Business Finance
Banks finally easing lending
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Do you believe that commercial banks are beginning to lend and do you think Project Merlin will force them to? Not really. It’s difficult to know exactly how banks will really be able to be forced to lend and in light of tightening criteria from regulation, it’s probable that lending might even remain tighter for [...]
Tags: banks, business finance, commercial finance, commercial lending, lending
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Fast Business Finance
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
I read your column last week on factoring. I am looking at a short term loan with my bank but don’t really want to wait for months to secure the debt and go through endless contrived hoops. I saw from your column that you could borrow against invoices or even sell them off to raise [...]
Tags: bridging loan, factoring, invoice finance
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The business of factoring
Friday, August 27th, 2010
I have a business and it seems my invoices are going astray as no one seems to really want to pay them! It’s causing quite a few cash flow problems so I have looked at factoring as a possible solution. Any thoughts on its suitability? Factoring is very much a sign of the times unfortunately, [...]
Tags: business finance, factoring, invoice discounting
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Will you inherit your partner’s wife?
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Business protection is easily one of the most passed over subjects in any company. The business owner is too busy either making hay while the sun shines or battling in recessionary times to look at one of the key areas that can cripple even the most successful businesses. There are three key areas of protection in a business: Succession planning post the death of the owner; protection in the event that a key person dies, and debt protection.
Tags: business finance, business protection, debt protection, life insurance, owners and shareholders, Wills
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