The days when business owners or directors could drop into their local bank branch to discuss obtaining a new loan may be consigned to the history books.

However, there’s a good replacement option available today that many businesses may not be making the best use of. The local bank branch manager’s modern-day equivalent are business finance brokers who can review the market for sources of alternative finance. Brokers sit between businesses looking for finance and […]

Finding finance is crucial for most businesses and it’s important to make the right choice. Few businesses have funds to develop without some external support.

Yet, research suggests that many businesses are being held back by a lack of awareness or understanding of the options available to them.

There are many sources of finance to help small and medium-sized businesses to grow. The right solution will depend on several factors:

• the nature of the business
• the current stage […]
  

The need for e-waste disposal and tech recycling is only going to increase. We are using more and more technology, at home and in the workplace – and replacing it more frequently – as a result of growing consumer demand and shorter product lifespans due to planned obsolescence.

This is creating a problem, with tonnes of electronic waste being created each year. Over 75% of e-waste ends up […]

The latest in the government’s support packages for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis is the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme or CLBILS.

This is intended for those businesses which were stuck in the middle, finding themselves in need of funding but not eligible for either of the two schemes previous rolled out via the British Business Bank: the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) […]

Summary of new measures:

Government introduces new measures to help support British business

Two new schemes are launched to provide finance for business: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF)

CBILS launched on 23rd March and provides smaller businesses with access to up to £5 million for a maximum of six years to eligible organisations, via British Business Bank accredited lenders

The Covid Corporate Financing Facility, announced on […]

Confusing? Asset finance is pretty simple, but sometimes the terminology can be complicated.

The industry uses jargon which can leave people a bit muddled, especially as some of the types of asset finance have names which sound very similar to one another. And at times, you might find different terms are used interchangeably or abbreviated, e.g. HP for hire purchase.

We know that there are many questions being asked about asset finance, from a simple ‘what […]