Alliance and Leicester offer a range of financial solutions for businesses. These include, but are not limited to, business banking, business finance and business savings. They have a very impressive and comprehensive range of financial products that cover most business needs, whether you are a new start up or an established business. Their business banking [...]

Ayn Rand, a philosopher wrote, “Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver”. To gain this important “tool”, outside financing is often sought from banks, in the form of a loan. When seeking bank financing, it is extremely important to take control [...]

It is all finance, money market, stock market and related paraphernalia that are riding herd in the world economy. Take any nation; the matter of prime concern is the attempt to keep safe away from the global recession bug. But many a nation is a victim of the financial downslide with the quantum of the [...]

Running an import company can be very exciting yet challenging at the same time. As demand for cheap produced goods has increased, so has the number of importers that are constantly growing their businesses. To be a successful importer you need three things – good suppliers, solid customers and the right financing. As a matter [...]

Selling your products or services in export markets can be a very profitable and a true engine for growth for your company. Manufacturers, service providers and traders can all benefit from adding foreign markets to their portfolio of customers. However, selling into export markets can also deplete your cash flow. Large companies that have a [...]

Let’s say that your business suddenly gets a big order from your best client. However, it is an order that is clearly too big for you. What would you do? If your business has a good banking relationship perhaps you may be able to tap into a line of credit or a bank loan. But [...]

The goal of business finance is to raise sufficient capital at the least cost for the level of risk that management is willing to live with. The risk is that a business will not be able to service the debt and be forced into bankruptcy. Broadly speaking there are 5 main ways of funding a [...]