Choice Business Loans Blog

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin.


These are our Blogs about alternative finance, SME loans and the broader business environment

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Peer-To-Peer Lending With The Secret Investor

Goodbye from the Secret Investor

Last post: Oct 24, 2019

The Secret Investor summarises his thoughts after 4 years of writing about his P2P investments. What has he learned, what does he think will happen to the industry now and what will he do from now on?

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Reviews Of The Peer-To-Peer Lending Sites

InvestUP - The P2P Superstore

Last post: Dec 21, 2015

Diversification. That is the key to successful P2P lending but such a strategy, with funds spread across many platforms, can be extremely time consuming. The InvestUP Crowdfunding brokerage has been established to alleviate this problem by enabling investors to distribute their capital across many P2P hosts using just one account. Currently, offerings are listed from over 20 P2P sites in this online superstore of opportunities.

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Special Reports & Infographics

What is marketing - and how it can benefit your business

Last post: Nov 8, 2021

At Choice Business Loans we want to see our clients thrive, which is why we take the time and care to provide them with the right advice when it comes to loan solutions available to them. Beyond smart finances, running a successful SME often includes lots of multitasking and balancing of priorities. One such priority that can be difficult to get to grips with but is hugely important, is marketing. Nicole Martin of Pinpoint Marketing shared with us her top tips on getting it right - and some thoughts on when it may be time to outsource.

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Relevant Issues Blog

The Renters' Rights Bill

Last post: Mar 5, 2025

The upcoming changes to legislation regulating short term lets in the private rented sector will be significant. Particularly so for anyone who may want to regain possession of their property in the future, as the right to possession will soon be limited to circumstances that fall within the limited Section 8 grounds. Even if able to rely on those grounds, notice periods and the time to obtain possession will likely significantly increase. Landlords should, therefore, be aware of the changes and carefully consider their existing rentals to remove any unwanted tenants using the “no-fault” grounds as soon as possible. Landlords should also ensure that they are fully prepared for the new legislation before it “bites” (expected to be in the next 4/5 months), given the significant penalties for breach.

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Recent Blog posts

  • Domain Slamming

    Dec 6, 2019

    Website domain name fraud, or ‘domain slamming’ is a pretty common type of fraud affecting online retailers, bloggers, and businesses both small and large. If you’ve bought a domain name, you could be a target.

  • The Secret Investor summarises his thoughts after 4 years of writing about his P2P investments. What has he learned, what does he think will happen to the industry now and what will he do from now on?

  • Brexit grants for Buckinghamshire businesses are being made available by the area's Local Enterprise Partnership, Buckinghamshire Business First.

  • Assetz Capital refund all investors who were exposed to wind turbine loans that went bad… Ratesetter launch their platform-set interest rates

  • When your credit score isn’t too healthy, it can be a challenge to raise the business capital that you need to grow. But does that mean that you should be denied the opportunity? There are funding routes out there that a business with bad credit can take to ensure that they can move forward.

  • A merchant cash advance - otherwise known as an MCA - is a popular form of alternative business finance. It works well for small firms and sole traders that make the majority of their income through credit card transactions as opposed to invoices and bank transfers, such as shops, restaurants, salons and cafes.

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