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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.

Looking for alternative funding to banks

The reluctance of the banks to lend is well documented, and entrepreneur James Benamor argues that looking for an alternative is now the order of the day.

Business Loans

Government Grants

How to get a business grant from the Accelerator scheme

Economics student Zahra Charaffdeen received £2,500 in business funding from Accelerator, a specialist business incubator in East London. She talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about the achievement.

Government Grants

Financial assistance for a small business: Regional Growth Fund and council grant

Kent-based indoor family entertainment centre Bumble Beez received an interest-free loan of £30,000 in November from the Regional Growth Fund and also received grant assistance from Kent council. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to founder Sarah Cannon about her funding experience.

Accounting

More businesses claiming compensation for late payment

The proportion of small business claims for late payment that include compensation has risen over the last two years, research finds.

Accounting

How to manage your accounts better in an hour a week

Accountant Emily Coltman of FreeAgent gives some pointers on seeing the bigger financial picture of your business.

Accounting

Why cash flow planning is crucial for a small business

Introduction to effective cash flow forecasting.

Accounting

Small business guide to dealing with international payments

Noel Goddard gives his top tips for small companies to get the most from international payments.

Small Business Banking

Why banks are not providing the right service for small businesses

James King, founder of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow (FIG), discusses the role of banks should play and why it needs to be easier to withdraw money from investments.

Accounting

Small business guide to dealing with international payments

Noel Goddard gives his top tips for small companies to get the most from international payments.

Small Business Banking

Why banks are not providing the right service for small businesses

James King, founder of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow (FIG), discusses the role of banks should play and why it needs to be easier to withdraw money from investments.

Small Business Banking

The future of banking: Why it won’t be determined by banks

Anil Stocker, founder of online invoice discounting platform MarketInvoice, discusses the threat posed by innovative internet-based finance providers to the banks.

Alternative finance

How start-ups can be helped by established businesses – in finance and beyond

In the first of a series of blogs, James King, founder of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow, discusses how existing businesses can play a major role in supporting start-ups.

Accounting

Guide to how small businesses can manage late payment 

Pernille Bruun-Jenson, managing director, global small business, Intuit UK, discusses how businesses can get their customers to pay on time.

Alternative finance

Peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding and beyond

Anil Stocker, co-founder of MarketInvoice, charts the development on the online finance sector, why it is relevant to small businesses, and its future.

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