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

What You Need To Know: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA)

Last post: Apr 7, 2025

Now that Spring is here, our friends at Seymour Taylor have very kindly allowed us to share their Spring statement which covers crucial information regarding the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA).

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Recent Blog posts

  • *All data correct at the time this blog was compiled

    LOANS TO BUSINESSES
    Assetz Capital – £80,000,000 almost
    Funding Circle - £753,736,340
    FundingKnight - £21,721,500
    FundingSecure - £10,694,854
    Money & Co – £6 million approx
    Rebuildingsociety - £7,354,845
    ThinCats - £122,467,000
    Invest and Fund - £1 million plus
    LendingCrowd - £1.25 million plus
    ArchOver - £6,255,000

    PERSONAL P2P LENDING
    Lending Works - £11,970,673
    Zopa - £948,000,000
    RateSetter - £731,048,479

  • The Fintech Landscape

    Jul 28, 2015

    Our latest infographic, The Fintech Landscape, highlights a range of companies that provide financial services, such as Crowdfunding and Lending, through the use of technology.

  • 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.

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