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Summaries of local and national support, funding, events and networking.
FLA - Finance and Leasing Association
The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) is a UK trade association for the consumer credit, motor finance and asset finance sectors.
Access to Finance+
A range of support to help businesses of all stages to access finance.
Access to Finance SW
A range of support to help businesses of all stages to access finance.
Trade Associations - Finance (including Accountancy and Insurance)
Websites and contact details for trade associations for the finance, accountancy and insurance sector.
Finance Hub
An online hub to help businesses find the right finance programme for their business.
Time Finance
Specialist funding provider for the UK business market.
Finance for Enterprise
Finance for Enterprise provides loan funding and advice across Yorkshire and The Humber, Lincolnshire and East Midlands.
British Business Bank - What is asset finance?
An in-depth article from The British Business Bank on asset finance.
Business Finance and Support Finder
The government's business support and finance finder tool on gov.uk.
Arkle Finance
Specialists in flexible asset finance.
Business Finance Guide
The Business Finance Guide provides businesses with information on the finance options that are available to them throughout their business finance journey.
IP Finance Toolkit
Guidance on understanding the value of your Intellectual Property (IP) to potential lenders.
GC Business Finance
GC Business Finance offerers businesses loans across Greater Manchester and Cheshire that are unable to raise the finance they need.
Finpoint Business Finance Platform
If you are looking for finance you may be able to source funding through Finpoint Business Finance Platform.
UK Export Finance
Information and guidance from the UK's export credit agency to help businesses to access finance and insurance in relation to exporting.
Business Finance Guide
The ICAEW, in association with the British Business Bank, has produced a comprehensive guide for businesses on finance options.
Arts & Culture Finance
Growth Finance Fund
Commercial loans of between £500k and £2m to fund growth for businesses based in Northern Ireland
Finance Durham Fund
Flexible funding and finance opportunities for businesses in Durham.
LLEP Business Gateway (Growth Hub) - How to access finance
Portal offering information on grants, loans and alternative finance in the LLEP Growth Hub area.
Allicia Bank – Asset Finance
Allica Bank Asset Finance can boost your business with up to £1,000,000 of straightforward and flexible finance.
SWIG Finance
A range of loans for businesses based in the south west of England.
CDFI - Community Development Finance Institutions
CDFIs are a type of social enterprise that provides support and lends money to businesses and people who struggle to get finance from high street banks.
Century Business Finance
Century Business Finance specialise in providing business finance with speedy decision making and no hidden fees.
Actionable information, tools and resources
Equity finance versus debt finance
BUNDLE: Finance and Funding
Your essential finance glossary
UMi Funding & Grants Finder
Get Funding - business grants, finance and investment
Understanding the different types of business finance
8 Common Business Finance Terms Explained
PODCAST: Richard Bearman on what support is available when starting a business?
Choosing a commercial finance broker
Finance software to help your business
The fundamentals of raising equity
Crowdfunding
Interest rates: What businesses need to know
BUNDLE: A guide to grants
Get Grant Ready - One to one support and grant writing
An introduction to grant funding
PODCAST: Shaun Fooy on business banking and start-up loans
WATCH: A guide to business loans
PODCAST: Jordan Dargue and Shaun Fooy on bridging the innovation funding gap
UMi Makes it Easy... to get your business grant ready
Asset-based lending
Funding business growth
Grants and loans to fund your business sustainability projects
WATCH: Get the best from your Tide business banking app
Inspiration
Optimum Finance uses AI to identify SMEs needing invoice finance
Accessing business finance
£5bn boost for export finance
Oil company expands with UMi Debt Finance Scotland loan
Raising equity finance for your business
Smart finance for a smart energy company
Using space to solve human problems with support from UMi Debt Finance Scotland
Invoice finance provider hits £100m milestone
Finance, science and tech workers see highest pay increases
Glasgow company builds innovative ‘QTV Studios’ with UMi Debt Finance Scotland loan
British Business Bank backs asset finance lender to propel SMEs forward
Effectively accessing funding options available to SMEs
NPIF invests £30m in Tees Valley businesses
Buyout deal encourages growth
M:QUBE launches to transform the £270bn UK mortgage market
Three Fife SMEs secure funding package totalling £165K to support business growth
Industry leading threat intelligence company secure £400,000 funding
Online training platform launches with competition
Financial service reaches £300m investment milestone with a foray of regional deals
Entrepreneurs take bite out of sports market
Start up loans to support small businesses uncertain future
FinTech investment hits record high in UK
Genius Brewing goes for gold
UMi Debt Finance Scotland supports growth of Aberdeenshire industrial robotics firm
Events and webinars
WATCH: Looking after your mental health when seeking investment
WATCH: A guide to business loans
WATCH: Get the best from your Tide business banking app
WATCH: How to structure your grant application
UMi Makes it Easy... to get your business grant ready
WATCH: How do we encourage more entrepreneurship?
Mythbusting when starting a business
WATCH: Get Your Business Started the Right Way
WATCH: How AI and machine learning can improve your business
WATCH: How video recruitment makes businesses more human
WATCH: Making Google Analytics work for your business
WATCH: Leveraging your digital presence in the new normal
WATCH: Go further with digital adoption
WATCH: Marketing - friend or enemy?
WATCH: THREE Steps to Easier Business Growth
WATCH: The ultimate digital content toolkit
WATCH: Perfecting your marketing action plan
WATCH: Setting up a side hustle
WATCH: Understanding digital PR
WATCH: Understanding website SEO audits
WATCH: Why you can’t grow as fast as you wish
WATCH: Understanding client psychology
WATCH: How to position your PR effectively
