Finance

Spend and save
It’s not often that the government puts in place a programme that is both welcomed and little criticised, but that’s exactly what the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, did on Budget Day in March.

Compass adds Recovery Loan Scheme to offering
Compass Business Finance has become accredited to offer the new Recovery Loan Scheme from the British Business Bank.

Familiar name takes pole position in May’s must reads
A blast from the past, a print entrepreneur’s prime time TV pitch and the latest development in the sheetfed inkjet arena led the pack in the list of last month’s most read stories.

Print Estimating: Resisting the Race to the Bottom
How many of us really understand, and factor into our estimates, our overall costs? Are you charging what you should, or are you settling for less at the expense of your profit margin?

Willsow celebrates after Dragon snaps up stake
The Willsow books team emerged triumphant from the Dragons’ Den after securing their pick of THREE offers of investment.

Royal Mail results reflect parcels boom
The pandemic-related parcels boom has resulted in a big jump in sales and profits at Royal Mail – with parcel revenues outstripping letters for the first time in the group’s five-century history.

Webmart appoints finance and sustainability director
Webmart has appointed a longstanding employee as its new finance and sustainability director.

Compass flags window of opportunity for M&A finance
Compass Business Finance has flagged the looming deadline for “favourable” M&A financing using the government-backed CBILS scheme – but printers need to act fast to put things in place.

Point-of-sale boss banned
The boss of a signage and display printer has received a lengthy ban of 10 years after a six-figure false invoicing scandal.

£1bn-plus price tag confirmed for Moonpig
Moonpig’s upcoming flotation is set to value the group at up to £1.2bn.