Lenders compared
How UK business lenders differ, and how to compare offers on more than the headline rate.
How to compare business loan lenders: what to check beyond the rate
The types of UK business lender, how each prices its lending, and a checklist for reading an offer.
Business loans with bad credit: what lenders look at and what you can do
What a credit file shows, what lenders weigh beside the score, the routes that rely on assets or sales, and when borrowing is the wrong answer.
Acquisition finance: funding the purchase of another business
How buyers fund the purchase of another business, what lenders assess in the target and the costs that sit on top of the price.
Business loan interest rates: how lenders set yours
What lenders weigh when they price a business loan, how fixed and variable rates differ and why the rate is not the whole cost.
Business loan requirements: what lenders ask for
Eligibility, documents, credit checks and security: what UK lenders typically ask for when you apply for a business loan.
Buying a business: the process and how to pay for it
Shares or assets, the steps from valuation to completion, the costs beyond the price and how buyers pay for a business.
How to get a business loan: the steps and what to prepare
The steps from deciding what you need to signing, what to prepare, how lenders assess you and what to do if you are turned down.
Management buyouts: how an MBO is funded
How an MBO is funded in layers, what lenders look at, the tax and legal points to check and the risks of taking on debt to buy your employer.
Why business loans get declined, and what to do next
The common reasons lenders say no, how to find out why and what to fix before you apply again.
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