By Jennifer Sieg Ongoing funding challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are beginning to cause some business owners to sacrifice the way things work. New research by Nucleus Commercial Finance suggests SME confidence in stalling – now sitting at an average 40.1 out of 100, where a reading under 50 represents a slip in confidence – due to worries of inflation, rising operational costs and uneasy cashflow. Of the 1,500 SMEs surveyed, 79 per cent said they are encouraging remote workers in hopes to save on these business costs. The sacrifices come as SMEs continue to face ongoin…