Recovery loan scheme

More information has been released on the new version of the Recovery Loan Scheme that will become available within the coming weeks. The scheme will be supporting facility sizes of up to £2 million outside of Northern Ireland, and £1 million within NI.   Key Features Up to £2 million facility per business group Wide … Read more

Merchant cash advance

Does your business receive payment via card terminal? Well this new loan type may just be of interest to you… A Merchant cash advance (MCA) allows businesses to access immediate cash by utilising their future income through an unsecured loan. The lender provides the company with a large sum in return for a fixed percentage … Read more

Rising inflation: How to keep your business afloat

I’m not here to give anyone false hope, the next 12 months will be tough for business owners. The cost-of-living crisis, events in Ukraine and Brexit uncertainty are all big factors in making the current trading climate what it is. Furthermore, inflation is predicted to reach up to 9% this year, which will most likely … Read more

Cheap as Chips!

Mother Hubbard’s celebrate Erdington opening with incredible promotion. We are proud to have a strong relationship with fish and chips giants Mother Hubbard’s as they continue to franchise their business across the UK. Recently, we helped a site in Erdington with finance for a large frying range at their new fish and chip shop. Fast … Read more

What next after all covid loans end?

With the majority of banks starting to wind down their acceptances for the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS), we are now approaching the end of the final Covid-inspired business support system. With the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) already having finished, the conclusion of the RLS will spell … Read more

5 secrets for gym owners

Let’s start off with something that isn’t a secret, owning a gym is not easy! There are about 101 thing you have to be thinking about all day every day. Whether you are a start-up or an experienced gym owner, you should never pass up a bit of extra advice! We work with an abundance … Read more

How should you invest in your SME website

Positive news from SMEs There are some really positive signs that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) might just be getting their mojo back! Research done by Aldermore bank is suggesting that SMEs plan to spend an average of £111,175 on growth strategies, which equates to a whopping £633 million total spend for all UK SME … Read more

Top 5 tips for start-up chip shop owners

In celebration of National fish and chip day, I felt it was only fitting we went through 5 quick-fire tips for future chip shop owners. Current chip shop owners could also use this guide as a check-list for their own business… so don’t click off just yet! This list has been inspired from Charlottes Packaging … Read more

3 top tips on relocating your hospitality business

This post was contributed by Oli Baise. Oli helps run London-based coffee shop The Coffee Traveller and writes about coffee and the coffee industry in his blog Drinky Coffee.   At the end of 2021, The Coffee Traveller, a coffee shop that I help run, moved premises.  Although we only moved a mile away, it … Read more

top 5 ways to grow your business

Do you want to grow your business? Is the sky blue and the grass green? Well I am going to let you in on a secret; it isn’t as hard and complex as you may think to start seeing growth in your business. Of course, nothing is a ‘one size fits all’, but there are … Read more