Andrea Reynolds
Andrea Reynolds
With 15 years’ experience in corporate financing, largely focused on matching businesses with funding and investment opportunities, Andrea launched Swoop in 2018 to help SMEs start up, scale up and finance their new ventures. Arguably the UK’s number one expert in business funding, it’s not hard to see why she is affectionately known to colleagues and industry peers as the ‘Martin Lewis of business finance’.
General Election 2024: the important thing for businesses won’t be a vote winner

General Election 2024: the important thing for businesses won’t be a vote winner

Andrea Reynolds
Jun 3 '24
The landscape could transform for the UK’s SMEs after the election
Is there cash hidden in your business

Is there cash hidden in your business? As funding experts, this is the first place we’d look

Andrea Reynolds
May 31 '24
When businesses are looking for more funds, there’s one source that often goes untapped
What’s going to be on SME owners’ minds in the next 12 months

What’s going to be on SME owners’ minds in the next 12 months?  

Andrea Reynolds
Apr 10 '24
As we go into the new financial year, Andrea Reynolds looks at the issues affecting businesses – and how SME owners should respond
How our Christmas visitors point the way to your most important meeting in 2024

How our Christmas visitors point the way to your most important meeting in 2024

Andrea Reynolds
Jan 17 '24
New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep – so here’s a once-and-done way to see you through the next year
Success and a challenge for the end of the year

Success and a challenge for the end of the year

Andrea Reynolds
Dec 21 '23
This year, Swoop has been named the fastest growing Irish tech company in the Deloitte Fast 50. Andrea Reynolds explains why it signals there is work to be done
The new budget is coming - what will this mean for SMEs

The new budget is coming – what will this mean for SMEs?

Andrea Reynolds
Nov 13 '23
The British Chamber of Commerce has outlined some sensible policies for the coming year. Swoop is on board
What I learned about partnerships: be a BOSS

What I learned about partnerships: be a BOSS

Andrea Reynolds
Oct 11 '23
Lessons about celebrating inclusivity from Atlanta’s entrepreneurial spirit
Jingle funds all the way

Jingle funds all the way: a guide to preparing your business for a profitable Christmas season

Andrea Reynolds
Sep 26 '23
Many businesses make their biggest profits at Christmas. But it’s no accident: the ones who do best are the ones best prepared
Can opening a branch of your business overseas help you at home

Can opening a branch of your business overseas help you at home?

Andrea Reynolds
Aug 1 '23
Is going international good for your business – or are you just stroking your ego?
Do you know the unknowns of business funding

Do you know the unknowns of business funding?

Andrea Reynolds
Jul 7 '23
For many businesses, the problem with funding is not a lack of access; it’s knowledge
Got a plan for growth? Before you rush to the bank, read this

Got a plan for growth? Before you rush to the bank, read this…

Andrea Reynolds
May 12 '23
The cost of loans may have increased, but smart business owners can still make borrowing work
How sole traders can achieve growth in the next 12 months

How sole traders can achieve growth in the next 12 months

Andrea Reynolds
Mar 15 '23
Setting boundaries, getting comfortable with credit and leveraging your unfair advantage are all strategies to help sole traders get ahead