4 supportive tips on how to scale your business in North America

Scale your business in North America

If you are looking to scale your business in North America, this article may help you. With its vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, access to capital, and a culture that celebrates innovation, North America has fostered an environment conducive to scaling up businesses of all sizes and industries – from startups that have rapidly grown into global […]

Brexit: New Rules When Exporting: What Your Business Needs to Know 

Brexit New Rules When Exporting What Your Business Needs to Know

While the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU) has been unfolding for years, businesses are still adapting to the practical implications of this seismic shift. One of the areas most impacted is exports, in particular, businesses that export. For businesses aiming to maintain a competitive edge, understanding these changes is important – but […]

Now more than ever, companies will need alternative finance methods to grow 

Alternative Finance

Access to finance has always been a critical issue for businesses, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The lingering aftermath of Covid-19 has only exacerbated this problem. Traditional sources of finance, such as bank loans and overdrafts, have become increasingly difficult to access. This is due to banks tightening their lending criteria in response […]

Ready, set, grow – how export financing can turbocharge global expansion for SMBs  

SMEs Exporting

What the post-covid, post-Brexit era has made clear is that traditional financial institutions are not the best equipped institutions to support growing companies during a crisis – let alone global expansion. Banks – whether they like to or not – simply don’t have the risk appetite to offer adequate levels of financing and often the […]

Could new covid-19 worries spell more troubles for scaling businesses?  

Covid and Cashflow

Accelerated Payments spoke with our Head of North America, Neil McMillan to get his views. By many accounts, the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over. However, for businesses – especially scaling businesses with plans to grow – the full impact of the pandemic continues to be felt. Right now, not only are there ongoing […]

60 Seconds On… Working Capital

Working Capital

Working Capital: A Quick Summary A business’s working capital (WC) reflects the amount of cash it has at its disposal and can deploy almost immediately. Working capital is critical for any business. It is used to keep a business operating smoothly and meet all of its financial obligations within the coming year. This includes paying its trade creditors for its day-to-day […]

The impacts of 2020/2021 on SMBs and 2022 predictions.

Accelerated Insights

We asked SMEs their opinions on several topics that have impacted their business over the last 24 months. The results of the survey are below and outline the challenges faced by SMEs in managing cashflow through both a pandemic and the added complexities brought on by Brexit. The impact of late payments Late payments have […]

Use Supply Chain Finance and Receivables Finance to cut costs and become more efficient

Use Invoice Finance to cut costs and become more efficient

Cashflow disruptions are always expensive Businesses pay for cashflow disruptions in more ways than one. Temporary shortfalls can prevent companies from operating effectively, delay hiring of much needed talent or replacing outdated inefficient equipment. Not only this, SMEs find themselves stuck in a credit war between paying their suppliers on time and having to provide […]

Talking Trends September 2021 – Broker Edition

Accelerated Payments Broker Trends

This blog forms part of a series where we identify common views and trends within the broker market over the previous 3 months.   Funding enquiries    General market feeling is that overall level of enquiries from new and existing clients has remained relatively static. Some (43%) have seen an uptick in the number of Invoice […]

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