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One way or another, all the uncertainty that has been generated by the Brexit process has to come to an end. We’re not quite there yet, of course. Even the conclusion of the first stage of negotiations on the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from Europe is just the beginning of a process. If…
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Nearly 40% of UK small and medium sized businesses think that it might be difficult to obtain credit and just under a third (31%) see trade finance, or the maintenance of a healthy credit balance as an alternative to taking out a loan or overdraft, according to the latest BDRC-BVA SME Finance Monitor report, covering…
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Britain’s town and city centres have undergone huge changes over the last few decades. As manufacturing declined, many of the light and heavy industrial units that operated in close proximity to shopping and residential areas have been converted to offices or, more recently, apartments. Looking to the future, as retailers come under pressure, many analysts…
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Invoice trading platform MarketInvoice has joined the Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest Capital Connections panel, joining a group of alternative finance providers that also includes Peer to Peer Lender, Funding Circle and Assetz Capital. The Capital Connections Panel was set up by the High Street banking group to help businesses that were unable to attract traditional…
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‘Private debt’ is not a term that has much resonance outside the financial services industry. Unlike, say, crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending, the concept doesn’t attract much coverage in the mainstream press and, as yet, it probably isn’t on the radar screens of the majority of small and medium sized business owners. And yet, along with…
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Many businesses are already familiar with the process of applying for a term loan from a High Street bank. On the basis of ‘better the devil you know,’ it is therefore tempting to assume that the most straightforward route to agreeing a debt facility is to approach an incumbent bank or one of its major…
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Since the launch of the first Peer to Peer and Equity Crowdfunding platforms, alternative finance has not only been providing new options for businesses seeking capital, it has also been redefining the web of relationships that link companies, investors and intermediaries. In broad terms, the various platforms that have emerged over the past five…
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The UK’s alternative finance industry is experiencing a period of retrenchment as major players pull back from unsecured lending. While some analysts see this as a positive step to lenders focusing in on their specialist or niche sectors, this doesn’t help the UK’s 5.7 million small businesses, many of whom have no other option than…
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Platform-based lending has undoubtedly opened up the UK’s corporate finance market. Five years ago, a small company seeking debt funding would have – almost by default – gravitated towards one or more High Street banks, or perhaps a specialist business lender, recommended by a broker.…
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A new survey from Barclaycard reveals that 11 per cent of business owners have considered giving up their business as a result of a challenging cashflow problem. These issues keep 63 per cent of entrepreneurs awake at night, with a third admitting that insufficient working capital has stunted their growth plans. With combined turnover…
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