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      • UK small businesses call for greater Government leadership in the race to become net-zero
      • From pledging to implementing: third of small businesses have formal net zero plan in place
      • Third party costs topped the list of concerns as nine in ten small businesses are worried about the cost-of-living Impacts
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      • Scottish small businesses amongst regions least likely to predict growth this quarter, as economic uncertainty continues
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      • Small businesses taking protective measures to strengthen their businesses this quarter
      • New Novuna Business Finance report uncovers small business attitudes towards sustainability
      • Scottish small businesses lagging behind other regions with sustainability plans, according to new report
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      • Growth outlook in manufacturing declines significantly despite positive Q1 figures
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      • Proportion of Scottish small businesses scaling back hits four-year low
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      • Seasonal businesses drive summer bounce in small business growth forecasts
      • Three in ten agricultural small businesses predict growth this summer
      • Small business growth forecasts in manufacturing sector hit two-year low
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      • Small business growth planning hits three-year high
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      • Small businesses driving the pace needed to mitigate climate crisis
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      • Scottish small businesses lead UK in growth outlook
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      • Surge in eco-conscious small businesses hits record 12-month high
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      • Strategies to power growth: small business outlook over time
      • More small businesses linking carbon reduction to business benefits
      • Small business confidence plummets to three year low-point for UK manufacturing
      • Small business confidence hits 12-month low in Scotland
      • 3 in 10 retail small businesses predict festive downturn this year
      • Demand for carbon-neutral suppliers on the rise as SMEs set stricter partnership conditions
      • Chris Powell newly appointed Deputy Head of Sales
      • Small business reliance on securing finance to power growth hits six-year high
      • Novuna Business Finance brings faster payments to its stocking customers
      • Eight in ten small businesses taking positive steps to strengthen their enterprises in 2024
      • The Welsh growth report: small business leader outlook over time (2015 - 2023)
      • Small business growth forecasts in agricultural sector hit three-year high
      • Novuna Business Finance welcomes Cat Powell to their Senior Leadership Team
      • Economic volatility remains top worry as three quarters of small business owners kept awake at night
      • Novuna Business Finance launches new sustainability business podcast
      • Economic volatility worries increase as three quarters of Scottish small business owners kept awake at night
      • Percentage of small businesses investing in growth initiatives hits three-year low
      • Small business perspectives on sustainability: the mandate for support from a new UK Government
      • UK small business growth forecasts hit three-year low
      • Kept awake at night: The issues on the minds of small business leaders (2015 - 2024)
      • Novuna Business Finance provides £10m facility to Aura Power to progress global development pipeline
      • Novuna Business Finance enhances quick quoting on Mercury
      • A tale of two general election years: 8 in 10 small businesses cite barriers to growth
      • The barriers to growth: small business outlook over time (2015 - 2024)
      • SMEs, Sustainability and the UK Government: Season Two of the Novuna Business Finance Podcast
      • Half of small businesses would not be able to achieve their growth plans without securing finance
      • The green SME dilemma - costly burden or a growth opportunity?
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      • Election bounce signals surge in small business confidence as growth outlook hits a two-year high
      • Small business confidence in the agriculture sector hit 10-year high
      • Election bounce signals small business confidence in Construction sector more than doubles
      • Election bounce signals small business confidence surge in London
      • Proportion of small businesses considering new growth initiatives rises to 68% as confidence returns
      • From environment to inclusivity: SMEs broader approach to sustainability
      • SME insight: A broader view on sustainability - Season Four of the Sustainable Business Podcast by Novuna Business Finance
      • New perspectives on sustainability: Small business owners in conversation part two
      • Growth outlook in 2024: Tracking small business outlook over time
      • Small business growth forecasts at two-year peak ahead of autumn budget as confidence accelerates in north and midlands but stagnates in the south
      • More than eight in ten small business owners fearful of autumn budget announcements that would damage their growth plans
      • Sharp increase in percentage of Scottish small businesses anticipating growth
      • New report demonstrates sustainability as a growth engine for small businesses across sectors
      • New podcast series explores sustainability as a growth strategy for small businesses
      • Sustainability, innovation and growth: Small business stories from three industry sectors
      • Eight in 10 small businesses finish the year backing new growth plans for 2025
      • Eight in 10 small businesses place stronger focus on sustainability for 2025 despite financial and market challenges
      • Majority of small businesses need funding to secure growth in 2025 - Funding squeeze to have nationwide impact on job creation
      • Seven in ten UK small businesses fear economic impacts from the USA
      • Small business growth forecasts fall for the first time since July 2024
      • Novuna Business Finance launches industry leading Hire Fleet Funding to its customers
      • Market worries keep record number of small business owners awake at night
      • Small business growth outlook: The story of five industry sectors over time
      • Seven in 10 small businesses defy geo-political market uncertainty and press ahead with future growth projects
      • Novuna Business Finance announced as partner for pilot green asset finance variant of the British Business Bank’s Growth Guarantee Scheme
      • Beyond Net-Zero: How small businesses are expanding the sustainability agenda
      • Lowering the tax burden is key to boosting confidence say small businesses –whilst a hiring freeze is the most likely consequence of falling confidence
      • London small businesses growth forecasts dampened by immediate tariff concerns and fears over tax rises
      • Market turmoil battering confidence as UK small businesses growth outlook hits four-year low
      • Luminous Energy secures three year £5.5m development finance facility with Novuna Business Finance
      • Small business need for finance to power growth hits eight-year peak
      • Percentage of small businesses experiencing barriers to growth hits five-year high
      • Small businesses, big impact: New sustainability report reveals local solutions to global challenges
      • Small businesses, big impact: Local solutions to global challenges
      • Growth outlook through a year of seismic change: Small business sentiment
      • A year on from a new government: UK small business growth forecasts crash to lockdown levels - after falling for four consecutive quarters
      • 88% of small businesses still feel threatened by the long tail from the cost-of-living crisis
      • UK small businesses reveal the top 10 strategies driving sustainable growth
      • Fall in percentage of UK small businesses working on new initiatives to unlock future growth
      • Big rise in the number of small businesses relying on the UK market for growth as many turn their backs on Europe and The USA
      • Manufacturing small businesses maintain resilient growth focus on the EU, despite Brexit challenges
      • All eggs in one basket: Small businesses in construction sector reliant on UK market for growth
      • Home or Away? The geographical markets targeted by small businesses for delivering growth
      • 10 tips on sustainable business success: Advice from business owners and industry viewpoints
      • Small business growth forecasts fall in every industry sector as eight in 10 fearful of autumn budget impact
      • More than one in two small businesses need funding to power growth -scrapping plans to hire staff will be first to go without finance
      • More than eight in ten small businesses fear budget announcements that would damage their growth
      • Novuna Business Finance supports evyve with a £15m Development Finance facility
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