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Cash flow is king – and automated payments are the answer

by Owen Gough • March 20, 2017 • 0 Comments

Helen Hannah, commercial director at leading payments bureau First Capital Cashflow, explains how businesses can manage cash flow effectively, using a variety of strategies, including using Direct Debit as a collection method. Anyone who has started their own business will know that in the first few years much time will be spent closely monitoring cash
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Entrepreneurs Don't See Business Financing the Way Lenders Do and It's Costing Them

by Lisa Stevens • February 25, 2017 • 0 Comments

Many small-business owners are stressed about cash flow because they don’t understand how banks assess whether they’re a good bet.

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Going the distance to get proper financing

by Owen Gough • February 24, 2017 • 0 Comments

Sometimes borrowing money is the hardest part. No matter what business you are in, there are times when borrowing the money you need to start or expand operations will be a challenge. We’ve all had the experience of calling or sitting across from a financing lender, when they tell us they won’t be able to
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Buy-to-let mortgage rates hit new all-time low

by Owen Gough • February 20, 2017 • 0 Comments

One thing definitely safe to say about the last couple of years is that they have not been particularly kind to buy-to-let landlords. Specifically, overhauled legislation rolled out by the government has done little other than make it more complicated and expensive for buy-to-let landlords to both enter the industry in the first place and
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How to avoid costly, common SME business mistakes

by Owen Gough • February 14, 2017 • 0 Comments

Uncertainty continues to surround the UK economy, and it’s easy to see why. At the end of 2016, with post-leave jitters in full swing, the UK witnessed an overall decline in business start-ups and a rise in business mistakes and failures. The figures, from Creditsafe’s Year in Review 2016 report, show that 136,333 companies were
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So you think you don’t need a finance director?

by Owen Gough • January 31, 2017 • 0 Comments

Having the right people is what makes any business grow, and an inspiring finance director (FD) can contribute more than most. Yet entrepreneurs can be sceptical about hiring an FD. It’s not uncommon to hear, ‘My business is doing well, and I already have an excellent accountant. Do I really need an expensive bean-counter?’ The
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How to squeeze the penny and make your pounds count

by Owen Gough • January 27, 2017 • 0 Comments

Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves — advice often given to people looking to grow financially and develop financial security. Being financially prepared is the cornerstone of developing a successful and profitable business, and should be a core priority from the moment you begin developing your business strategy and
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2 Services That Can Help You With a Friends and Family Business Loan

by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc. • January 11, 2017 • 0 Comments

If you’re borrowing from people you know to get your startup off the ground, check out TrustLeaf and Able. These services may help make the process easier.