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ICAEW Insights examines the finance options and support available to businesses, as well as the challenges they face in obtaining it.

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Access to finance: supporting small businesses
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Access to finance: high hurdles for SMEs

  • 26 May 2023
A combination of factors are hindering SMEs’ ability to access finance.
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Why late payments need a labelling rethink and stronger data

  • 19 May 2023
Better payment practices would reduce the pressure on SMEs to access finance.
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Access to finance: supporting small businesses
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Access to finance: alternatives to high street banks

  • 25 May 2023
Traditional banks’ enthusiasm for business lending may be muted, but at a time when the UK economy is hungry for growth, there are still other finance options for companies to explore.
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Access to finance: supporting small businesses
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How to tell a good ESG story

  • 30 May 2023
Effective communication of ESG progress is an increasingly vital part of companies’ efforts to secure investment. Experts discuss the hallmarks of a robust narrative.
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Female and ethnic minority entrepreneurs miss out on lending

  • 22 May 2023
Access to funding and support for women and under-represented entrepreneurs is improving, however they continue to feel estranged from the wider enterprise ecosystem.
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Access to finance: supporting small businesses
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How the British Business Bank puts purpose first

  • 26 May 2023
New CEO Louis Taylor explains how the British Business Bank is increasing the focus on delivering growth to the UK.
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Access to finance: supporting small businesses

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ICAEW offers support for small businesses looking to grow their business through its Business Advice Service and has worked with industry partners to produce the Business Finance Guide, which not only outlines the variety of finance options available, but supports business to identify which are most appropriate for their current development phase and future plans.

ICAEW Business Advice Service The Business Finance Guide
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