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Cash Flow

How to improve your working capital cycle

Cash Flow

Cash flow management for construction businesses

Cash Flow

How to reduce business costs

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Business loans

Business loans

A guide to commercial bridging loans

Commercial bridging loans are short-term loans used to finance the purchase of a commercial property. Businesses use these loans when there is a gap between selling one property and buying another.

Payments

How to manage late payments from clients

How Online Payment Systems Work

Create a better customer experience with an online payment system. Find out how they work and the steps to take when getting started.

WooCommerce Payment Gateway Integration

Update your payment options with the WooCommerce payments integration. Find out how it works and how to get started.

What is customer financing?

One of the best ways to secure a sale is to be flexible with payments. Find out how offering different customer financing options helps

What are automatic payments?

Automatic payments come with several benefits and time savings. Find out how they work and how you can use them.

Best Magento 2 Payment Gateways

Using a Magento 2 payment gateway provides more flexibility when collecting payments. We look at the best options - from price to features.

Invoices

What is cloud accounting?

Cloud accounting allows you to keep track of your income and expenses with real-time, accurate, and secure bookkeeping. Find out how it works.

Quickbooks Payments Integration Guide

Integrate your online payment gateway with Quickbooks for accurate and real-time reporting. When it comes to getting started, we’ve got you covered.

What is Integrated Accounting Software?

Using integrated accounting software provides real-time reporting that is updated after every sale. Find out how they work and how your business can get started.

All you need to know about proforma invoicing

Proforma invoices are commitments to delivering goods or services to a customer. We discuss why they're important and how your business can use them.

Alternative business funding

Alternative business funding

How to use payroll loans for small businesses

Alternative business funding

Accessing growth capital: how to choose the right finance for your business

Alternative business funding

Supply chain finance

Supply chain finance plays a crucial role in the success of businesses in the UK. It involves various financial techniques and solutions that help optimise the movement of goods and funds along the supply chain. By understanding the basics of supply chain finance, businesses can unlock potential opportunities and drive growth in the competitive market.

Loan security types

Irredeemable debentures explained

Debentures can be confusing, there's no escaping that. Here, we look specifically at irredeemable debentures to help you understand them better.

Redeemable debentures explained

Debentures can be a technical and confusing part of debt finance. Let’s look at just one type, a redeemable debenture. Here’s what they mean for businesses and lenders in the UK.

Unsecured debentures explained

What are secured debentures?

A debenture is essentially a loan agreement – but they come in many forms and can mean different things in different markets. Here’s an introduction to secured debentures and an overview of what they involve in the UK.

Trade finance

How to Finance Business Expansion

Equipment finance and leasing for small businesses

In this guide, we dissect equipment financing and leasing by providing examples, highlighting tax considerations and explaining the options.

Forfaiting: a concise guide for businesses

Confused about forfaiting trade finance? Then read on to find out whether it could be the right source of finance for your business.

What is Trade Credit? Here are the Advantages and Disadvantages

Trade credit is a form of short-term B2B financing that can free up working capital and finance growth.

Commerical property

Commercial property

Property development loans

Planning to expand your business flipping houses? Then now might be a good time to read our guide to property development loans.

Commercial property

Auction finance: a guide for property developers and businesses

Cash used to be king at auction houses, but savvy developers, investors and businesses have a new favourite for financing auction property purchase – auction finance.

Commercial property

Everything you need to know about commercial mortgages

Are you looking to expand your business? Do you want to purchase your own office space? Does your enterprise need to upscale its premises? If your business is doing well and you want to invest in property, a commercial mortgage could help you to move forward. But it’s not your only option. There are other types of commercial property finance such as auction finance and construction finance but they are shorter term funding options.

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