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Small Business Survey: 15% of small employers sought finance, and the typical ask was £50,000
The government's Small Business Survey 2025 found 15% of small employers sought finance, typically £50,000. What it means if you plan to borrow.
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Banks made less credit available to small businesses this summer, Credit Conditions Survey shows
The Bank of England's Credit Conditions Survey shows lenders cut credit to small businesses in the three months to August, while defaults stayed flat.
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Two bolt-on acquisitions in a week show how established firms buy to grow
Two bolt-on acquisitions this week, one a 17th deal and one at five times profit, show how established owners grow by buying, and how such deals are funded.
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One in four brokers say small firms are struggling to get funded
One in four brokers now find it hard to get small firms funded, Atom bank's SME Pulse finds. What to do if your business loan is declined.
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Seven in ten firms expect thinner margins from the energy shock, Bank of England's Decision Maker Panel finds
The Bank of England's Decision Maker Panel for September finds 70% of firms expect lower profit margins from the energy shock. How to protect cash flow.
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Fast-growing small firms get less bank credit and shorter loans, Bank of England finds
A Bank of England analysis of bank lending to high-growth firms finds they borrow less, on loans averaging 70 months against 108 elsewhere.
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SME loan interest rates edge up to 6.63% while large firms borrow £3.2bn
SME loan interest rates edged up to 6.63% in August, the Bank of England says, while large firms borrowed £3.2bn. What it means and how to narrow your rate.
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FCA review finds regulation is not the main barrier to small business finance, and names three fixes
The FCA's SME access to finance review, FS26/2, finds its rules are not a major barrier. The frictions are complex applications, repeated checks and vague declines. Open finance is the fix.
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Bank lending to small businesses has fallen £26.8bn in three years, money.co.uk finds
money.co.uk's analysis of UK Finance data shows small business bank lending across Great Britain fell 30% between 2022 and 2025, with nine in ten postcode sectors receiving less credit.
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Lenders have money to lend but prefer bigger firms, the Bank of England's agents report
The Bank of England's Agents' summary for September 2026 says credit supply outstrips demand, but lenders have less appetite for smaller firms. What a founder should take from it.
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Gilt yields hit a 19-year high, and what it means for a fixed rate business loan
UK 10-year gilt yields passed 5.4% on 11 September, the highest since 2007. What that means for a fixed rate business loan, and what it does not change.
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SME loan rates rose in June while Bank Rate stood still
The effective rate on new SME loans reached 6.36% in June, up 0.18 percentage points in a single month, while the Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75%.