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
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 £300 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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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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Sustainable Business 2021
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