Every business lives and dies by its finances. But never before has cash flow been more precarious than it is now, with some businesses seeing sales driven down by as much as 50% throughout 2020/21. While a range of government financial support has been available throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the…
The transport and logistics industry has been dubbed the ‘unsung heroes’ of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has continued to work tirelessly throughout all three lockdowns, hauling everything from food for the supermarkets to vaccines for vaccination centres. The industry’s importance was underlined in January when the Department for Transport confirmed…
When I’m talking to business directors, that is the most common response when I say, “What about leasing your software/equipment/machinery instead of buying it?” People think leasing is for companies who don’t have the capital to purchase outright. I want to address this misconception about asset finance here, because it…
In 2011 Asset Finance International in conjunction with Nostrum Group started research into how new start-up asset lenders were finding the necessary funding. In a series of publications they have shown that a structural change has occurred in the industry, and the latest report “Finding Expansion Capital” examines the funding…
The Government’s British Business Bank (BBB) has published its first comprehensive analysis of the state of the UK’s small business finance market.
