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A joint approach to growth Strategic alliances have many business benefits for companies wishing to grow but which want to manage the risk of moving into new markets or technologies. Issue Date: February 2008
Advice for asset finance Close Asset Finance has a track record of more than 20 years in the printing industry. David Bunker provides his company’s take on how the financial community views the print industry Issue Date: November 2008
Closures continue as paper cuts capacity Paper companies are no longer prepared to sustain unprofitable production sites, a decision hastened by rises in energy and timber costs Issue Date: September 2008
Consultants take greater print finance role Outside advice can provide a company with a much clearer view of the investments it needs to make and how to maximise the benefits of such spending Issue Date: November 2008
Financial clouds have silver linings The difficult economic times provide opportunities for those able to take them, the BPIF Finance and Investment conference heard, along with sage advice on reducing overheads and growing a business Issue Date: October 2008
Fire, but not alarmed Having the right level of insurance is vital, as many discover too late. Sheffield printer Sheaf Graphics found the value of insurance is only discovered when disaster strikes Issue Date: March 2008
How to cut costs in a challenging economy From complying with more stringent environmental standards to increasing raw material costs, the print industry is facing one of its most challenging periods. As profit margins get squeezed, consultant Stephen Fern asks how business owners and directors can make sure they stay afloat Issue Date: June 2008
Industry finds tools to overcome the pain The economic slowdown carries risks that the failure rate for print businesses will increase. To counter this, a series of measures aimed at helping companies overcome these problems are on the stocks Issue Date: July 2008
Keeping the books tidy From complying with more stringent environmental standards to increasing raw material costs, the print industry is facing one of its most challenging periods. As profit margins get squeezed, how can business owners and directors make sure they stay afloat? Stephen Fern, director at business turnarou Issue Date: June 2008
Keeping the books tidy From complying with more stringent environmental standards to increasing raw material costs, the print industry is facing one of its most challenging periods. Issue Date: June 2008
Making sure the cash stream continues to flow In a recession, cash is king and deserves a royal attention to detail. Look after the cash and other problems will be minimised, says Dave Wilson, partner at BTG McInnes Corporate Finance in Manchester Issue Date: November 2008
Printers counting the cash flow Liquidity issues and cash flow are the biggest issues to manage for a company struggling to survive the recession. However, help is out there Issue Date: March 2009
The 1% solution The Enterprise Business Model program can help printers squeeze more profit. Issue Date: November 2007
The return of the long-term view Relations between printers and banks have not always been as good as they should be, thanks to ‘sub-prime’ style lending, but today’s pressures may result in improved understanding, The Print Business found at a special round-table discussion Issue Date: April 2008
Time for change An in depth analysis of the European print market has uncovered areas of weakness, but also provides ideas for future development if the industry can be reinvigorated. Issue Date: January 2008
Walking the walk The BPIF has reshaped in recent years to adapt to the changing demands of those using its services, much like the printers who make up its membership, and no further changes are coming. Issue Date: February 2008
When bad debts sting Bad debts bite and they hurt, and with toughening economic conditions printers need to be on their guard to avoid being caught out, while also taking action to avoid being dragged into insolvency problems themselves. Issue Date: February 2008

A joint approach to growth

Strategic alliances have many business benefits for companies wishing to grow but which want to manage the risk of moving into new markets or technologies.
Issue Date: February 2008

Advice for asset finance

Close Asset Finance has a track record of more than 20 years in the printing industry. David Bunker provides his company’s take on how the financial community views the print industry
Issue Date: November 2008

Closures continue as paper cuts capacity

Paper companies are no longer prepared to sustain unprofitable production sites, a decision hastened by rises in energy and timber costs
Issue Date: September 2008

Consultants take greater print finance role

Outside advice can provide a company with a much clearer view of the investments it needs to make and how to maximise the benefits of such spending
Issue Date: November 2008

Financial clouds have silver linings

The difficult economic times provide opportunities for those able to take them, the BPIF Finance and Investment conference heard, along with sage advice on reducing overheads and growing a business
Issue Date: October 2008

Fire, but not alarmed

Having the right level of insurance is vital, as many discover too late. Sheffield printer Sheaf Graphics found the value of insurance is only discovered when disaster strikes
Issue Date: March 2008

How to cut costs in a challenging economy

From complying with more stringent environmental standards to increasing raw material costs, the print industry is facing one of its most challenging periods. As profit margins get squeezed, consultant Stephen Fern asks how business owners and directors can make sure they stay afloat
Issue Date: June 2008

Industry finds tools to overcome the pain

The economic slowdown carries risks that the failure rate for print businesses will increase. To counter this, a series of measures aimed at helping companies overcome these problems are on the stocks
Issue Date: July 2008

Keeping the books tidy

From complying with more stringent environmental standards to increasing raw material costs, the print industry is facing one of its most challenging periods. As profit margins get squeezed, how can business owners and directors make sure they stay afloat? Stephen Fern, director at business turnarou
Issue Date: June 2008

Keeping the books tidy

From complying with more stringent environmental standards to increasing raw material costs, the print industry is facing one of its most challenging periods.
Issue Date: June 2008

Making sure the cash stream continues to flow

In a recession, cash is king and deserves a royal attention to detail. Look after the cash and other problems will be minimised, says Dave Wilson, partner at BTG McInnes Corporate Finance in Manchester
Issue Date: November 2008

Printers counting the cash flow

Liquidity issues and cash flow are the biggest issues to manage for a company struggling to survive the recession. However, help is out there
Issue Date: March 2009

The 1% solution

The Enterprise Business Model program can help printers squeeze more profit.
Issue Date: November 2007

The return of the long-term view

Relations between printers and banks have not always been as good as they should be, thanks to ‘sub-prime’ style lending, but today’s pressures may result in improved understanding, The Print Business found at a special round-table discussion
Issue Date: April 2008