The new borrower is London construction company SM Devine There’s a lot going on at Money&Co. today. The £1,000 draw has been made in Money&Co.’s first mini-treasure hunt – and we have our first lucky winner! Birgitta is from London, and works in marketing. “What’s the catch?” she asked on hearing the good news. Well, […]
Credit analyst Toby Furnivall, left, speaking at a Money&Co. breakfast earlier this year As a peer-to-peer (P2P) loan-based crowdfunder, Money&Co.’s business model will be familiar to regular visitors to the site: We bring people together with businesses. After yesterday’s look at a lenders’ breakfast, today we bring news of the borrowers’ side of the equation. […]
Corporate credit availability by firm size. Source: Bank of England The UK’s economic recovery is causing a considerable amount of head scratching amongst commentators, economic observers and pundits generally. The growth figures are fair to reasonable, and a recovery is underway – all are agreed on that. “We’re witnessing a kind of economic slingshot effect […]
Nicola Horlick at yesterday’s MAS conference in Kent Nicola Horlick and senior members of the Money&Co. team went down to the Manufacturing Expo 2014 in Kent as guests of the government-backed Manufacturing Advisory Service. Nicola spoke to a select audience, and has posted a blog about her experiences and her views on the underrated and […]
Check it out online – the figures tell their own story The Financial Times does not mince its words. It has just published an article on the banking sector with the doom-laden caption: “Margins, profits and dividends will never fully recover.” The newspaper’s FTMoney editor, Jonathan Eley is in no doubt about the future for […]
Mar-Key is the silent presence at many major sporting events, weddings, and on industrial sites We are delighted to announce the arrival of a major new loan on the Money&Co. platform. The Mar-Key Group manufactures and installs large-structure marquees for major events, weddings and industrial sites. The company, which is privately owned and Dorset-based, also […]
Signs of life at the “Bank of Vince” The British Business Bank (BBB) is at least partly the brainchild of Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable. As a consequence it is known amongst a few wags as The Bank Of Vince. But what ever you call it, the new state-owned bank, […]
Either a borower or a lender be… Crowdfunding offers attractive prospects on both sides of the equation The Bank Holiday week end brings the close of another successful funding auction – £540,000 has been raised for engineering company, Milturn. Congratulations to the company and to its lenders. So what lies ahead? Specifically, what will autumn […]
Engaging with a friendly crowd at the Wine Bear West Oxfordshire business folk gathered at the Wine Bear in Chipping Norton to hear Money&Co. CEO Nicola Horlick speak on funding for small business, the way banks have failed to cater for savers’ needs – and the potential solutions offered by crowdfunding. Savers, investors and owners […]
Investment in British business, with heavy industry and manufacturing at the fore, is at its highest since 1998 The Oxford Dictionary defines the word “blog” as follows: “Noun – A personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites etc. on a regular basis.” This is my first blog, […]