Choice Business Loans Blog

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin.


These are our Blogs about alternative finance, SME loans and the broader business environment

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Peer-To-Peer Lending With The Secret Investor

End-July P2P Lending Platform News Round-up

Last post: Jul 18, 2019

FundingSecure have changed their terms and conditions so that loans only begin to accrue interest after the closing deadline rather than as soon as investors pledge funds… Assetz Capital almost double their target of £1 million when their latest round of equity funding closes.

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Reviews Of The Peer-To-Peer Lending Sites

InvestUP - The P2P Superstore

Last post: Dec 21, 2015

Diversification. That is the key to successful P2P lending but such a strategy, with funds spread across many platforms, can be extremely time consuming. The InvestUP Crowdfunding brokerage has been established to alleviate this problem by enabling investors to distribute their capital across many P2P hosts using just one account. Currently, offerings are listed from over 20 P2P sites in this online superstore of opportunities.

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Special Reports & Infographics

Most Popular Regions in the UK to Start a Business

Last post: Mar 24, 2019

An infographic that shows the most popular regions to start a business in the UK, number of births and deaths in the year of 2017.

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Relevant Issues Blog

4 Mistakes Businesses Make When Borrowing Finance

Last post: Mar 5, 2019

It can be easy for businesses to jump into taking out a loan to help finance their next project, employees or restructure, however there are many pitfalls and mistakes when borrowing finance that can damage your financial stability. What are the key mistakes businesses make when borrowing finance?

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Recent Blog posts

  • FundingSecure have changed their terms and conditions so that loans only begin to accrue interest after the closing deadline rather than as soon as investors pledge funds… Assetz Capital almost double their target of £1 million when their latest round of equity funding closes.

  • Funding Circle announced a reduction in their earnings forecast, part of the reason given was because they are tightening their risk criteria which should reduce defaults for investors… ArchOver introduce a new type of loan which is secured against the future fees from successful resolution of legal disputes.

  • Lending Works win the Best P2P Platform for Investors accolade at the Moneywise awards for the fourth year in a row… Assetz Capital smash their equity funding target of £1 million on Seedrs… ArchOver pass the £100 million Total Lent mark

  • Lendy falling into administration grabbed most of the P2P headlines in the past fortnight… AssetzCapital report record inflows into their IFISA during April… Investors express concerns about liquidity at Funding Circle where they are waiting 60 days for loan parts to be sold…

  • Lending Crowd reduce the exposure to individual loans from 5% to a maximum of 2% for customers using their AutoBid tools… One of ArchOver’s borrowers re-assures investors that they have no reliance on British Steel… ArchOver promise to cover the loss on a £1.75 million Wind Turbine loan

  • Assetz Capital are preparing for their third round of equity funding via the Seedrs site to fund future growth… Back in the present, Assetz Capital are offering 2% Cashback on all ISA’s from previous years that are transferred to their platform before 31st May… LendingCrowd are also offering up to £350 of Cashback in their Spring promotion

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