The UK is the world’s least-loved major market – but it’s not all Brexit’s fault, affirms a leading analyst at one of the world’s largest independent financial organisations.

Fascinating blog this week by Simon Murdoch. Read his insight on  funding from his 20+ years experience in the industry.

Oxford Capital's Lisa Best outlines some of the potential benefits of investing in the SME housebuilding sector.

Sam Quawasmi, co-founder of global equity crowdfunding platform Eureeca, is urging UK and European businesses to take advantage of China’s ambitious development plans and to consider getting funding to expand into the region.

State Street Global Exchange has released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for June 2018.

The Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 101.7, down 2.1 points from May’s revised reading of 103.8. The decline in sentiment was driven by a 10.8 drop in the European ICI to 90.8 along with the 0.8 point decrease in the Asian ICI to 102.6.  By contrast, the North American ICI rose by 0.8 points to 105.7.

Dr Graham Davies, Investment Director at Mercia, which provides funding for tech firms and other SMEs, explains how to give your business the best chance of success.

The Prime Minister has unveiled the government's new industrial strategy, which is intended to put the UK at the forefront of the global economy - and, argues Kin Capital's Tom Hopkins, EIS and VCTs are perfectly positioned to help.

Kuber Ventures has produced a short educational animation highlighting the attractive Capital Gains tax treatment offered by EIS, with potential for tax free gains and the ability to defer Gains made on other investments until the shares in the EIS are sold.

Start-up Funding Club COO, Angelika Burawska, highlights 3 rules that successful entrepreneurs should follow at any stage of a business's development.

As the CBI’s annual MSB Summit returns for 2018, Chris Manson urges businesses to embrace exporting opportunities to help them succeed in the current political and economic climate.

Business owners are being supplied with useful advice in order to help them keep the stress of relocating their business to a minimum.

Alastair George, Chief Investment Strategist at Edison Investment Research, gives his latest view on the markets.