Finance

Although revenues and profits remain challenged UK small businesses overall have reported stronger forecasts for Q1 2013 than for the same period last year, FSB figures show.

Archant has told shareholders that it is to suspend dividend payments in anticipation of a potential £13m HMRC bill.

Metsa Board has finalised its proposed price changes to its uncoated fine papers, with an introduction date set for April.

Over half of SMEs have resorted to personal financing owing to a lack of awareness and confidence in lending options, according to a damning report from market research agency BRDC.

UK packaging firm Macfarlane Group recorded pre-tax profits before exceptional items of 4.9m in the 12 months to 31 December despite a 2% revenue decline.

Printing.com has signed an agreement to help deliver the government-backed Start-Up Loans scheme designed to help young people start a business.

Loans from Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) users decreased by 2.4bn during the last quarter of 2012, despite 9.5bn withdrawals being made during the period.

Pearson announced that it was to book a 150m restructuring expense for 2013 to push online growth as <i>Financial Times</i> digital subscriptions overtook print circulation for the first time.

The manufacturing sector has been the second biggest beneficiary of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee lending scheme since it was formed, according to BIS figures.

Arjowiggins Graphic is to implement a price increase across its woodfree coated papers from 1 April.

Communisis has announced the release of 20m worth of new shares to help fund growth and restructuring costs.

Metsa Group has said that it expects "no significant price changes" to its uncoated paper, liner and folding boxboard (FBB) expected in the coming months, while coated paper prices are expected to...