The secret to selling more invoice finance is very simple – listen to the customers and give them what they want. Hence I have set out below our interpretation of what they want based on the feedback we have received from the thousands of potential invoice finance customers that we have spoken to through our brokerage activities: Continue Reading

The UK’s main banks and financiers see very little benefit in one of the government’s flagship small business loan schemes, according to the Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA). Continue Reading

Innovation Finance (IF) will be a provider of sales ledger administration and cash flow services to SMEs primarily based in London, the South East and the Home Counties. The company’s Managing Director, Roger Taylor, has recruited a highly experienced and proven management team to join him, a number of whom have previously worked together. Continue Reading

The ABFA (Asset Based Financing Association) Q1 2010 statistics showed the current number of invoice finance clients supported by their members to be just 41,275. This is a decrease, from the previous year, of over 7%. Continue Reading

Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance (LTSBCF) is one of the leading players in asset based finance in Europe with 22% of the UK market share, according to ABFA.  With many years of successful trading and offices in the UK, Europe and the US, the company occupies an enviable industry position, boasting more than 10,000 factoring, invoice discounting and asset finance clients. Continue Reading

The global factoring industry is arguably one of the business success stories of the last 30 years. Continue Reading

Small businesses are still avoiding the banks as latest figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show only 18 per cent of small firms have approached the banks for new credit. Continue Reading

Coface is one of the world’s leading providers of credit management solutions, working with businesses to help them trade safely at home and overseas. Country and sector rating analysis is one of our key areas of expertise and enables international trade players to further secure their transactions. Continue Reading

Responding to the surprise fall in unemployment revealed in the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), Edward Rimmer, Chief Executive of Bibby Financial Services UK, comments: Continue Reading

Peter Ewen, Managing Director of Venture Finance, highlights why the Invoice and Asset Based Lending Industry should capitalise on their ability to deliver service excellence. Continue Reading