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Startup or SME? InsurTech startup Nimbla has been created just for you and is on a mission to provide smart cover for small business As any business owner will vouch for, the issue of credit control is a major challenge. Chasing payments is not only time-consuming but it’s also often unsuccessful. Whilst this is an issue for all businesses, it is even more of an issue for small businesses s...
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Trust in traditional banking has long been in decline. Here's a list of UK Challenger Banks and associated fintech services looking to cash in on traditional banking decline... Trust in traditional banking has long been in decline. They make their money from our lack of it, from our debts and struggles, and they often invest that money in ways we may not approve of (billions in the arms trad...
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What are the main types of financing and investing options that are available to an early-stage Northern Ireland startup? In 17 minutes, we chatted to Paul O'Brien from the Investment team at commercial law firm Tughans, about the NI funding and financing options that are available to a NI startup, from bootstrapping, friends and family, proof of concept funds, angel investors, VC funds, crow...
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Shoaib Aslam, co-founder of Pearl Chartered Accountants, highlights the most basic accounting terms that startups should know..Startups with owners who are relatively new to the business world are going to have a more uphill climb than startups launched by people who are more business savvy. Yes, there’s all the obvious business stuff to think about, but entrepreneurs launching startups are ...
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"Financial wellbeing at its simplest" thanks to new FinTech startup Huuti!  Whilst some of us may be pretty savvy with our finances, for others, the opposite is true. Budgeting and saving can prove to be a lot more challenging than spending!If you can relate to that, then we reckon that our latest startup of the week will be right up your street.Huuti is an innovative new startup which ...
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From understanding more about how a business can invoice effectively to avoid late payments, to what debt recovery means, how to take legal action against overdue debt, how to make a statutory demand against a company, we chatted to Toby McMurray, Partner at commercial law firm Tughans, to find out more about managing payments. Tughans is one of the largest commercial law firms in Northern I...
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If you’re counting on receiving a payment, days or even months after the due date, it’s time to take action. Here's some handy tips for dealing with late payments. If you’re counting on receiving a payment, days or even months after the due date, it’s time to take action. Before beginning the chasing up process, it’s important to remember that you’re asking for...
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Tenants take note! We take a look at CreditLadder, the FinTech / PropTech startup which rewards tenants with improved credit for on-time rent payments... If you’re a property owner, you’ll know only too well the impact that the payments on your mortgage will have on your credit rating. However if you’re a tenant it’s an entirely different matter. Whilst you may pay your la...
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Mojo Mortgages - The lowdown on the Fintech startup that's on a mission to simplify the entire process of getting a mortgage... Mortgages are an unnerving prospect to first time buyers. It’s that thing we’ve all heard that grown ups have and that stresses them out, and suddenly we are adults and we’re faced with renting forever or getting a mortgage. Even when we do rent, landlo...
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From Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Leeds, to Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford and Bournemouth, the support and help on offer for startups and small businesses can often be hard to find, or at least harder than you might think. With this in mind, here's our ongoing list of the key startup support and help in many of the UK's major cities. Startup Support in Nottingham Startup Support in Leeds S...
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