When a tree falls new growth follows

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OPINION Small businesses should take advantage of smaller lenders, says Adam Tyler, chief executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers Members of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) generated almost £9 billion of new lending facilities... Read more

Making the most of commercial finance

Making the most of commercial finance

ANALYSIS As Chancellor George Osborne’s £20-billion credit easing scheme for small businesses gets off the ground, critics argue the plan will make little difference to cash-starved firms, writes Elliot Wilson However you read the figures, they aren’t good. In the... Read more

A question of funding

Doug Richard

Q&A Founder of the School for Startups, Doug Richard is at the forefront of entrepreneurial endeavour. Dan Matthews asks the business mentor and original TV Dragon how best to finance growth  How would you sum up the environment for ambitious... Read more

A solution to the credit crunch?

Is this a solution to the credit crunch?

ASSET FINANCE A gloomy risk outlook and hesitant consumer spending has weighed heavy on the asset finance industry, but this type of borrowing could still be the best bet for cash-strapped companies, as Dan Matthews reports Although it doesn’t sound... Read more

Online dragons help to make a killing

Online dragons help to make a killing

NEW LENDING MODELS Banks are no longer the only game in town. A host of new firms have sprung up offering small businesses an alternative route to finance. Kate Bassett looks at six of them Crowdcube Think of Crowdcube as... Read more

How to cope with a cash squeeze

How to cope with a cash squeeze

CASH FLOW More than three years on from the financial crisis and Britain’s legion of smaller companies, the lifeblood of any economy, still face an uphill slog when it comes to sourcing enough cash, writes Elliot Wilson Working capital from... Read more