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How to Budget - And Where to Get Help With It

Setting and managing budgets for your business can be a challenge. After all, planning how to spend what you can’t be sure you’ll have is something of a moving target!

With this in mind, we’ve put together a whistle-stop guide to take you through the budget essentials, and point you to advice and resources we at the Chamber offer to help make budgeting if not a breeze, then at least a little less turbulent.


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Introducing Finance Director on Demand service for SMEs

EFM has recently launched a new service "Finance Director on Demand" designed as a free helpline for SMEs providing practical guidance and support with business financial matters.

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BCC: Credit ‘apathy’ restricting potential growth opportunities for SMEs

• Over half of UK businesses did not attempt to access finance in the last year
• One-in-two businesses that did seek finance did so because of cash flow
• Investment intentions are focused on incremental investments

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Cranfield students to take part in global finance challenge

Students from Cranfield School of Management are preparing to compete against their peers from around the world in a global financial management contest.

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Know Your EBITDA – top tips to get your business investment-ready

Whether you have a business idea, are starting or scaling up your business for rapid growth, equity investment can be a viable source of funding.

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Central partnership for Bedfordshire Accountant

Ben Halstead, Partner in charge of Streets Chartered Accountants’ Bedford (Wyboston Lakes) office has become a member of the firm’s central partnership.

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Autumn Statement addresses key business concerns

Commenting on the Autumn Statement, delivered today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said:

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Business finance system broken

  • Total business lending (loans and overdrafts) fell by £3.8bn in August 2013, the largest fall since December 2012
  • SME lending fell by £0.7bn in August 2013

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EFM rebrands

Award winning company EFM  tells the world as it rebrands and announces the launch of its new website, how it has always differentiated itself from a normal accountancy practice and how its unique solution of giving businesses access to full time finance professionals at part time cost has helped a multitude of clients become more successful at what they do.

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BCC:Sustainable recovery

Commenting on Business Secretary Vince Cable’s speech at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference, John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said:

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Prioritise business lending

Commenting on the MPC decision, announced today by the Bank of England, David Kern, Chief Economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:

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Interest Rates

Commenting on today’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) interest rate decision, the first under the new Governor Mark Carney, David Kern, Chief Economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said:

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How to Budget - And Where to Get Help With It

Setting and managing budgets for your business can be a challenge. After all, planning how to spend what you can’t be sure you’ll have is something of a moving target!

With this in mind, we’ve put together a whistle-stop guide to take you through the budget essentials, and point you to advice and resources we at the Chamber offer to help make budgeting if not a breeze, then at least a little less turbulent.


Read More

Introducing Finance Director on Demand service for SMEs

EFM has recently launched a new service "Finance Director on Demand" designed as a free helpline for SMEs providing practical guidance and support with business financial matters.

Read More

BCC: Credit ‘apathy’ restricting potential growth opportunities for SMEs

• Over half of UK businesses did not attempt to access finance in the last year
• One-in-two businesses that did seek finance did so because of cash flow
• Investment intentions are focused on incremental investments

Read More

Cranfield students to take part in global finance challenge

Students from Cranfield School of Management are preparing to compete against their peers from around the world in a global financial management contest.

Read More

Know Your EBITDA – top tips to get your business investment-ready

Whether you have a business idea, are starting or scaling up your business for rapid growth, equity investment can be a viable source of funding.

Read More

Central partnership for Bedfordshire Accountant

Ben Halstead, Partner in charge of Streets Chartered Accountants’ Bedford (Wyboston Lakes) office has become a member of the firm’s central partnership.

Read More

Autumn Statement addresses key business concerns

Commenting on the Autumn Statement, delivered today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said:

Read More

Business finance system broken

  • Total business lending (loans and overdrafts) fell by £3.8bn in August 2013, the largest fall since December 2012
  • SME lending fell by £0.7bn in August 2013

Read More

EFM rebrands

Award winning company EFM  tells the world as it rebrands and announces the launch of its new website, how it has always differentiated itself from a normal accountancy practice and how its unique solution of giving businesses access to full time finance professionals at part time cost has helped a multitude of clients become more successful at what they do.

Read More

BCC:Sustainable recovery

Commenting on Business Secretary Vince Cable’s speech at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference, John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said:

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