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Peer to peer lending: A small business guide

Sometimes referred to as crowd lending, peer to peer lending offers businesses the opportunity to borrow money from a ‘crowd’ of people (investors) rather than an institution. It works by offering people a platform where they can lend their money to businesses (and also individuals, but we will deal with business peer to peer lending here) in
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Peer-to-peer lenders, regulation and small businesses

I have been nothing if not consistent in my view of the likely path peer-to-peer platforms would take in the light of increasing regulatory interest and some high-profile questioning of their particular business model. It is tempting to take an entirely negative view of the effect of ‘full fat’ regulation on any particular business sector, and
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