Tag Archives: SME

Flexible FCA Fuels Crowdfunding Innovation And Growth

Martin Wheatley of the Financial Conduct Authority These are exciting times. Crowdfunding continues to grow at a fast and increasingly rapid rate – and loan-based crowdfunding, of the kind we provide at Money&Co. – is geared to promote growth in the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. That is also good news for savers […]

The Lost Fertility Debate – Are We Freezing Women Out?

Egg freezing – “a truly bizarre employee benefit” How do business-owners and managers decide what employee benefits to offer?  This week, Apple and Facebook told the world that they were offering $20,000 to female employees who wanted to freeze their eggs.  This is a truly bizarre employee benefit and is not one that I would […]

Bank Small-Company Lending Falls Again – But Crowdfunders Come To Rescue

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 […]

FSB Issues Policy Rallying Cry

FSB has just issued a useful and vocal manifesto  Small business is finding its voice – and about time, too. Small and medium-sized enterprises account for 47 per cent of the employed workforce, as Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick, explains. As you know, putting people together with businesses to facilitate funding and growth is at the […]

Crowdfunding’s Exciting Week Ahead, But Banks Belong To Past

An exciting week ahead begins in Oxford “Crowdfunding is an important part of the future for UK business – especially small and medium-sized enterprises, which employ 47 per cent of the UK work force,” says Nicola Horlick, CEO of Money&Co. Nicola heads off with a senior team for Oxford today. Ahead of the Money&Co. executives […]

Money&Co. Crowdfunders Coming To A Market Near You

Business development has something up its sleeve… Money&Co.’s head of business development, Rachel Green, is a key member of a team that’s hitting the road this autumn. The weeks ahead promise a long series of breakfasts, lunches, and media meetings as Money&Co. raises awareness of what crowdfunding has to offer businesses and lenders alike all […]

Business Of Crowdfunding Comes To Birmingham – Money&Co. Teams Up With FD Solutions

Mixing business and pleasure in Birmingham – book for next week! We’re not only bringing people together with businesses, we’re bringing people together with drinks and canapes! As part of Money&Co.’s autumn road show, we’re delighted to announce a link up with one of the UK’s very best finance-personnel companies. Money&Co. CEO, Nicola Horlick, will […]

Banks Fail Small Business Yet Again – 59% Of Loan Applications Rejected

The banks are nothing if not consistent – the systematic failure to support small business continues New research reveals that 59 per cent of start-ups have been rejected for a bank loan to start their business, according to a report from business media outlet, startups.co.uk. The study on which the report is based was undertaken […]