SME finance

Allica Bank appoints business relationship manager

SME business bank, Allica Bank, has announced the appointment of Stephen Spinks as business...

Asset finance new business down 28%

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that total asset finance new business...

Aldermore makes specialist finance appointments

Aldermore has announced two new appointments to its specialist finance team. Eric DeArmitt and Jack...

Bathgate selected as Funding Circle CBILS approved partner

Bathgate Business Finance has been selected as a Funding Circle Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan...

Nearly half of UK SMEs worry about their ability to survive

Nearly half of SMEs in the UK are concerned about the immediate business viability...

A third of UK SMEs “to run out of cash” by July

One-third of SMEs in the UK won't be able to cover their costs by...

Reward Finance Group makes board appointment

Reward Finance Group has appointed Steve Noble as managing director of its North West...

New lenders for coronavirus business loan scheme

the British Business Bank has approved four new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus...

Reward Finance Group appoints group MD

Nick Smith has been promoted to the position of group managing director of Reward Finance...

Nucleus Commercial Finance appoints Midlands BDM

Nucleus Commercial Finance has expanded its business development team in the Midlands with the...

Bathgate Business Finance appoints BDM

Bathgate Business Finance has welcomed property finance specialist Ben Humphreys as business development manager...

One Stop Business Finance expands BD team

SME funder One Stop Business Finance (OSBF) has expanded its client servicing team with...

Fiducia Group launches new asset finance division

Fiducia Group has unveiled a new asset finance division offering bespoke funding solutions to...

Fiduciam to expand north and south of Irish border

Fiduciam Ireland has seen a substantial increase in new business, both north and south...

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Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

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For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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Reward Funding raises £21,000 for Rainbow Trust charity

Reward Funding has raised £21,000 for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity after a year-long...

Target Group appoints Jennifer Read as head of risk

Target Group has appointed Jennifer Read as its new head of risk, strengthening its...

Loans Warehouse joins L&G Mortgage Club panel 

Loans Warehouse has been added to the L&G Mortgage Club’s Referral Pro panel. The Hertfordshire-based...

FOLK2FOLK names new chief executive as focus turns to SME growth

Peer-to-peer business lender FOLK2FOLK has appointed Kawai Chung as its new chief executive officer,...