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Please lease me

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We look at why the channel may turn to financing in a big way this year

10 Feb 2012

Government launches prompt payment drive

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Graydon and FPB back initiative to help small firms struggling to get paid on time

06 Feb 2012

Late payments improve in IT sector

SMEs fight late payments head on

Channel credit experts rue collapse of pre-pack law rejig

Industry onlookers disappointed as government decides not to implement compulsory consultation period

01 Feb 2012

Hovering, but will we go in?

According to recent GDP figures we are one quarter away from a recession

25 Jan 2012

Rocky landscape ahead for channel credit

Philip White warns of a winding and bumpy road for channel funding in 2012

13 Jan 2012

Smoother path to profits

Vendors need to help resellers smooth out their cashflow, argues Florian Malecki

04 Jan 2012

Cyber-Ark lures Goldman Sachs in $40m funding round

Investment bank exec joins security vendor's board after contributing to eight-figure growth pot

22 Dec 2011

Azzurri swaps bosses after completing refinancing

Mark Quartermaine and Jim McKenna step down as Azzurri wipes £238m of liabilities from its balance sheet and scores new banking facility

16 Dec 2011

Tempus Computers Ltd hits the wall

Brummie hardware VAR enters administration after 30 years in business

15 Dec 2011

Amorous investor seeks IT services love match

Investec ready to splash the cash to help IT services firms make journey to cloud

05 Dec 2011

Beggared if you don’t

The Forum of Private Business is campaigning for significant changes to the lending culture, says Phil McCabe

01 Dec 2011

Osborne expected to unveil £40bn SMB lending scheme

Chancellor to take wraps off credit easing plan in autumn statement tomorrow

28 Nov 2011

BNP Paribas looks to debunk idea that leasing is "black art"

Finance house offers resellers six-month incentive scheme as it looks to become the tech world's primary leasing provider

25 Nov 2011

Revising long-term leases

Many companies are unaware that leases may have to go on the balance sheet from 2012, warns Christian Roelofs

25 Nov 2011

Microrent and SHD add to reseller bodycount

Rentals outfit and HP reseller latest to succumb

22 Nov 2011

Olympus whistle-blower to meet authorities

Accounting activities at Japanese firm await full December report

22 Nov 2011

Avnet doubles borrowing limit to $1.25bn

Distributor agrees meaty new credit facility with Bank of America and four others

22 Nov 2011

Skye IT liquidated with debts of £1.1m

Trade creditors unlikely to recover much of their debts

17 Nov 2011

More money in the SMB pocket

Further quantitative easing may not help SMBs as much as a boost to leasing and financing arrangements, argues Syscap’s Philip White

04 Nov 2011

Distributors demand answers over fallen Zentek

Creditors left out of pocket as education VAR enters administration four weeks after asset sale

01 Nov 2011

OpCapita circles ailing Comet

Reports suggest private equity house could be moving in on deal with Comet owner Kesa Electricals

31 Oct 2011

Kyocera launches hardware lease scheme

Dealers and VARs to benefit from CF Corporate document hardware programme

25 Oct 2011

The right kind of magic

Project Merlin may prove unable to cast the right spell over banks, with small businesses in particular still begging for credit, says Phil McCabe

24 Oct 2011

Skye IT insolvency options still being weighed

Reseller ceases trading with debts approaching £1m and administration or liquidation imminent

10 Oct 2011

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CRN Partner Connect 2012

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CRN's premier networking event is back on 17 May at the Ricoh Arena

Date: Thu 17 May 2012

CRN Fight Night 2012

One of the fights from CRN Fight Night 2010

Channel fighters preparing to square up once more on 24 May

Date: Thu 24 May 2012

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