Following on from our recent article on the new Business Bank, this is the fourth in a series explaining the various government funding schemes available to businesses in the UK. Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) What is it? The Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) allows banks and building societies to borrow at cheaper rates from the Bank of […]
The National Loan Guarantee Scheme – a cure for funding problems?
Following on from our recent article on the new Business Bank, this is the third in a series explaining the various government funding schemes available to businesses in the UK. The National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS) What is it? The National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS) was launched on 20 March 2012 and helps businesses access cheaper […]
Why funding problems are likely to get worse as the economy improves!
It is nice to be able to write about better news for the UK economy following a whole range of encouraging data releases. The CBI The CBI’s latest survey data forecasts growth of 0.3pc this quarter, rising to 0.4pc for the next two quarters and between 0.5pc and 0.6pc for each quarter of 2014. They […]
Business Finance Partnership: A guide to alternative funding
Following on from our recent article on the new Business Bank, this is the second in a series explaining the various government funding schemes available to businesses in the UK. Business Finance Partnership (BFP) Background It is a fact that 85% of all business loans are still handled by the “big four” banks as Barclays, […]
Can the Enterprise Finance Guarantee help with your funding problems?
Following on from our recent article on the new Business Bank, this is the first in a series explaining the various government funding schemes available to businesses in the UK. The Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) The Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) is a loan guarantee scheme to facilitate lending to viable businesses that have been turned […]