Articles

• Funding
  With bank lending dramatically reduced, now may be the time to consider alternatives. The renewed interest of private equity in growth capital could hold the key to mid-market companies’ funding requirements. 

• Review your people costs
  Employment costs need to be kept under review but as the recession deepens, the need to minimise costs must be balanced against the need to retain good staff to pave the way for recovery.

• Rich pickings
  For stronger cash-rich businesses with vision, now is the time to start the search for potential acquisition targets.

• Winning in a recession
  Those who are prepared to respond imaginatively to the challenges ahead will prosper and emerge from the recession as stronger, healthier businesses

• What not to do in a recession
  Business survival or success doesn’t happen by accident. Careful planning is required to minimise overheads, maximise profits and ensure the business flourishes.

• Keeping the pieces in place
  As companies struggle through the recession, jobs are often the first casualty.  But as this article discovers, previous downturns suggest staff custs should be handled with care. 

• Oiling the wheels
  As lenders recalibrate their business plans and approach to risk, businesses in search of bank funding are facing difficult times. The finance cogs have not entirely seized up, and money is available if the right approach is taken.