86% of UK businesses favour card and contactless payments over cash

Tuesday, 04 May 2021 Libby James

The team at Merchant Advice Service have recently surveyed more than 1,200 UK business owners about payment processing

Exploring the options available to UK companies needing to refinance

Monday, 12 April 2021 Andrew Boyle

Whilst government support has been helpful and likely kept many thousands of businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis, it has burdened those businesses with debt that, even if it can be financed cheaply, will still have to be repaid.

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Crippling interest rates loom: Why we need to write off business loans for SMEs

Tuesday, 16 February 2021 Simon Dolan

UK businesses are hanging by the skin of their teeth. Just last week the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reported that at least 250,000 small businesses will collapse in 2021 unless more support is offered to them under the current restrictions.

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The banking system punishes SMEs

Monday, 01 February 2021 Jason Cozens

2020 was a tough year for all of us. Businesses and consumers alike were hit by Covid-19 in the spring, struggled to survive through a battered economy throughout the summer, before a resurgent pandemic appeared again in the autumn.

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A look at invoice finance

Thursday, 07 January 2021 Phil Hobden

In March the CoronaVirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) comes to an end.

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The SME trend moving away from traditional bank finance is ready to pick up speed again

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 Anil Stocker

High street banks may not have the risk appetite to support SMEs through the years following the pandemic. Fintech is the solution many will turn to.

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How businesses can manage supply chains through uncertainty

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 Anil Stocker

Brexit and COVID may have impacted your supply chain, but with the right funding in place you can overcome roadblocks with ease.

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On the money: Brits on the hunt for a financially responsible partner this Valentine’s

Friday, 12 February 2021 Justin Basini

Dating during a pandemic is challenging to say the least.

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How to protect your small business this tax return season

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 Lee Murphy

January is always the busiest time of year for accountants. At the beginning of the new year, there is a rush of new enquiries which gradually increase over the course of the month as the Self Assessment tax return deadline on 31 January creeps closer.

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