Financial Management

Invoice fraud: how to protect your business against bogus claims

With invoice fraud on the increase, here are some ways to spot the increasingly sophisticated techniques used and protect your business.

Alternative Finance for Business

The biggest players in the UK alternative finance market

To coincide with new FCA regulations set to influence the direction of the alternative funding market in the coming years, GrowthBusiness profiles seven of the most active crowdfunding, peer-to-peer and invoice-based platforms on the market.

Alternative Finance for Business

Five businesses using invoice finance to fuel growth

We meet five companies which are successfully using invoice finance to close acquisitions, satisfy big contracts and solve seasonal cash flow issues.

News

Invoice finance rises as search term on Google amongst SMEs in the UK

The proportion of business searching for invoice finance online has grown in recent years as companies seek different funding options.

Financial Management

A visual guide on how factoring works

Alternative approaches to SME funding such as invoice finance (factoring and invoice discounting) are now offered by the top banks and independent lenders across the UK.

Alternative Finance for Business

The downside of factoring

Sue Stedman, founder of Sue Stedman Corporate Clothing, explains some of the disadvantages of invoice factoring and why she's always avoided it.