Speaking ahead of Wednesday's Budget, John Cridland, director general of the CBI, called on the next government to mind the 'financial gap' experienced by many medium-sized UK businesses.
David Smithson, UK head of SMEs at audit and advisory firm Mazars, details the key practices SMEs should consider to ensure they stand out from the crowd.
Growing businesses are often scared of the idea of accepting external finance, but funding is in many ways just another supply to be procured, argues Stephen Welton.
