Crowdfunding Options Explained We talk a lot about the benefits of crowdfunding, how this lending model can offer solutions to businesses who have struggled with the banks over the last few years. One of the most common questions we get asked is about ‘equity’ and ‘investment’. In other words the belief that crowdfunding is an
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We are often asked where is the easiest place to raise business finance. This is often followed by ‘should I go to my bank’ or ‘is anyone lending these days’. The answer we always give is that there is no one place that is the easiest, in most cases the actual need for finance is
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International trade does not have to be a cash-flow challenge, there are simple ways to finance importing goods. Just because your supplier may be on the other side of the world does not mean that it should make things difficult. There are two misconceptions about trade finance. One It is difficult and can only be
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Easy business finance. A lot of people and brokers talk about it. A lot of lenders say they provide it, but does it actually exist? OK, let’s look at the facts. Take your pick from the following key pieces of information relating to ‘easy business finance’; In quarter one (Q1) 2013, lending to small businesses increased
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Crowdfunding Crowdfunding, also known as peer to peer, or peer to business lending, is a growing source of business finance and one that is steadily increasing in popularity. Business Secretary Vince Cable MP was quoted as saying: “SMEs need access to a range of finance options, including non-bank lending. Those forms of finance are still
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It is often thought that trading internationally is the reserve of the large corporate, however in some way or another most businesses have an international element. Take a clothes retailer, this could be a bespoke fashion outlet. These days they are likely to import from China or Turkey and sell to the UK, the same
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