by Andy Bissett | Mar 18, 2026 | Navigating Industry Challenges, Uncategorised
You’ve found it. The house you’ve been searching for. Right location, right price, potential written all over it. One problem: the kitchen’s forty years old, the bathroom needs ripping out, and no mainstream lender will touch it until the...
by Andy Bissett | Mar 16, 2026 | Navigating Industry Challenges, Uncategorised
After twenty-odd years working with businesses on finance, you start noticing something peculiar. When people talk about cashflow, they focus on the wrong question. The conversation usually goes: “How do I improve cashflow?” or “What funding do I...
by Andy Bissett | Mar 13, 2026 | Navigating Industry Challenges, Uncategorised
Profitable on paper. Growing 30% year-on-year. Can’t make payroll. Sounds impossible. Happens more often than you’d think. Growth doesn’t solve cash flow problems. Often, it creates them. The faster you grow, the wider the gap between spending money...
by Andy Bissett | Mar 2, 2026 | Navigating Industry Challenges, Uncategorised
You took out invoice finance to solve a cash flow problem. Now the invoice finance itself feels like the problem. Maybe it’s the cost – the fees seemed reasonable at the time, but your turnover’s doubled and the service charge hasn’t moved....
by Andy Bissett | Feb 26, 2026 | Navigating Industry Challenges, Uncategorised
You land the contract you’ve been chasing. Big client. Multinational. Exactly the kind of work that proves you’re serious. Then you realise what you’ve actually won: 60 days until payment. Suppliers who won’t wait. Payroll that’s due...
by Andy Bissett | Feb 23, 2026 | Navigating Industry Challenges, Uncategorised
Market Financial Solutions entered administration this weekend. Before I go any further: I know people at MFS. Good people who’ve built strong relationships with their clients over nearly twenty years. I know property developers and investors who’ve had...
