Easyjet founder’s charity hands out £300k to three budding entrepreneurs April 17, 2024 A new UK competition, set up by the founder of Easyjet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has just awarded a total of £300k to three young entrepreneurs on a mission to contribute to growth and job creation. The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, established by the Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur, held its inaugural Young Entrepreneurs Awards yesterday in one of the [...]
Lending to small and mid-sized firms drops for third straight year as banks pull back March 13, 2024 Lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped for a third straight year in 2023, according to new data, as businesses ditch big banks for specialist lenders.