Invoice finance could be the salvation for SME difficulties

In a world where small companies need to preserve cash resources as much as they can to make funds available for extraordinary costs and emergency situations, it’s refreshing to learn of a means of extending your credit even further. Invoice finance, or cash flow...

Will SMEs lose power without the country’s AAA credit rating?

Business performance these days could be equated to battery life. And we all know that Duracell’s AAA batteries last the longest. But what effect will it have on Britain’s SMEs now that the country’s credit rating has been downgraded from AAA to AA1? Will our...

Breaking records at Johnson Reed

At Johnson Reed, we’re certainly not heading for a triple-dip recession. We’ve come through all the turmoil of 2012 and burst into another new year with our heads held high. And there’s one very clear reason why. We’re quick. And banks aren’t. Many of the clients we...

Using ratios to rationalise your business

At Johnson Reed, we pride ourselves on the speed with which we can come to a decision to lend to our clients. In fact, because we realise that commercial requirements are often needed in a hurry, we’ve gained quite a reputation for stepping in when high street banks...

Businesses predict a better 2013 – just

The post-Christmas period is always the acid test for consumer confidence in the economy, and the brief festive lull also gives a breather to business leaders to sit back and gather their thoughts for the coming year. If it’s any consolation, after all that doom and...

How to beat the slump in coffee shop profits

It may be hard to believe, if you’ve ever queued at a Costa coffee shop in a motorway service area on a busy bank holiday weekend, but coffee sales have slumped over recent years. According to a recent industry report by Allegra Strategies, they’ve revealed a...