Almost three quarters (72%) of small or medium enterprises (SMEs) across Scotland are currently waiting on late payments from customers, according to new research from Barclays surveying 500 UK small business owners.
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ENABLE Scotland has received a £100,000 donation from Barclays to engage with people who have learning disabilities from ethnic minority communities. ENABLE Scotland, the country’s largest member-led charity, received the funding from Barclays to strengthen engagement and support to unde
UK manufacturing exports will bring in around £14.4 billion to the Scottish economy this year, according to a new study from Barclays Corporate Banking.
Female-founded, equity-backed businesses across the UK have now closed the gender funding gap in GreenTech, according to a new report from the Female Founders Forum, a partnership by think tank The Entrepreneurs Network and Barclays. As global and business leaders gather in Glasgow for COP26, the re
Scottish retail sales should "regather some momentum" over the next few months, particularly in clothing as the winter weather sets in, Barclays has said. The latest retail sales data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows a slight fall in retail sales across the UK last month.
Barclays has posted its third-quarter results for the year, revealing profits before tax of £6.9 million, compared to £2.4m in the third quarter of 2020. The bank's net interest income dropped by 7% throughout the quarter to £5.8m, while its total income dropped slightly from &poun
Social enterprises are thriving despite operating in the toughest economic conditions for over a decade according to the latest research from Social Enterprise UK and Barclays. The ‘No Going Back: State of Social Enterprise Report 2021’ reveals that a record-breaking 12,000 social enterp
Scottish Enterprise has today welcomed the official opening of Barclays new campus in Tradeston, Glasgow. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon formally opened the 500,000 sq. ft. site, which will house Barclays' Technology, Operations and Functions Teams.
The AccelerateHER awards in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs are set to go UK-wide this year.
Despite well-documented staff and supply shortage issues, confidence in the UK logistics sector has risen to 62.5, the highest level since H1 2015, according to the latest Barclays-BDO Logistics Confidence Index. This is in contrast to last year’s index, when confidence fell to its lowest leve
Barclays is opening a third Eagle Lab in Scotland to support start-up and scale-up businesses across Ayrshire. The lab will be based in the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre in Kilmarnock, a state-of-the-art environment for entrepreneurs who are building and growing specialised digital and cyber
New research by Barclays Corporate Banking has revealed that the hospitality and leisure industry is thriving again and could contribute £250 million more to Scotland’s economy this year than in 2019.
Barclays Eagle Labs is launching its second 12-week virtual accelerator programme, designed to help early-stage tech businesses founded by one or more Black entrepreneurs, in order to continue to help boost diversity in entrepreneurship.
British high growth companies have raised £19 billion in foreign investment in the past three years alone, according to a new report released today by Barclays and Beauhurst. The ‘Trading Places’ report reveals that UK businesses are proving to be an attractive proposition for
Barclays has posted its half-year results revealing a profit before tax of £5.0 billion, compared to the £1.3bn reported at the same time last year. The bank has reported an attributable profit of £3.8bn, against last years figure of £0.7bn.