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

Goodbye from the Secret Investor

Last post: Oct 24, 2019

The Secret Investor summarises his thoughts after 4 years of writing about his P2P investments. What has he learned, what does he think will happen to the industry now and what will he do from now on?

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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

What is marketing - and how it can benefit your business

Last post: Nov 8, 2021

At Choice Business Loans we want to see our clients thrive, which is why we take the time and care to provide them with the right advice when it comes to loan solutions available to them. Beyond smart finances, running a successful SME often includes lots of multitasking and balancing of priorities. One such priority that can be difficult to get to grips with but is hugely important, is marketing. Nicole Martin of Pinpoint Marketing shared with us her top tips on getting it right - and some thoughts on when it may be time to outsource.

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Relevant Issues Blog

What You Need To Know: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA)

Last post: Apr 7, 2025

Now that Spring is here, our friends at Seymour Taylor have very kindly allowed us to share their Spring statement which covers crucial information regarding the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA).

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Recent Blog posts

  • We are pleased to be able to announce a new product, the Merchant Cash Advance, for retailers allowing them to take a cash advance (min £3,500; max £200,000) secured against future debit/credit card sales. Up to 100% of their average monthly sales (based on the last 12 months) is available and it can be repaid over a flexible time period.

  • Commercial borrowers who have insufficient declared income, are unable to prove income or have adverse credit have traditionally found it difficult to borrow. However, we are pleased to say that we now have a product from one lender that may assist in these circumstances.

  • A new Northern Ireland based bridging finance lender has entered the market to deal specifically with that region and they are prepared to lend up to 70% LTV.

  • Thanks to a new partnership we have recently forged with a leading provider of Asset and Lease finance, we are pleased to say that we are now in a position to offer lease finance for SMEs in amounts from as little as £700 (also up to £5,000) and for terms of up to 5 years.

  • Statistics released by one of the main Bridging Loan lenders in the UK have revealed that this market continues to grow and from March 2011-March 2012 it is estimated that total gross lending was at £1.1bn, breaking the £1bn barrier for the first time.

  • We’re pleased today to be able to add a third Bridging Loan Lender in Northern Ireland to our panel. This means we now have 3 companies that are willing to lend in this region and that’s 3 more than were available at the end of 2011!

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