Growth Accelerator The Growth Accelerator scheme is aimed at ambitious businesses who are serious about growing. It is a government funded scheme which provides businesses with access to professional support in any of the following areas; Access to finance Growth through innovation Business development Leadership & Management There are other benefits to being part of
-> Continue reading How Growth Accelerator Can Help You
How UK Banks Are Changing After years of bank bashing there is now a changing tone to UK banks. Since the financial crisis began to bite back in 2007 there has been little respite for the banking sector. Downturns, defaults, bailouts, they have all been top topics and the banking sector has continued to be
-> Continue reading The Changing Future of UK Banking
Cashflow Concern A recent survey undertaken by bespoke invoice finance company Platform Black showed the real concerns for UK SMEs as we head into 2014. The survey shows 3 major concerns for the small business sector; 89% said that their biggest headache will be working out how to grow in 2014 70% said that their
-> Continue reading Survey Shows Cashflow Concern For SMEs
There is a gulf between the finance that small companies can access and the finance that big companies utilise. The diagram here shows what percentage of companies are using external finance. By ‘external finance’ we mean any funding line from any lender, whether that be asset finance, mortgage, overdraft, factoring or anything else. The diagram
-> Continue reading Small Company Funding vs Big Company Funding