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Single Invoice Discounting

Invoice discounting is an asset-based working capital solution that allows businesses to get advances on outstanding invoice they are due from customers, rather than waiting for those customers to pay. It is particularly well suited to those businesses that have large end customers who enforce long payment terms. read more

Term and Bank Loans

So you’ve decided that loan finance is the way forward for your business. You have looked into other mainstream sources of funding such as asset finance, receivables finance, venture capital and private equity but none seem to suit your requirements as much as loan finance. You now need to focus on the precise type of loan facility and likely terms which may be available to you. read more

Lack of Women in the Boardroom

Vince Cable’s recent statement that he would consider resorting to force in order to increase the number of women in the board room teeters on very dangerous territory. read more

How to Prevent Another Banking Scandal

Banking has yet again been embroiled in scandal after the exposure of recent mis-selling practices. This time interest rate only mortgages and packaged accounts are the targets in the regulator’s firing line. But how did the banking sector get itself into this situation and, more importantly, how should it move forward? read more

7 Tips To Get More Appointments From Your Cold Calls

Here I have listed seven tips for getting more appointments from your cold calls. Make sure you study them and pin this article up somewhere visible to make sure that you are implementing them. Make the techniques work for you and I promise you’ll see a marked difference in your sales figures. read more

4G and Business

As we move closer to the nationwide rollout of 4G later this year, entrepreneurs and business leaders up and down the country are considering how this new technology will transform the way they work and serve their customers, while also providing a much needed boost to the bottom line. read more

Maintaining business authenticity

If there’s one thing I would stress to budding entrepreneurs when starting their business, it’s that they maintain their authenticity, which you’ll see time-after-time is easier said than done. read more

Welcome To The Age Of The Social Identity

Five thousand years ago the Minoans used carved ivory seals to mark everything from bundles of documents to the contents of packages. Elaborately carved, the seals provided some confidence that whatever lay within the seal was the genuine article — what it claimed to be. read more

Say Goodbye To Digital Advertising Dangers

At the moment, online advertising is all about numbers. How many people are going to see your advert, and how much of that will turn into sales. The global advertising industry is worth $438bn, with online adverts forming the fastest growing part of the market. With this in mind, it’s no wonder brand owners are looking to get the most from their investment. But as it stands, the pursuit of the big numbers is coming at the risk of the brand integrity. read more

Digital-Age Marketing And The Importance Of Big Data

Big data has been a buzzword for some time now, but the volume, velocity, variety and variability of data are so great that marketers are in danger of being overwhelmed. At precisely the moment when real customer understanding seems so within reach, the avalanche of data makes it seem as far away as ever. read more