In a time of recession, should my business be looking to borrow money to survive?

There is an old Banking saying that you should never ‘throw good money after bad’. Much in the same way that a gambler shouldn’t chase their losses, it’s a variation on the age-old adage that sometimes you need to know when to quit. Many small businesses will be facing some tough decisions in the upcoming months. With inflation in double…

For my business to raise finance, who do I need to know?

While an arrangement to borrow money for a business is between a client and the lender, there are numerous other individuals involved to help the process with many needed before the application is even considered. In fact, I would say that the success of an application and drawdown facility for a business is dependent on the ‘power team’ in place…

The Impact Of Government Covid Measures On Business Finance

The Governments various COVID support measures are expected to cost approx. £500B once completed (various sources) but this doesn’t give the full picture when it comes to support for SMEs where there is a considerable amount of uncertainty about the final bill and will remain so for many years. There is also doubt over how these measures will impact on…