{"id":3602,"date":"2021-03-23T14:06:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T14:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/?p=3602"},"modified":"2021-03-23T14:06:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T14:06:35","slug":"talking-trends-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/talking-trends-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Trends February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This blog forms part of a series where we\u00a0identify\u00a0common themes and trends\u00a0over the previous month.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Positive&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Business confidence in the UK appears\u00a0to be improved\u00a0as uncertainties around <a href=\"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/brexit-page\/\">Brexit<\/a>\u00a0are made\u00a0clear\u00a0and\u00a0there\u00a0is a\u00a0roadmap out of the Covid-19\u00a0crisis\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Recovery Loan Scheme to be rolled out in\u00a0UK in\u00a0April, but\u00a0SMBs\u00a0are\u00a0expected to return to non-covid finance\u00a0options&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Continued&nbsp;strong demand for US$ in Ireland, UK and Canada&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Still seeing a disproportionately\u00a0high inflow of <a href=\"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/export-finance\/\">export<\/a> enquiries beyond EU territories\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Businesses appear to be paying on terms with the average number of days of overdue payments reduced dramatically*<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Healthcare continues to be a growing sector in Ireland*&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Neutral&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Average facility sizes remain predominantly between $50k-$75k*&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Supplier client and buyer countries remain well spread across Europe, North Americas and Asia*&nbsp;slight uplift in export to Netherlands and&nbsp;Switzerland&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Industry sectors remain well spread with particular focus on professional services and manufacturing*&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Caution&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Credit insurance risk appetite continues to&nbsp;tighten&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Supply chains and ultimately the receivables cycle continue to slow with reduced\u00a0orders&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*&nbsp;Data has been provided by the Accelerated Payments proprietary system&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contributors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1-dylanmartin.jpg\" alt=\"Dylan Martin\" class=\"wp-image-2466 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dylan Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi I\u2019m <strong>Dylan Martin, <\/strong>Head of Operations. Through our leading edge Fintech portal and expert team, SMEs can access on demand working capital to cover operational costs, payroll and growth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-guyjones.jpg\" alt=\"Guy Jones\" class=\"wp-image-2935 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Guy Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi I\u2019m&nbsp;<strong>Guy Jones&nbsp;<\/strong>and I head our&nbsp;<strong>UK<\/strong>&nbsp;team. &nbsp;We\u2019ve been funding the SME community since we started in 2017 and we\u2019ve been able to supply funds throughout the Covid crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/colm-devine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2933 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Colm Devine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello I\u2019m\u00a0<strong>Colm Devine\u00a0<\/strong>and I\u2019m Head of Business Development at Accelerated Payments HQ in\u00a0<strong>Ireland<\/strong>. \u00a0We set up our business to make it easier for SMEs to get access to the funds they need at critical points in their business.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image2.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Thomas\" class=\"wp-image-3494 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Peter Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi I\u2019m <strong>Peter Thomas<\/strong> and I\u2019m part of the <strong>UK<\/strong> Business Development Team. I\u2019m here to help guide SMEs through the funding process. We provide a flexible funding solution to fast track growth.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ben-ingram.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Ingram\" class=\"wp-image-3001 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ben Ingram<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi I\u2019m\u00a0<strong>Ben Ingram\u00a0<\/strong>and as part of the Business Development team here in <strong>Canada<\/strong>, I am here to ensure your business gets much needed funding during Covid-19 and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog forms part of a series where we\u00a0identify\u00a0common themes and trends\u00a0over the previous month.\u00a0\u00a0 Positive&nbsp;&nbsp; Business confidence in the UK appears\u00a0to be improved\u00a0as uncertainties around Brexit\u00a0are made\u00a0clear\u00a0and\u00a0there\u00a0is a\u00a0roadmap out of the Covid-19\u00a0crisis\u00a0\u00a0 Recovery Loan Scheme to be rolled out in&nbsp;UK in&nbsp;April, but&nbsp;SME&#8217;s&nbsp;are&nbsp;expected to return to non-covid finance&nbsp;options&nbsp; Continued&nbsp;strong demand for US$ in Ireland, UK [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,89,77,30],"tags":[31,69,38],"class_list":["post-3602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-invoice-finance","category-brexit","category-cash-flow-management","category-export-finance","tag-cash-flow","tag-export-finance","tag-invoice-finance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3602"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3607,"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3602\/revisions\/3607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acceleratedpayments.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}