5. Applying for a Start Up Loan: What to expect
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Business loans
Whether it’s getting a small business loan or opening a small business bank account, all start-ups will need to deal with the bank at some point. Ensure you get your bank loan and choose the most suitable account and bank manager by reading the advice and tips in this section.
It may also be worth seeing if you can get a Business Loan to finance your idea.
How I secured a six-figure bank loan for my new business
In need of cash to grow his business and rent out office space, start-up founder Jamie Burrows approached his bank and made a winning business case...…
The alternative way to fund your business ambitions in 2017
With the alternative finance market now worth billions, Worldpay's James Frost says the time is ripe to look at the smart way to grow your business...…
How your business could benefit from a Start Up Loan
Several of the 2015 Startups Awards finalists have received a Start Up Loan - four founders explain how the loan helped them in their start-up journey…
Is your small business ready for a loan?
Need seed capital to help your business idea take off? Make sure you ask yourself these 10 questions before applying for start-up funding...…
What should entrepreneurs consider when taking on investment?
Raising growth finance can be a minefield even for established entrepreneurs. What funding route should you take? VC or angel investor? Debt or equity?…
Start-up finance: How to get your business funded
Insider tips from investors and investees on business angels, the ‘sweet spot’ for crowdfunding, and tax incentives such as SEIS and EIS...…
How to present your start-up idea to a bank
Want the best chance of successfully securing a bank loan? Head of branches for RBS John Fagan has these tips to impress your business bank manager…
How the New Enterprise Allowance can help start-up businesses
Entrepreneur William Berry discusses how the government-backed scheme is helping to turn Britain’s job-seekers into business owners…
The top 5 sectors for getting a start-up loan
Yasmina Siadatan looks at Start Up Loans’ data and reveals the most successful sectors for securing a loan – and where they’re getting them…
What is the government’s business bank?
We take a closer look at the much anticipated £1bn scheme and how it will support start-ups and small businesses seeking funding…
Start Up Loans scheme explained
A guide to the government-backed scheme designed to provide loans and mentoring to people starting a business…
Funding for Lending Scheme explained
So what is the Funding for Lending Scheme? We look at the initiative launched by HM Treasury and the Bank of England to get banks lending…
How to apply for a bank loan for your start-up or small business
The lending process can seem prohibitive, but here is a step-by-step guide to getting through it…
What are CDFIs?
Community Development Finance Institutions explained…
What do banks offer start-up businesses?
We look at what each of the main high street banks can do for you…
How to switch your business bank account
Changing banks used to be a long, drawn-out affair - not any longer.…
Finding the right small business bank manager
The questions that you should be asking…
Fair Finance Consortium
Focuses on comfortable repayments…
Managing your small business bank manager
How to get the most from your bank manager…