Finance
Printing.com pre-tax profits fall by almost 29%
Printing.com pre-tax profits fell 28.8% to 890,000 (2012: 1.25m) on turnover of 20.66m in the 12 months to 31 March 2013, down 5.1%.
Xaar boasts strong trading update, while 3D project gets gov't backing
In its latest trading statement, Cambridge-based inkjet manufacturer Xaar said higher than anticipated sales had boosted its 2013 revenue forecast to 50% above that achieved in 2012.
PQQs to be abolished after gov't backs report recommendations
The government has backed all the recommendations published in a report last month identifying ways to boost the growth potential of SMEs, including a call for an end to PQQs on public sector...
1st Signs & Graphics targets growth with Arizona install
1st Signs & Graphics has installed a Canon Oc Arizona 460XT after it secured a 100% loan from its Regional Development Agency (RDA).
Three quarters of SMEs still unaware of funding scheme
New figures show that only 27% of SMEs across the UK are aware of the government's Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) and fewer are using external finance.
'Print's too volatile to not understand what you're doing'
Historically the printing industry has relied heavily on gut feeling. Just a decade or so ago some printers were still knocking up an estimate on the back of a cigarette packet and then securing the...
MailOnline revenue up 61% in DMGT first half results
A 6% decline in revenue from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday to 287m (2012: 305m) was partially offset by a surge MailOnline revenue in the six months to 31 March, DMGT said.
Tangent pre-tax profits tumble 40%
Tangent Communications posted pre-tax profits of 860,000 for the 12 months to 28 February 2013, down from 1.45m in 2012, although revenue was up 11.8%.
UK SMEs lose 800m per year to cyber crime
A new report shows that small businesses in the UK are falling victim to online scams and viruses to the tune of 785m annually.
KBA Q1 figures hit by postponed orders
KBA has posted Q1 pre-tax losses of 18.8m (2012: - 0.4m) citing postponed orders and weak quarterly sales.
De Schutter in management buyout
The management team of Belgian pre-press group De Schutter Neroc (DSN) has concluded an MBO for an undisclosed sum and is eyeing growth across the UK.
Report urges gov't to improve support for micro-businesses
Lord Young's latest report on boosting UK business calls for the abolition of PQQs on public sector contracts worth less than 200,000 and the removal of the Start-Up Loan scheme's age cap.