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Barclays doubles unsecured lending to small businesses

Barclays has today launched £100,000 unsecured lending, doubling its maximum for unsecured business loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The move will help SMEs get faster access to finance and seize opportunities they might otherwise miss out on if lending decisions are not made quickly enough. It also means business owners will not have
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Lending to SMEs plummets: 84 per cent of country saw fall over past year

SME lending has fallen majorly in the last year, according to new figures. A whopping 84 per cent of the country saw bank lending to SMEs plummet as small businesses continue to face huge headwinds in securing finance, says Hadrian’s Wall Capital (HWC), the London-based specialist debt adviser. HWC says that 101 of 120 areas
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Expected rates of lending for SMEs to increase as confidence grows

Lending to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across the top 10 UK cities dropped by over £2 billion in one year, according to the SME Growth Watch Report 2016, from Hampshire Trust Bank. However, early indicators in 2016 reveal an uplift in lending to SMEs and confidence that they can secure finance. The research,
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Glimmers of positive growth for SME lending for 2017

Lending to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across the top 10 UK cities dropped by over £2 billion in one year, according to the SME Growth Watch Report 2016, from specialist challenger bank Hampshire Trust Bank. However, early indicators in 2016 reveal an uplift in lending to SMEs and confidence that they can secure
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Millions of Brits lending to family and friends to bridge the gap

More than 1.6 million people have lent money directly to a friend or family member to help them start or grow a business, according to research from peer to peer lender ThinCats. In a constrained lending environment, entrepreneurs are turning to loved ones for support, with an average sum of £4,479 being lent at a
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