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

  • Totals lent to date (23rd July 2015)

    Assetz Capital – almost £80,000,000
    Funding Circle - £730,853,300
    FundingKnight - £21,446,000
    FundingSecure - £8,885,854
    Lending Works - £11,341,478
    Money & Co – £6 million approx
    Rebuildingsociety - £7,171,345
    ThinCats - £120,314,000
    Zopa - £959,000,000
    RateSetter - £713,852,695
    Invest and Fund - £1 million plus
    LendingCrowd - £1.25 million plus
    ArchOver - £6,135,000

  • Totals lent to date (9th July 2015)

    Assetz Capital – almost £80,000,000
    Funding Circle - £706,104,440
    FundingKnight - £20,846,000
    FundingSecure - £8,885,854
    Lending Works - £10,631,576
    Money & Co – £6 million approx
    Rebuildingsociety - £7,005,295
    ThinCats - £116,647,000
    Zopa - £934,000,000
    RateSetter - £691,974,238
    Invest and Fund - £1 million plus
    LendingCrowd - £1.25 million plus
    ArchOver - £5,730,000

  • Totals lent to date (11th June 2015)

    Assetz Capital - £73,000,000 plus
    Funding Circle - £670,816,700
    FundingKnight - £17,876,000
    FundingSecure - £7,526,624
    Lending Works - £9,393,868
    Money & Co – £4,625,000
    Rebuildingsociety - £6,553,475
    ThinCats - £114,058,000
    Zopa - £891,000,000
    RateSetter £657,849,147
    Invest and Fund - £1 million plus
    LendingCrowd - £ not currently available
    ArchOver -£4,020,000

  • Learn how Micropayment models such as Free to Play, Virtual Currencies, Contactless and Digital Wallets are revolutionising how we spend money online with our latest infographic.

  • Mini-Bonds Explained

    Jun 10, 2015

    Are you curious about Mini-Bonds? Mini-Bonds are a way for businesses to borrow money directly from private investors. Our latest infographic highlights examples of Mini-Bonds, how they work and what their risks and benefits are.

  • Totals lent to date (28th May 2015)

    Assetz Capital - £71,767,144
    Funding Circle - £652,527,640
    FundingKnight - £17,626,000
    FundingSecure - £7,526,624
    Lending Works - £8,939,546
    Money & Co – £4,625,000
    Rebuildingsociety - £6,319,985
    ThinCats - £112,094,000
    Zopa - £873,000,000
    RateSetter £639,730,145
    Invest and Fund - £1 million plus
    LendingCrowd - £ not currently available
    ArchOver -£3,760,000

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