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Every business needs a form of finance, whether it’s to cover overheads, increase cash flow or to invest in important equipment for the business. Where does your business source its finance? Throughout 2015 we have seen a shift in SME behaviour, more and more...

Hitachi: Quarter of UK's SMEs Looking to Alternative Markets for Growth The latest findings from Hitachi Capital's quarterly British Business Barometer, found over one in four (28%) SMEs are now looking to alternative markets to achieve growth, a 13% increase on six...

FLA: 22nd Month of Consecutive Asset Finance Growth Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) members sold £2,448m worth of asset finance in July 2015, up 2% compared to the same month in 2014. Relevant Blogs

Asset Finance Industry Helps Drive Recovery in Business Investment New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business grew by 2% in July 2015, the twenty-second consecutive month of growth. The industry, through...

ABFA: UK Borrowing Against Hard Assets Passes £4bn The ABFA says that an all-time high of £4.2 billion of alternative business finance is now secured against such assets, up 9% on £3.8 billion a year ago. Relevant Blogs

Britons Check Smartphones Billion Times Each Day New data shows the extent of Britain's smartphone addiction, with one in 10 checking their phone the moment they wake up. Britain's mobile phone owners look at their devices nearly 1.1 billion times every day, according...

Leaseurope: European Leasing Industry Optimistic for H2 European leasing industry players are expecting business volumes to increase in the second half of 2015, according to a business confidence survey by European leasing trade association Leaseurope and leasing...

UK SMEs Make 741 Complaints to the Ombudsman in 2014 "We are seeing more and more SMEs exploring their alternative finance options after having their overdrafts withdrawn unexpectedly. Options such as invoice financing, non-bank commercial mortgage lending and leasing...

Let us get straight to the point; the benefits of leasing your printer, photocopier, or any other office equipment can greatly outweigh the cost of purchasing outright. In this blog we go over the main benefits and explain how leasing can be an ideal option for many...

Institutional Investors Predict Alternative Finance Market Will Grow by 23% Over Two Year Three quarters (73%) of institutional investors predict there will be a growing institutional appetite for investing in the alternative finance market over the next two years as...

ACR: Get Your Customers Ready for Winter Fujitsu's blog outlines what end users need to take into consideration when the weather changes this year. It will effect the running of air conditioning systems. Here are a few tips to make sure your prepared this winter....

Asset Finance New Business Surpasses Pre-Crisis Peak New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show 20% growth in asset finance new business for deals of up to £20 million in June 2015, compared with the same month last year. Relevant...