“Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” Otto von Bismarck SMEs need finance. That’s a situation that will never change. However, precisely how SMEs are accessing finance, and indeed how they will do so in five, ten, twenty years time, is changing rapidly. Since the…
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The Banks, The Debt And The Equity: The Heroic Journey Of The SME
“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: The hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” Joseph Campbell, The Hero With A Thousand Faces The startup’s…
Read MoreUnderstanding The Alternatives: A Guide To Alternative Finance Platforms
Every industry and discipline the world over has its own set of jargon that you simply won’t encounter anywhere else. If you’re into poetry, then you will be dealing in the realms of enjambment, villanelles, caesuras, and anapaestic tetrameter. If you’re unfortunate enough to find yourself in the world of law, then it’ll be insolvencies,…
Read MoreThe Rise And Rise Of Alternative Finance
The credit crunch fuelled recession that swept the globe between 2007 and 2009 quite naturally – and quite fairly – has a bad reputation. Politicians, finance professionals, business owners, private and public sector workers, and everyday consumers – practically everybody has been affected in some way or another by the chaos that came out of…
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