10 February 2023

When you start a business, you may not have too many options when it comes to funding or borrowing money. Every new business takes time to build up their credit and lenders are well versed on the risks of lending to new businesses. But soon enough those first few years have been negotiated and your […]

These days you don’t have to put on a tie to visit the bank eager to appear capable enough to be running your own company yet contrite enough to be there cap in hand asking for a business loan. Not only do alternative lenders offer finance based on different criteria than the banks, but there

Getting paid on time can be one of the most frustrating aspects of running a business. Without payments cash flow goes down and so does the time you have to focus on business growth.

Technology has already changed the way we borrow, including the shape of the actual lenders themselves. Banks no longer represent the only option for lending, whether you are an SME or a big corporation. Why big bank lending fails to deliver When business owners find that their eligibility criteria don’t match up to the standards

In order for your manufacturing or construction business to keep up with both competitors and technology often demands that you utilise the types of finance that ensure that you also keep a healthy level of working capital too.

According to the Asset Based Finance Association, the amount of money advanced to SMEs in invoice finance has increased. £711 million was loaned to small businesses in the first quarter of 2016. An increase of 63% in the same period in 2015.

Brokers match up business owners with business lenders. They can save you time, energy and money. But do they offer value in the small business loans market?

Commercial property lending is on the up in the UK. Last year over £53 billion of mortgage loans were taken out which was 20% more than during the previous year.

When you are planning for the Christmas period, cash flow is both the last thing and the most important thing you will be wanting to think about. A retail business loan could be the answer to poor cash flow as well as being an early Christmas present and a New Year’s boost. In order to

Once your business has survived its start-up phase then you might be looking at how you can continue to grow it. Accessing finance isn’t always easy. Here are 7 ways in which unsecured business loans can help achieve further growth: