The UK Spring Budget 2025 delivered a range of measures aimed at boosting SME growth, innovation and green investment. We have translated how the announcements can shape a business financing strategy and why embedding sustainability could open doors to larger funding opportunities. Tax reliefs and incentives Key enhancements to R&D tax credits and capital allowances…
read moreOctober success story This month, we are excited to share details of a successful financing solution for a local transportation operator, helping them expand their fleet with three new coaches. The need: Funding for fleet expansion Our client, a regional coach operator, required £780,000 to acquire three new coaches to accommodate increasing demand and enhance…
read moreThe business landscape across the UK has seen a vibrant surge in the past 12/24 months. This in turn has naturally seen an increase in VAT bills. As revenue increases so does the amount of VAT charged so it is important that a business can budget accurately and ensure they take in to account their…
read moreBusiness finance is diverse, it can be used to help fund the purchase of an asset, to fulfil growth plans, to release working capital, to free up money from unpaid invoices, to complete on a property development deal or to simply boost cashflow. Previously businesses would have not considered business finance as they would have…
read moreInvoice finance enables an advance in cash against unpaid invoices. In essence, a factoring company will take ownership of a business’s sales ledger and act as a credit department by issuing cash as soon as an invoice has been raised and chase payment when it is due. There are always a lot of questions asked…
read moreReceivables finance enables a business to access cash immediately even though invoices remain unpaid. The unpaid invoice, also known as accounts receivable, is considered an asset and can be used to broker a deal for finance. A relationship is established with a company specialising in receivables finance (bank, factoring company or alternative lender), they take…
read moreThe time between Christmas and New Year can be very important for a business owner, they are relaxed due to the holidays, have had a good break and are fully invigorated to hit the ground running and ensure the start to 2024 is a profitable one. This will typically be the time when growth plans…
read moreDid you know that asset finance is the ideal funding solution for facilitating business growth. Of course, the perfect situation for expansion is when a business has excellent cashflow and can procure assets using money stored in their bank account. However due to the financial implications of running a business it is very rare to…
read moreA business loan offers excellent benefits and flexibility for any company looking to fulfil growth plans, implement new initiatives or simply just to boost cashflow. There is a plethora of choice available to suit both short and long-term needs, here are some of the most common ones: Working capital loans – historically a short-term facility…
read moreOver recent years the Retail sector has had to become flexible in how it reaches its clients. Back in 2020 retail businesses had to quickly embrace change and move to selling online. As a result, in the past 18 months we have seen an upward trend in enticing customers back to visit retail outlets to…
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