Current data, analysed by 365 Business Finance, shows that barbers, beauty salons, vape stores, cafes and tearooms, along with restaurants and bars have been the fastest growing retail sectors in the UK over the past three years.

We're in the running for the Direct Lending Platform of the Year, Business Growth Enabler and Growth Finance Provider of Year categories in the inaugural Growth Finance Awards. The awards were launched this year to celebrate the companies providing “more than finance” to the UK’s growing businesses, and celebrate companies that provide a growth finance service that has delivered a clear and demonstrable impact over the past 12 months.

Interest rates, investments, jobs and tourism are all under the spotlight following the triggering of article 50, which will result in the UK leaving the European Union. Historically, the UK has always attracted foreign investment due to the strength of the market and potential returns created by a growing economy. However, the natural progression of…

It might seem that the UK news is dominated heavily by the impending implications of the activation of Article 50, which will officially trigger Brexit.

Brexit, financial policy, interest rate changes and increases in demand for alternatives to bank loans are all on the banking agenda in 2017 – so what are we