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Andy Swales reports on lending, small business initiatives and the day's business news.
<p>Recruitment fees are only the start. For a growing business, an empty role and a new hire's learning curve can make staff turnover an expensive habit</p> <p>
<p>Seven years after its US stock market debut, Freedom Holding Corp has grown from a single-market brokerage into an international group spanning banking, insurance, telecommunications and consumer technology</p> <p>
Aim is to close small business AI gap across UK and Ireland
Applications for personal guarantee insurance rose 62% in the third quarter of 2026, as average loan values climbed and working capital remained the leading reason to borrow