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Financing

The financing channel looks at the different small business funding options available to start-up companies and established SME businesses looking to grow. Read a wealth of guides and tips to help manage your accounts and cash flow better, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.

How to save yourself a £100 fine for late filing

LITRG encourages small businesses to have a reasonable excuse to offer HMRC if they delay handing in their tax returns.

Accounting

Small Business Banking

Have SMEs got the cashflow to tackle the new year slump?

Keith Softly, head of asset and invoice finance product, global transaction banking at Lloyds Banking Group discusses how SMEs can keep on top of cashflow now the festive rush has died down.

Alternative finance

The future of crowd investment is bright

Optimism abounds amongst the higher echelons of the equity crowd investment world. Here are four reasons why the future of crowd investment is looking particularly bright as we head into 2017.

Crowdfunding for Business

Peer to peer strikes a chord with younger generation

People aged 18-34 are four times more likely than over-55s to have money invested in a peer to peer platform.

Alternative finance

Property finance in the UK: What are the options?

It is important to ensure that you take out the type of property finance that best suits you and your needs, as we reveal in this piece.

Business Loans

A guide to guarantor lending

Here, we look at the unsecured guarantor loan market in the UK, which consists of around 15 lenders in total.

Accounting

Ten financial resolutions for a small business

Here are some top tips to keeping your small business finances in the best possible shape this year.

Accounting

Could your approach to financial management make or break your business?

Mark Woolley discusses why poor financial management is putting even the brightest businesses at risk.

Accounting

Ten financial resolutions for a small business

Here are some top tips to keeping your small business finances in the best possible shape this year.

Accounting

Could your approach to financial management make or break your business?

Mark Woolley discusses why poor financial management is putting even the brightest businesses at risk.

Accounting

SMEs urged not to delay when registering self assessment

FreeAgent is urging businesses to complete their tax self assessment quickly to avoid hefty fines from HMRC.

Tax

Study highlights SME distaste of long tax return processes

Nearly half of the UK's self-employed are currently rushing to submit their tax returns before the Jan 31st deadline.

Accounting

Taking on the late payment culprits: Will 2017 finally be our year?

Ian Watkinson looks at whether 2017 could be the year we finally take a tougher stance on late payment culprits.

Accounting

Act now to meet the tax return filing January deadline

The Chartered Institute of Taxation is urging taxpayers to complete their online Self-Assessment returns in good time ahead of the January 31 deadline or risk a £100 fine.

Partner content

Benefits of switching to the right business bank account

In case you were in any doubt, here are five key benefits of switching your business bank account – and how to make the switch.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Partner content

What are the funding options for hospitality businesses?

Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?