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SMEs Beware - Slashing Business Investment Brings Risk, Not Relief
By Alex Littner, managing director of Boost Capital BRITAIN’S vote to leave the European Union has caused much upset since June 23 – a new Prime Minister and Cabinet; heated debates in Parliament, the media, and in households across the country; plus, anxiety about where the economy is headed....
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SMEs Think Pensions Auto Enrolment Is Too Expensive – But Ignoring The Law Could Cost More
HEADLINE: SMEs Think Pensions Auto Enrolment Is Too Expensive – But Ignoring The Law Could Cost More By Alex Littner, managing director of Boost Capital TALK about pensions, and many people switch off, thinking the topic too boring, too complex, or too far into the future to merit attention. And...
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Jenkins Uber Moment Won’t Kill Banks, But They Must Collaborate With FinTech and Evolve - Or Be Left Behind
By Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital THE last person you’d expect to bash the banks is a former banker. But, that’s just what Antony Jenkins appears to do when he predicts the demise of the big banking institutions. Reinforcing his message on the Today Programme (1 November), the...
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THE BANK REFERRAL SCHEME HERALDS A NEW DAWN FOR BUSINESS FUNDING
By Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital (http://www.boostcapital.co.uk/) IT has been two years in the making, but the long-awaited bank referral scheme has finally arrived. And it signals an exciting new era for small business funding. The initiative, which will introduce SMEs rejected for...
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Protect Your SME Against Growing Business Failure and Brexit Fall-Out
HEADLINE: Protect Your SME Against Growing Business Failure and Brexit Fall-Out By Alex Littner, managing director of Boost Capital INSTABILITY looks set to be a fact of life for UK businesses for the foreseeable future, with the economy fluctuating, sterling devalued, and a firm outcome of the Brexit...
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SMEs Should Go West For USA Exporting Opportunities
By Alex Littner, managing director of Boost Capital ALL eyes are on America as the countdown begins to the most controversial US general election in living memory. But whether Trump or Clinton wins on November 8th, the United States is likely to remain a subject of keen interest to British business...
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Christmas Versus Black Friday – The Most Important Dates In The Retail Calendar
By Alex Littner, managing director of Boost Capital WHILE most people were enjoying the last rays of summer, retailers were already thinking ahead to the Christmas sales. The build-up to the busy December season, the most important time in the retail diary, takes months of preparation. But smaller...
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Boost Capital Managing Director uses ECommerce Expo platform to get cash flowing for Online Retailers
Managing Director of Boost Capital, Alex Littner, is using the ECommerce Expo on 28 and 29 September to highlight the availability of alternative finance for Online Retailers THOUSANDS of ecommerce entrepreneurs are congregating in West London this week for the Ecommerce Expo (http://www.ecommerceexpo.co.uk/...
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How UK Importers Can Ease The Brexit Pain
By Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital Since Britain voted to leave the European Union, sterling tumbled in value and remains in a crippled state. It’s a mixed blessing for UK companies - no one likes the uncertainty the Brexit decision has created, but for exporters the weakened pound...
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Alternative Finance provider in head to head race with mainstream lenders for Small Business Awards.
The Alternative Finance providers are set to make their mark at the forthcoming British Small Business Awards, with Boost Capital, amongst others, shortlisted alongside the likes of Barclays and Bibby Finance in the Finance Provider of the Year category. Celebrating a record year of lending to small...