Rethink your cash flow with invoice trading
The age-old problem of late payment can stunt business growth, but there are ways of easing the pain and getting cash flowing to resume expansion plans
Funding Britain's Growth
Smaller businesses are still struggling to get the funds they need to finance growth. Figures from the Bank of England show that net lending to the sector fell by ÂŁ300 million in December 2015. This report explores alternative lending, including ten of the fastest growing UK startups that have thrived on alternative finance, the business case for invoice trading, and the increased opportunities afforded to smaller investors by peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding. It also explores how to grow a billion-dollar unicorn on the stock market
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In this report
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Is alternative finance still alternative?
British businesses, especially startups and smaller firms hungry for growth capital, are increasingly turning to alternative forms of funding to get quick and ready cash
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Top 10 UK alternative finance stories
Hotshot companies need liquid cash – here’s how ten of Britain’s fastest growers got the capital they needed to expand business and thrive
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Building unicorns on the stock market
No doubt all startups want to make it big and exit with pockets full of cash, but few manage billion-dollar status
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SMEs are still struggling for cash
As the world economy flirts with an ugly slowdown, go-ahead British firms are eager to finance growth and buck the global economic trend
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P2P lending and crowdfunding becomes the norm
The alternative finance industry looks set to go from strength to strength to become a tried-and-tested means of business funding
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Investing in growth has never been easier
The rise of peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding has opened up opportunities for smaller investors to get a piece of the action alongside the big players
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