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• The Problems with Bitcoin May 22, 2013
• Tips for managing your cashflow May 21, 2013
• MarketInvoice covered in CBI’s Guide to Alternative Sources of Finance May 20, 2013
• Support alternative finance to boost exports May 2, 2013
• Financing the Future – Alternative Finance April 25, 2013
• The next Google will be funded by alternative finance April 23, 2013
• The future of banking and why it won’t be determined by banks April 22, 2013
• The barriers that small companies face when exporting outside of the EU April 18, 2013
• The need for good accounting rules for SMEs April 9, 2013
• The Internet is the new high street for finance March 26, 2013
• MarketInvoice receives £5 million in government funding March 25, 2013
• Budget 2013: What George Osborne should do to help small businesses and get Britain moving again March 19, 2013
• Peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding and beyond: the development of the alternative finance marketplace March 15, 2013
• Funding for Lending March 11, 2013
• Are banks becoming a less relevant source of funding to big companies? October 25, 2012
• MarketInvoice article in London Loves Business – How a British Business Bank could succeed in shaking up the financial status quo September 28, 2012
• How will the British Investment Bank help SMEs? September 20, 2012
• Ways the Government is trying to stimulate enterprise finance September 13, 2012
• Alternative Finance: What is the difference between invoice finance, crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending? September 6, 2012
• The Credit Crunch: Five years on September 3, 2012
• Will the Government’s Funding for Lending Scheme help reduce the finance gap? August 22, 2012
• How is technology changing the small business finance environment? August 16, 2012
• MarketInvoice’s tips for writing a business plan August 7, 2012
• Consider alternative funding rather than ‘quick-fix’ finance August 3, 2012
• 5 Alternatives to traditional bank finance July 20, 2012
• Alternatives to Traditional Bank Products – Asset-based Finance July 11, 2012
• Has the National Loan Guarantee Scheme led to any significant reductions in the cost for loans? June 26, 2012
• Will the Chancellor’s £100 billion kick-starter package stimulate small business growth? June 15, 2012
• Viable small businesses overturn loan rejections June 7, 2012
• Co-founder Anil Stocker responds to Philip King, CEO of the ICM May 28, 2012
• ‘Our way or the high way’ – Banks accused of making “unlawful” changes to SME loans May 16, 2012
• Will outsourcing bank lending harm SMEs? May 11, 2012
• Is Britain really in recession? May 4, 2012
• Double-dip Recession – What does it mean for small businesses? April 30, 2012
• IMF Reports – European Banks look to deleverage $2.6 trillion April 25, 2012
• How did UK businesses fare in Quarter 1 2012 April 23, 2012
• Return of the Mack – Morgan Stanley chair joins P2P lender April 19, 2012
• How the budget will affect SME access to finance? March 27, 2012
• Breedon Report gets thumbs-up from MarketInvoice March 16, 2012
• British banks hit by new mis-selling scandal March 14, 2012
• Small Businesses Fight their Corner March 6, 2012
• With Lloyds’ losses doubling to £2bn and Basel III set to impact SME lending, is technology the answer? February 27, 2012
• Short term cash flow forecasting January 17, 2012
• Matthew Rock from Real Business analyses initial results from the UK’s biggest survey of finance directors January 13, 2012
• Emerging alternatives to traditional business funding December 2, 2011
• Knowing your customer by Carlo Pegna November 18, 2011
• Xavier Rolet, CEO of the London Stock Exchange explains why bank lending is not the most effective method for financing SMEs November 15, 2011
• Is anyone looking out for the smallest firms and what exactly is an SME? November 11, 2011
• Eurozone debt crisis plan and further QE – How will it affect small businesses? November 4, 2011
• Using MarketInvoice multiple times to sell invoices results in better pricing November 4, 2011
• Urge for new lending mechanisms to combat “anaemic” economic recovery October 14, 2011
• Six Funding Alternatives For Bootstrappers by Paul Grant October 11, 2011
• In the wake of QE 2: New legislation and inefficient government funding are inhibiting business growth October 7, 2011
• Unhealthy banking sector is pushing businesses away from traditional finance September 30, 2011
• UBS provides the backdrop to Vickers Report debate & HSBC illustrate trend of banks retrenching September 16, 2011
• Gloomy summer for retailers and their supply chain partners, are they equipped for rising demand? September 9, 2011
• Ring-fencing of banks divides opinion while BoE governor questions Project Merlin figures September 6, 2011
• SMEs facing repercussions of the banks’ recent misfortunes & a strained funding market August 31, 2011
• UK Manufacturing: Positive signs, even amidst soaring operating costs August 25, 2011
• Will stricter ringfencing of Banks help reduce lending costs to SMEs? August 11, 2011
• Small businesses discouraged from applying for loans for fear of being turned down August 9, 2011
• Spiralling overheads and drops in demand crippling UK businesses August 5, 2011
• Basel III – What is it, and how will it affect SME lending August 3, 2011
• Personal loans used in absence of business lending – swells insolvencies August 3, 2011
• Banks are fudging lending data August 2, 2011
• Red tape to be cut, finally July 28, 2011
• 3 costs that cripple small businesses July 27, 2011
• UK recovery slows to just 0.2%, Royal wedding a factor to blame July 26, 2011
• Business lending continues its 2 year fall, 1/3 firms abandon growth plans July 25, 2011
• Retail sales are going up – but is the economy really recovering? July 22, 2011
• Bank funding most likely to be rejected for SMEs with less than 9 staff members July 21, 2011
• UK business failure figures euphemised, more expected to come July 20, 2011
• Banks, please stop hindering my business and start lending July 18, 2011
• UK CFOs optimism tumbles, credit conditions worsen July 15, 2011
• Trade gap widening, cash flow improvement critical for SME global expansion July 14, 2011
• UK SMEs financially “discouraged”, stalling growth July 13, 2011
• Investors: Is receivables finance your next asset class? July 12, 2011
• Why low-cost carriers aren’t low-cost? Price transparency needed for bank funding July 11, 2011
• Family businesses avoid banks – alternative lending needed July 8, 2011
• High noon on the high street – online shopping boom eats into high street stores July 7, 2011
• 77% UK SMEs hurt by late payments – alternative finance knocking at SMEs’ doors July 6, 2011
• Banks ‘behind the curve’ on SME lending, Lloyds urged to increase lending July 5, 2011
• UK banks ‘may never recover from recession’ July 4, 2011
• Suppliers urged to take up cudgels and ‘name and shame’ late payers July 1, 2011
• How can cloud computing benefit your business? June 30, 2011
• Small businesses to be hit hardest if Greece votes for its “suicide” today June 29, 2011
• Business funding – the inconvenient truth & the funding gaps June 28, 2011
• Businesses flee away from banks as they fear overdraft cuts June 27, 2011
• So Project Merlin is failing, banks aren’t lending, is invoice auction your option? June 24, 2011
• UK Exports Hampered by ‘Piracy’ of Finance Costs June 23, 2011
• “Giving a small business an overdraft is like handing a child a loaded gun” June 15, 2011
• UK bank lending – variable reports and the art of undermining … June 14, 2011
• UK businesses worst hit by £24billion late payment debt May 27, 2011
• VAT rise crushing small businesses May 27, 2011
• Bank of England report on lending to small and medium-sized enterprises May 4, 2011
• Unleashing competitive forces to drive better pricing May 2, 2011
• MarketInvoice versus single invoice factors May 2, 2011