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SmallBusiness.co.uk is working with a panel of trusted partners to help you find the right finance for your business. This channel looks at the different funding options available to new start-ups and established small businesses looking to grow.

Read a wealth of guides and tips on raising cash, finding investors, how to better manage your accounts and cash flow, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.

An insight into borrowing patterns in Q4

The supply and demand for business finance changes drastically towards the Christmas build-up, showing trends that are not seen during any time of year. Here, we investigate.

Startup Funding and Grants

Startup Funding and Grants

The vital role investing plays in growing your small business

It may be something that businesses fear, but investing can play a vital role in growing your business.

Startup Funding and Grants

Top tips on how to boost your finances

Here's how we can all make an effort to boost our finances.

Startup Funding and Grants

Rise in VCT funding amounts will benefit small businesses

As the amount of money raised through Venture Capitalist Trusts increases by £100 million, we take a look at how small businesses can benefit.

Startup Funding and Grants

Invoice financing and the cash flow challenge

Here's why invoice financing is a great way to achieve realistic, yet lucrative results.

Startup Funding and Grants

The funding options for high risk businesses

Finding ways to fund and grow your business can be tricky. Here are some great funding options for your business if there is extra risk involved.

Startup Funding and Grants

Putting the past behind you: how to get back on track after a financial blip

Here, Ashley Finance’s group sales director, Richard Waldman, explains how to overcome a financial blip in your business.

Startup Funding and Grants

The business of self-funding

Here, Jake Madders, co-founder and director of Hyve, discusses how you can go about self-funding your own business.

Startup Funding and Grants

Putting the past behind you: how to get back on track after a financial blip

Here, Ashley Finance’s group sales director, Richard Waldman, explains how to overcome a financial blip in your business.

Startup Funding and Grants

The business of self-funding

Here, Jake Madders, co-founder and director of Hyve, discusses how you can go about self-funding your own business.

Startup Funding and Grants

Be flexible with funding if you want to see your business boom

Flexibility with funding sources is the key to securing long-term success in business, says Louis-James Davis, founder of VST Enterprises.

Startup Funding and Grants

How to tell if trade credit is right for your SME

Here, Rachel Mainwaring, operations director at Creditsafe, examines why trade credit might be right for you.

Startup Funding and Grants

What is a personal guarantee on a business loan?

A significant portion of business lending is through unsecured loans - these often require a personal guarantee. This article looks at what they actually are and their pros and cons.

Startup Funding and Grants

Business and homeowners: What do lenders want to know about my home?

Conrad Ford, chief executive of Funding Options, addresses why lenders need to know whether customers are homeowners, and the implications.

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Small business owners: discover alternative funding solutions to help fuel your growth

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

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16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems