Insights
Looking beyond the headlines…How can we look beyond the headline and exercise good judgement... read more
Growth is on the way back…It's great to be out and about with business owners looking to bring their plans to fruition... read more
Too good to be true?We all know that nothing in life is free, so the finance broker who claims “our service is free to use” actually means that you are paying for their service through a higher charge from your chosen lender... read more
Return to normal?Yield curves are steepening as financial markets start to resemble some facets of ‘normal behaviour’, but a return to the office 5 days a week seems like it will never return... read more
The three greatest human inventionsWill Rogers once said that the three greatest human inventions were fire, the wheel, and central banking... read more- £5m loan in the charity sectorA welcome approval last week from Lloyds for a £5m loan in the charity sector that is just what the scheme was designed for.... read more
Banks giving less credence to managementIn the wake of the large number of covid-related loans made by banks, the track record of management is being given less credence, and businesses need to focus on the quality of the narrative that identifies strengths.... read more- Another successful CBILS approvalAnother successful CBILS approval... £1.6m provided by ThinCats.... read more
Despite recent high-profile IPOs, credit for SMEs remains tightIt can be hard for SME businesses to read that bond and equity fundraising so far this year is the largest for over two decades, when the credit supply to their segment remains very tight.... read more
I read an Economist article…I read an Economist article of the story about two men filming a lion for a wildlife documentary. The lion suddenly looks up. The men fear they have been spotted. One of them slowly removes his boots and puts on a pair of running shoes. “You will ... read more