Are you prepared for the worst? It’s time to prepare for Brexit
A third (34%) of UK SMEs - the equivalent to 1.9 million businesses - believe that the value of sterling will fall by 10% or more follow... Read More >
Economic Updates
Another poor weekend for sterling
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GBP: Looking for support
Sterling was torpedoed on Friday night by the resignation of Jo Johnson, Transport Minister in ... Read More >
Budget Preview: Can you Phil me in?
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Budget day is always a strange day for a market economist; tearing through the details of tax and spend, headlines and sm... Read More >
International business
Brexit – The Top 3 Considerations for international businesses
I don’t think that it is an exaggeration to say that Brexit represents the single greatest risk most UK SMEs will have ever faced. At the ti... Read More >
WorldFirst & The Times feature: No room for tears after the break up
Smart businesses are already broadening their horizons to counter Brexit, says David Prosser, Business writer for The Times
Entrepreneurs... Read More >
WorldFirst & The Times feature: The art of picking the right partner
Distributors are crucial to export success – the trick is to find a perfect fit, says David Prosser, Business writer at The Times.
So yo... Read More >
Selling Online
WorldFirst & Sunday Times feature: An appetite for expansion
Successful baby and toddler food brand, Kiddylicious, is really getting its teeth into overseas markets
For Sally Preston, the founder o... Read More >
An online seller’s guide to Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA)
Love making money from selling things through Amazon but hate the drudgery of packing and shipping them to your customers? Then Fulfilment b... Read More >
Five places to set up an online business
So, you want to set up an online business abroad? The world has never been smaller, we’re all connected, trade barriers are (or were until r... Read More >
Your Money
How to Retire to Canada
British people in particular have a great fondness for Canada. As a relatively safe country with great scenery, good healthcare, and kind pe... Read More >
How to Find a Job and Work in Canada
Canada’s a lovely place, but getting a job in Canada isn’t as straightforward as you might wish (unless you’re actually Canadian). It’s not ... Read More >
How to Buy a Car in Canada
From the notorious Highway 401 traffic jams of Toronto to the ice roads of Nunavut on the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, it’s fair to say that... Read More >
Latest Guides
Tips for tackling Christmas cashflow challenges- Guest blog from Funding Options
Christmas is almost here! It’s the time of the year to sit back, relax, and escape from stress. That’s not the...
PSD2: What is it? And what does it mean for you?
The Payment Services Directive II – or PSD2 for short – is a European directive aimed at levelling the playing...