Kirsty McGregor is regularly featured in the national press and her opinion is sought in relation to issues for SMEs concerning funding, growing and selling a business. She has contributed to the following recent articles:

Business Leader quote SME Tracker as Recovery Loan Scheme ends

Business Leader magazine has quoted The SME Tracker and comments from our Chairman, Kirsty McGregor’s in its article today, as the British Business Bank’s Recovery Loan Scheme comes to an end.

In The CFN & ACCA SME Tracker, accountants representing over 90,000 SME business clients, reported that 49% of their clients have been put off or have abandoned applying for finance in the past six months. 

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Consilium advises on the sale of three timber merchant branches

Consilium, a member of The Corporate Finance Network based in Glasgow is pleased to announce their client, Rowan Timber Supplies (Scotland) Limited trading as Woodrow Timber has successfully sold three timber merchant branches to one of the largest national builders merchants, MKM Building Supplies. 

Consilium is delighted to announce that its corporate finance team has advised the owners of Woodrow Timber on the disposal of three timbers merchants that employed c.50 staff to MKM Building Supplies.

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Survival Mode: 1 in 5 UK SMEs halt growth and investment as they navigate economic pressures

Research from ACCA UK and The CFN reveals continued economic pressure on SMEs is resulting in measures to increase financial resilience

One in five (20%) UK SMEs are being hampered in their growth and finance ambitions by their levels of existing financial pressures, reveals a monthly SME Recovery Tracker from ACCA UK (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and The Corporate Finance Network (CFN).

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Accountex – Excel here we come!

After a very long 2.5 years, we are back at Excel this week for the must-attend exhibition for the accounting profession in the UK.

Kirsty McGregor will be supporting capitalise.com on Stand 460 over the two days and is also speaking in the Small Practice Theatre on Day 1.

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