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Financing

The financing channel looks at the different small business funding options available to start-up companies and established SME businesses looking to grow. Read a wealth of guides and tips to help manage your accounts and cash flow better, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.

R&D tax credits: A boost for small businesses

In this piece Jenny Tragner, director of R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, discusses how R&D tax credits are helping small businesses and SMEs to innovate and thrive.

Tax

Alternative finance

How can a merchant cash advance help fund your business?

You need to provide the best experiences for your customers. But a competitive market doesn't give small businesses any breaks. You can move your business forward with a merchant cash advance.

Accounting

Late payments trend to get worse for UK SMEs

Survey of 80,000 invoices from UK businesses reveals stark findings for SMEs coping with late payments.

Accounting

Retailers may struggle to comply with impending accountancy rules

An estimated 90 per cent of UK high street retailers have yet to capture all their accountancy data and are potentially living beyond their means.

Business Loans

Why it’s time to look online for business funding

Here, Peter Tuvey of Fleximize examines the key benefits of alternative finance compared to bank loans.

Alternative finance

Four tips if your business is classified as high-risk

Even if your business is considered a high risk, you don’t have to close down your business because you can’t collect payments. Here's why.

Financing

Want to attract millennials to your small business? Here’s how…

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, explains how small businesses can attract and retain millennials into the workforce.

Small Business Banking

Why Open Banking should be on the radar of business owners

Here, Alessio Balduini of Credit Data Research looks at four main reasons why Open Banking should be on the radar of all business owners.

Financing

Want to attract millennials to your small business? Here’s how…

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, explains how small businesses can attract and retain millennials into the workforce.

Small Business Banking

Why Open Banking should be on the radar of business owners

Here, Alessio Balduini of Credit Data Research looks at four main reasons why Open Banking should be on the radar of all business owners.

Small Business Banking

Lessons learned: Have the banks learned from the 2008 crisis?

A quarter of SMEs don’t think UK banks have changed their behaviour since the 2008 global financial crisis, according to new research.

Tax

Boosting innovation in small businesses with R&D tax credits

Here’s how the government’s R&D Tax Credit initiatives are helping to foster innovation in small businesses across the UK.

Tax

Advice on getting a VAT refund for your business

Here, we look at what you need to do to get a VAT refund.

Accounting

Is your business missing out on tax exempt bonuses?

90 per cent of businesses are missing out on tax exempt bonuses that could boost staff productivity and morale.

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Business Technology

Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world