerce businesses face around cross-border trade.
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It has been claimed that a new property sales process will reduce leasehold transactions by between five and 10 days and save UK consumers a combined total of over a million days each year.
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18 February 2014 Company Details Products White Papers Videos Press Releases Regional Offices Contact Company Addagrip, the leading resin bound and bonded surfacing manufacturer, will once again be exhibiting at Ecobuild - the world's leading event for sustainable design, construction, energy and the built environment.
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