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Education

Enhancing your commercial fleet: is a Range Rover business lease the right choice?

A Range Rover business lease can offer several advantages for businesses looking to enhance their fleet with luxury vehicles. Here are some key points to consider.

17 Nov 2025

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Education

How invoice finance can ease year-end cash flow

If late payments are squeezing your cash flow before December, invoice finance could unlock the funds you’ve already earned without the wait.

13 Nov 2025

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Education

How much can I borrow? Business loan calculators for UK SMEs

If you’re wondering how much you can borrow for your business, a loan calculator could give you clarity in minutes without affecting your credit score.

10 Nov 2025

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Education

How a revolving credit facility helps SMEs this November

If November leaves your cash flow stretched, a revolving credit facility could be the flexible solution you need to cover stock, payroll, and other year-end costs.

6 Nov 2025

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Tips

How a business credit card could support before Christmas

If Christmas spending is stretching your cash flow, a business credit card could be the flexible solution you need.

3 Nov 2025

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Women can too
Tips

50 Business Ideas that Women can do too

Starting a business is one of the most rewarding — and demanding — challenges you can take on. It takes courage, perseverance, determination, and talent, but also the right funding and planning. Getting finance wrong at the start can limit your growth, while understanding profitability and risk helps you set up for long-term success. In this 2025 refresh, we explore how women’s entrepreneurship in the UK has evolved, where the biggest opportunities lie, and 50 business ideas you can start with low to moderate risk.

3 Nov 2025

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Education

Asset refinance explained: a guide for SMEs

You can use the high value items your business owns to free up working capital or help your business to grow.

30 Oct 2025

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Working capital
Education

Working capital finance: seasonal vs. year-round uses

For some businesses, opportunity knocks at particular times of the year. For others, consistently topping up working capital is business as usual. Thereʼs a right type of finance for all of them.

27 Oct 2025

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Education

Bridging loans explained: are they the right choice for end-of-year cash gaps?

If Q4 cash flow is making it hard to keep calm and carry on, some short-term finance to bridge the gap might be the answer.

23 Oct 2025

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