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Alternative Finance for Business

What to expect from the bank referral scheme

According to figures from the British Business Bank, approximately 100,000 small and medium business finance applications are declined by banks each year, which is one of biggest drivers for the introduction of a bank referral scheme. Boost Capital's Alex Littner outlines what SMEs can expect with the scheme coming into effect

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How to finance working capital

Working capital finance can help release money tied up in invoices and other assets to help keep your business on the growth path. Funding Options CEO Conrad Ford explains

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Can London remain a Fintech hub after Brexit?

The UK may still be reeling from the most divisive vote to rock the country in a generation following Britain's decision to leave the European Union, and the nation has plunged into a period of uncertainty. GrowthBusiness checks in on the fintech sector, speaking to experts in peer-to-peer lending, foreign exchange and invoice finance and asks whether London can remain a Fintech hub after Brexit.

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How to seek alternative finance

What to look out for when seeking non-bank funding, and how to maximise your chances of getting funded.|What to look out for when seeking non-bank funding, and how to maximise your chances of getting funded.

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Is alternative finance still alternative?

Considering the prominence of peer-to-peer lending, invoice finance, crowdfunding and other financing platforms, it may be time to strip the sector of its "alternative" monicker.

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Seeking funding from a direct lending fund

How do you persuade a direct lending fund to give you finance? Jon Herbert, managing director of direct lender Beechbrook Capital’s UK SME Credit Fund, has a check-list of tips for would-be borrowers|How do you persuade a direct lending fund to give you finance? Jon Herbert, managing director of direct lender Beechbrook Capital’s UK SME Credit Fund, has a check-list of tips for would-be borrowers

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"Dragon-off" erupts on Crowdcube

Dragons’ Den stars take their investment savvy online, duking it out for funding three high potential businesses.

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Equity crowdfunding: don't be a banker

"We aren’t fat cat banks, we are finance for the people, from the people"

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"Dragon-off" erupts on Crowdcube

Dragons’ Den stars take their investment savvy online, duking it out for funding three high potential businesses.

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Equity crowdfunding: don't be a banker

"We aren’t fat cat banks, we are finance for the people, from the people"

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Crowdfunding investments on Seedrs surpasses £100 million

More than £100 million has been invested in early-stage and growth businesses through the equity crowdfunding platform.

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Use of asset based finance soars to new high

Asset-based finance supports 15% of all UK company turnover, which is a figure a third higher than the European average.

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Five funding options to replace a removed bank overdraft

Business overdrafts are being withdrawn at an alarming rate: but it need not be the end of the road, as Conrad Ford explains

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The continued evolution of crowdfunding and its place in UK equity finance

As Crowdcube announces a historic landmark it's clear crowdfunding is reaching new heights: so how has it evolved and what is the effect on the wider equity landscape?

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