We reported at the end of the year that Yell is moving in a new strategic direction. This week, the Yellow Pages publisher announced the appointment of Matt Anderson as its new chief strategy and business development officer. Anderson has previous experience as a partner in the consumer media and digital division of Booz &...Read More

Heavily leveraged Yell Group has earned some breathing room from a deal with its lenders announced yesterday. Yell announced that it has reached terms with the “overwhelming majority of lenders” to increase the headroom on its debt. Without such concessions, Yell was at risk of violating the covenants, which require the company to stay within a...Read More

The Forum of Private Business is repeating its call for the Government to hand private lenders tax breaks in next week’s autumn statement in order to stimulate competition with leading banks and bring down borrowing costs. fpb.org – Latest news articles from the FPBRead More

A business support organisation is urging smaller companies to take consider taking out private medical insurance for their employees. fpb.org – Latest news articles from the FPBRead More

Google and SBA Launch ‘Tools for Online Success’ Partnership to Boost Small Businesses Today the U.S. Small Business Administration and Google announced a new partnership and unveiled “Tools for Online Success,” an array of online resources and training designed to help small business owners harness technology to grow their businesses. The “Tools for Online Success”...Read More