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The Classic Loan Application Mistakes SMEs Make
Overview by Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital WHEN a business owner looks for external finance they are generally thinking one thing: I need money and I need it now. But too many fail in their efforts to find funding for silly, obvious, and easily avoidable reasons. It is quite common...
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Comment from Alex Littner, Managing Director at Boost Capital
Comment from Alex Littner, Managing Director at Boost Capital: Commenting on the ONS manufacturing data, following the declines forecast by the Chamber of Commerce last week, Alex Littner said. "It is now becoming increasingly clear that the Manufacturing Sector is showing weakness following...
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The Bank Referral Scheme Will Sow The Seeds of a Business Funding Revolution
Comment by Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital HOW quickly two years pass. In August 2014, the former Chancellor George Osborne announced plans to introduce a bank referral scheme matching SMEs rejected for bank lending with alternative providers keen to do business with them. Now,...
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Small Business Challenger Bank claims CMA Banking Report lacks urgency
Alex Littner, Managing Director, Boost Capital, responds to the CMA Banking Report Challenger banks looking for the Competition and Markets Authority to force banks to be more transparent and promote the services of the new entrants into the business banking sector, claim that their recommendations...
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Is Exporting A Passport To Success In A Brexit World?
Is Exporting A Passport To Success In A Brexit World? By Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital BREXIT isolates Britain, diminishes its presence on the world stage, and has destabilised the economy – or so those who voted for the UK to remain in the European Union would have us believe....
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Brexit: The Good, The Bad and The Unknown For Hospitality SMEs
By Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital WHEN Britain voted to leave the European Union on June 23, sterling tumbled, and businesses across the UK wondered what it would mean for them. A weak pound may equate to higher costs for importers, happy days for exporters, and more expensive holidays...
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Alternative lender welcomes Small Firms Minister's focus on awareness of funding options
Comment from Alex Littner, Managing Director, Boost Capital Responding to the comments of Small Firms Minister, Anna Soubry, in the Business Select Committee, Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital said: ‘We welcome the comments of the Minister in acknowledging that more needs to be done...
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Late Payment risks increase following Brexit
Comment from Alex Littner, Managing Director, Boost Capital At times of economic uncertainty Boost finds itself not only lending to ‘boost’ investments by SMEs, but also to ‘boost’ cash flow when a few extra days starts getting added to payment terms. It’s unsurprising that late payment...
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What Next For SMEs After Brexit? Keep Calm And Carry On To Avoid Disruption
What Next For SMEs After Brexit? Keep Calm And Carry On To Avoid Disruption By Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital WHICHEVER way business owners voted on June 23, all will be reeling from the fallout of the controversial Brexit referendum vote. Even determined Leave supporters have...
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BOOST CAPITAL BREXIT LEAVE RESPONSE: 24 June 2016
Alex Littner, Managing Director of Boost Capital, said: “In the lead-up to the referendum, Boost Capital saw a rush of SMEs applying for bridging finance, anxious about what the vote might mean for their businesses in the short-term, and, vitally, their cashflow. Unfortunately, that uncertainty looks...