Everyone loves summer, and it is certainly here! The warm sunny weather seems to put everyone in a good mood: and whether you have been addicted to the recent excitement of the World Cup, or prefer Wimbledon or perhaps the Tour de France, there’s been plenty to entertain everyone. However,

In the first three months of 2018 UK economic growth collapsed to just 0.1%. This is the weakest quarterly growth rate recorded since 2012 and down from 0.4% growth at the end of 2017. The annual growth of the economy to January 2018 was 1.2%, well below the five-year average

Spring is here, and we made it through the dull dark and cold winter and survived the Beast from the East. Spring comes not just with more sun and warmer weather but also with great opportunities to grow your business. Many of the UK’s industries flourish during this season, from

Fair Business Loans, the business lending arm of Fair Finance is pleased to announce that it is looking to provide another £2m of funding to hundreds of small businesses throughout the UK during the next 12 months. Alongside slow economic growth and the ongoing Brexit negotiations it seems that while

Carillion have gone bust which has sparked a lot of negative media press about the construction sector as a whole. However it has been widely covered that they have gone under due to badly managed operations and therefore the general construction sector cannot be blamed for the company’s demise. The

Fair Business Loans use DirectID to revolutionise loans for small businesses! In our recent article about Open Banking we explained how it will harness the power of technology to revolutionise the everyday banking experience of individual customers and small businesses. It will put them firmly back in the driving seat

How open banking will make it easier to get a small business loan in 2018… Last summer we ran an article about how Open Banking was set to revolutionise small business loans in the UK as from early 2018. Now Open Banking is here! What is Open Banking? Open Banking