Bank Referral Scheme – a ticking time bomb?
The Bank Referral Scheme helps businesses which can’t get funding from the major banks to find other sources of finance.
Asset-based finance takes on banks
Asset-based finances increasingly taking market share from bank overdrafts as a key source of funding for small and medium sized enterprises.
Alternative finance to drive SME growth
As SMES look closely at the affordability of their funding streams, they are turning their attentions to second tier lenders and alternative sources of funding.
R&D tax support for SMEs
The government will be looking at ways to implement changes to the R&D Tax Credit scheme. The aim is to reduce red tape to encourage SMEs to apply.