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Equity Crowdfunding for Your Business
Raising finance for your business can be a stressful process and it’s not as easy as what it once was. With banks’ lending to businesses less, it can be a struggle to reach the growth and potential you’re looking for. With the alternative finance market growing business owners now have another...
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CMA Puts Pressure on High Street Banks to Step Up
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have spent the last 2 years inquiring into the technological state of high street banks and the ease of switching between accounts. The CMA have announced that “The reforms we have announced today will shake up retail banking for years to come, and ensure...
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Banks Begin To Cut Interest Rates
Banks Begin To Cut Interest Rates The MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) recently voted to cut interest rates down to a low of 0.25%, the lowest we have seen in 7 years. This is part of the measures that Mike Carney is planning to put into place post-Brexit in order to ease any threats to the economy. Some...
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How Social Is Your Business?
How Social Is Your Business? We have seen the way businesses promote themselves change drastically over the last 10 years. With the growth of online and digital, new trends are always coming into play and it can be a tough one to keep up with. Businesses no longer rely on word of mouth, face to face...
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P2PFA Q2 Data Shows Growth Slows for Peer to Peer Lending
The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (http://p2pfa.info/) have just release the data for Q2 of 2016 to show that lending currently stands at £5.8bn with around £658 Million lent in Q2. This shows a dip from Q1 which was a total of £715 Million. However the quantity of both lenders and borrowers...
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Top Tips For Investing Into Equity Crowdfunding
Top Tips For Investing Into Equity Crowdfunding So you have been online and visited a few platforms and you are interested in equity crowdfunding and alternative finance. You have seen a few opportunities that look good to you and you’re keen to know where to start and what would be the best move....
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Bank of England to Capital Buffers & Lower Interest Rates Following Brexit
Mike Carney, the Bank of England’s Governor has stated that interest rates will be cut this summer to battle a Brexit slowdown. Ten year government bond yields have dropped as well as the pound dropping against the dollar further. Both these changes occurred during the Governor’s speech. He stated...
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Become an Angel Investor Masterclass
Business Agent, Bond Dickinson and Angels Den are collaborating to bring you an exciting new event and would like to invite you to attend our ‘Become an Angel’ lunchtime masterclass. The Become an Angel masterclass is designed to provide Angels with valuable information in order to allow them...
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What Effect Could “Brexit” Have on Investors & UK Growing Businesses?
“Brexit” is one of the biggest decisions that we are facing to date. The UK public have been given a huge choice in whether or not we stay in the EU, or decide to leave. Many people seem to be stuck on the fence in their decision and it’s easy to see why. There are many different takes on “Brexit”...
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UK banks’ lending to property developers halved in 2 years as peer to peer lenders take over
Recently, Saving Stream, a property peer to peer platform released data showing that bank loans to property developers fell from £32.5bn in April 2014 to £14.6bn in April 2016. The figures show that property development lending from the banks has halved. We have seen figures like this before just like...