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Equity Crowdfunding? Here's A Short Guide To What You Need

Equity Crowdfunding? Here's A Short Guide To What You Need

Posted 4 years ago


Equity crowdfunding for businesses has burst onto the scene in recent years and has helped to fund successful enterprises such as Brewdog and Oculus. It can be an elongated process and will require ..

Tagged: Business Equity Crowdfunding Alternative Finance SME Funding Capital


Getting A Business Loan? Here Are The Terms You Should Look Out For

Getting A Business Loan? Here Are The Terms You Should Look Out For

Posted 4 years ago


Let’s face it, how closely do you read the small print in all the contracts you sign? All of us, at one time or another have skim-read the seemingly immeasurable pages of terms and conditions ..

Tagged: Business Loan P2P SME Finance Alternative Finance


Looking To Start A Business? Here's How

Looking To Start A Business? Here's How

Posted 4 years ago


Taking an idea for a business and turning it into reality can be a daunting experience. But as Albert Einstein once said: “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb..

Tagged: Equity Crowdfunding Business Start-ups Finance SMEs


How Do I Improve My Cash Flow? Invoice Discounting May Be The Answer

How Do I Improve My Cash Flow? Invoice Discounting May Be The Answer

Posted 4 years ago


Invoice trading has become an established method for businesses to improve their cash flow and boost working capital. This type of finance appears to be particularly popular with smaller companies w..

Tagged: Invoice Finance Business Funding Alternative Finance


What To Do If You've Been Refused A CBILS Loan

What To Do If You've Been Refused A CBILS Loan

Posted 4 years ago


To combat the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government unveiled an unprecedented support package to help businesses survive these difficult times. The headline component was the Cor..

Tagged: Coronavirus CBILS Loans Business Finance


Refused A Business Loan? Here's What’s Available

Refused A Business Loan? Here's What’s Available

Posted 4 years ago


Ever since the financial crisis of 2008, banks have become much more risk-averse, which has reduced their willingness to lend. Being refused a loan can be incredibly frustrating for small business o..

Tagged: Debt crowdfunding Lending P2P Invoice Finance


How To Apply For A Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan

How To Apply For A Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan

Posted 4 years ago


Introduced as part of a package of support schemes brought in by the government, the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) is designed to provide funding for businesses with a..

Tagged: CBILS CLBILS Covid-19 Loans


EU State Aid Rules Are Holding Government Back From Supporting Small Business

EU State Aid Rules Are Holding Government Back From Supporting Small Business

Posted 4 years ago


NextFin is calling on the EU to suspend State aid rules on the Enterprise Investment Scheme to allow increased investment in small businesses struggling to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic. Cu..

Tagged: Covid-19 EIS SEIS Start-ups


The Future Fund Guide For Investors And Entrepreneurs

The Future Fund Guide For Investors And Entrepreneurs

Posted 4 years ago


In addition to the government’s already extensive package of support for small businesses, the Future Fund opened for applications on Wednesday 20th May 2020. The £500m fund, of which t..

Tagged: Future Fund Government Covid-19 Investors Entrepreneurs Investment


How Many EFG Loans Have Been Approved So Far?

How Many EFG Loans Have Been Approved So Far?

Posted 4 years ago


The EFG, Enterprise Finance Guarantee, is a scheme that facilitates lending to small businesses that are viable but unable to obtain finance from their lender due to having insufficient security to ..

Tagged: Enterprise Borrow Business CBILS Banks


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