Access to external finance, such as bank loans or trade credit, is a key determinant of a firm’s ability to develop, operate, and expand. Economic researchers have studied how various macroeconomic ...

The British Business Bank has released a new report showing that 56% of smaller businesses in Northern Ireland are using external finance. The report, entitled, Northern Ireland SME Access to Finance ...

Access to external finance is a key determinant of a firm’s ability to develop, operate and expand. To date, the literature has examined a variety of macroeconomic and microeconomic factors that ...

The number of smaller businesses in Northern Ireland using external finance has been steadily climbing since the second half of 2022 according to research by the British Business Bank. Published today ...

Yorkshire and the Humber’s smaller business community has remained resilient, with external finance usage steadying across 2024. This is according to the British Business Bank’s fifth Nation and ...