The DO’s and DON’Ts When Applying For Funding There are plenty of resources out there for finding commercial finance, seeking business grants, writing a business plan etc. However, there are very few pragmatic and realistic guides as to what you should and should not do. Here is the Lime Consultancy simple list of do’s and
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How Not To Apply For Business Finance “What is the best way to apply for business finance?” This is definitely one of the most common questions we get asked. In simple terms there is no single answer. However, there are several ways to 100% screw-up your chances of obtaining business finance. These are our top
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We try and explain the basics of why a banker doesn’t always understand the entrepreneur and vise-versa. To obtain business finance you need to have an appreciation for what the business banker thinks, it is unlikely the bank will change so to succeed you need to be understanding, sorry… The first in our series of
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Sensitivity Analysis ‘Sensitivity Analysis’ may sound a scientific or complicated term, but really it is very simple but too often misunderstood or ignored. Here we look at how the business owner and lender view sensitivity differently, and how unless one understands the other it will end in tears. OK, What is it? Many businesses will
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Free advice? Someone offering you great advice with no catches? Sometimes things too good to be true can exist. Here we give a few pointers when approaching a bank for finance. Think of it as a Happy New Year gift from the wonderful people at Lime!! Playing a Game Without Knowing The Rules Imagine playing
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Business Plan, I remember having one of those when I first started… I cannot remember how many times we hear a quote like that. The real conundrum here is the question of what is a business plan? Not what it tangibly is, but what the point and benefit of it are to the business. Airfix
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