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Financial Management
Personal guarantee and small business – everything you need to know
Alternative Finance for Business
Banking
NatWest head of business banking Paul Thwaite explains how the once-troubled RBS Group has changed since the financial crisis, and its response to the fintech revolution
Opinion
With high street and challenger banks both reining in SME lending, the government needs to loosen restrictions around tax-based funding, argues Gary Robins.
Banking
Nearly £6bn drawn down already from Brexit preparation fund, designed to help small business through no-deal
Banking
Cashplus aims to have a 10pc market share of all new UK business accounts by 2024, with nearly 100,000 business customers already
Financial Management
40pc of small business owners are unaware that they risk losing their home and their savings if they sign a personal guarantee. Insurance could help mitigate that risk, explains Todd Davison
Funding
Business secretary Andrea Leadsom will co-chair Business Finance Council to help small business access working capital and investment in post-Brexit Britain
Alternative Finance for Business
Growth Street plans to have £1bn out on loan to small businesses in attempt to plug £18bn funding gap left by high-street banks.
Banking
Rebecca Dury and Jonathan Hyde of solicitors Ashfords share 7 tips if you want to borrow money to grow your business
Banking
The Government scheme to encourage wider lending to small businesses is misguided and should be shut down, argues Kirsty McGregor
Banking
HSBC has positioned itself as the international bank for scale-ups that want to expand overseas. HSBC UK head of corporate banking Jane Galvin sees her role as much wider than just being a corporate financier
Funding
Ordinarily, entrepreneurs turn to debt or equity funding to fund their business. Alex Canham, a partner at Herrington Carmichael LLP, explains the concept of a hybrid between the two – mezzanine finance.
Banking
Growth Fund has already deployed nearly £3bn of initial funding pot, with 30% deployed to green businesses