Only SMEs in Greater London show concern over finance access says Close Brothers

Only SMEs in Greater London show concern over finance access says Close Brothers
New 'Supplier Standard’ aims for closer collaboration with industry and better access for smaller businesses
But G-Cloud could still form an important part of the government's new industrial strategy
MSP offers the service from just 4p an hour and the technology can scale to much larger firms too
Acquisition and name change is the latest twist in a busy year at the 'IT as a service' group
Sage Live will be sold through Apple's ecosystem
Cloud-based virtual desktop service now has over 50 SME clients across the UK
The roll-out comes hot on the heels of recent partnership alliances with Microsoft, PwC and Deloitte
The two companies are already established partners on a local level
The Atos SME Harbour programme has been designed to provide a simpler and more transparent way for Atos to partner with a number of SMEs
Information Builders has appointed Arrow as its Emea and North America distributor
The ZoneFlex R300 access point brings enterprise-grade adaptive Wi-Fi to the SME market
G-Cloud celebrates its second birthday, with news that it has brought many happy returns For SMEs
Channel partners get the tools to help SMEs face the challenges of virtualisation and cloud services
BDUK voucher scheme is at the heart of M247's offer to boost SME connectivity
Switching channels seems to be a seasonal pastime even for Microsoft's partner business
Cloud Readiness Assessment promises an individual analysis of cloud benefits and failings
Allianz partners with forensic IT experts to create leading crisis response team to tackle cyber risks
Funding will help hybrid cloud provider to develop product and boost channel activity
Running code on graphics cards can boost application performance tenfold
Resellers can get help in business development, management training and access to finance
The virtualisation-in-a-box firm breaks the SMB barrier and launches self-contained scalabilty
Simple integration allows TalkTalk Business to tool up for a marketing war
Research shows that firms operate without proper licencing cover, warns BSA
Ceano allows resellers to offer a tailored unified communications platform to smaller businesses
Minister asks FTSE companies to sign up to new code to improve timeliness of SME payments – or else!
Avnet has introduced EMC's VSPEX to help move smaller businesses to virtual desktops and private clouds
Bank lending hits lowest level for six years
Threat level doubles for smaller businesses in the UK
European Commission report claims UK falling behind France, Germany