Lending to non-financial businesses by the main high street banks tumbled by £2.3bn in December compared with a year earlier, according to industry figures.
The latest GDP figures have raised expectations of more quantitative easing (QE ) by the Bank of England and an "expansionary" Budget in March, according to KPMG.
A series of free workshops aimed at young business leaders and social entrepreneurs is being launched as part of the Government's Business in You campaign.
Profit warnings from listed businesses jumped by 70 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared with the previous three months, the biggest rise in more than ten years, according to a new report.
The UK's economic malaise has battered the country's entrepreneurial spirit, with a new survey revealing that half of SME owners think running a company has become "too tough".
UK public debt has passed the £1 trillion mark for the first time, as the Government borrowed nearly £14bn last month despite its continued austerity drive.
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