by Warren Coates | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorised
One of the first questions business owners ask when looking for finance is whether poor credit will stop them getting approved. Sometimes the concern comes from a missed payment a few years ago. Sometimes it is a recent issue. County court judgments, bounced payments,...
by Andy Bissett | May 24, 2026 | Uncategorised
The rain and damp conditions didn’t help the start of it. But walk into any coffee shop around Leeds Dock and Leeds city Centre last week and you’d have thought the sun was splitting the stones. Every table taken. Conversations about housing targets,...
by Andy Bissett | May 18, 2026 | Uncategorised, Navigating Industry Challenges
Access to business finance remains one of the biggest challenges for UK businesses in 2026 – not because funding doesn’t exist, but because most business owners don’t know what’s actually available to them. When cashflow tightens or a growth...
by Andy Bissett | Apr 3, 2026 | Navigating Industry Challenges, Uncategorised
When You Need Invoice Finance – But Don’t Need Invoice Finance Most business owners think invoice finance is an all-or-nothing decision. Either you’re desperate enough to commit your entire sales ledger to a 12-month facility, or you wait it out and...
by Warren Coates | Apr 1, 2026 | Uncategorised
Cash flow problems rarely show up all at once. They build gradually. A late payment here. A supplier invoice that lands earlier than expected. Payroll approaching while money owed to you is still sitting in someone else’s account. For many businesses, the first...
by Andy Bissett | Mar 30, 2026 | Navigating Industry Challenges, Uncategorised
Most businesses worry about taking on work they can’t afford to fund. Fewer think about what it costs to turn it down. Not just the immediate revenue. The relationship. The repeat business. The competitor who takes it instead. And the slow realisation that...
