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

Redundancies – What must employers do?

Last post: Nov 8, 2024

In light of the recent budget, we have had a few conversations with clients where they are having to consider making some extremely hard choices about the number of staff the business can reasonably sustain, to ensure that the business remains successful to continue to employ as many people as they can. A choice no business owner relishes making, but one that on occasions needs to be considered.

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Recent Blog posts

  • ThinCats founders sell a majority shareholding to ESF Capital to gain access to greater resources… many P2P Lenders to Businesses see a downturn in activity in the run up to Christmas… conversely, those involved with Personal Borrowers have substantially increased their Totals Lent… No doubt people have been leaving their desks and heading to the shops!

  • FundingSecure launch a Secondary Market which, initially at least, appears to have high liquidity… FundingCircle’s loanbook grows at rapid rate aided by their launch on the London Stock Exchange…ThinCat’s investors patiently await their new website, the platform has boomed in the past fortnight nonetheless.

  • One of the concerns of many small and medium size business owners is the number of their customers that are late in arranging payment of their invoice. Such delays can cause financial issues for those awaiting payment of varying degrees but could lead to some businesses being liquidated.

  • If you run a business as a sole trader, in partnership or as a limited company and have got into financial difficulty such as not being able to meet bank loan repayments or pay one of your suppliers then an option open to a creditor is to apply for a county court judgment (CCJ) against you.

  • Have you ever wondered how much money one can get to fund a business idea on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo or GoFundMe? Whether your idea includes exploding kittens or an escape room game inspired by a 90's TV show, here is the list of the 13 biggest crowdfunding campaigns of 2015.

  • P2P Lending continues to go from strength to strength with many sites reporting above average growth… The Secret Investor switches on his Funding Circle AutoBid facility as he implements a major change of strategy… FundingSecure’s lenders raise £600,000 worth of capital in a matter of days.

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