Helping your business

Help to plan for the future of your business

When starting out in business or growing and managing an established company, it’s important to make sure you’ve laid down solid foundations to prepare for success. That’s why we understand that sharing information and helpful guides can support you, whatever stage of business you’re at. 

With over 35 years’ experience working with businesses globally, we want to share our advice and practical help because we don’t just fund a business, we believe in it.

We’ve developed this section to take you through the various stages of business development, starting with the initial launch then managing your business and funding options, the importance of cashflow, managing credit control and unlocking cash and deciding to expand.   

Let's talk about bad debt

Payment delays can present a real business risk, placing pressure on cash flow and restricting the capacity to expand. Even when a business is thriving, it can take just a few unpaid invoices to create significant issues.

So what can you do to help keep debts to a minimum?

• Build bad debt prevention into your business strategy
• Take proactive steps to manage customers in arrears
• Ensure you have effective credit control practices
• See our top tips for managing bad debt

 

Download our bad debt guide