I promote a way of achieving an acceleration of business, which has become known to many as ‘The Leverton Fast Start’. It has its origins in managing in a sales environment when teams get behind and need to achieve a real shift, and it has usually been about exploiting the disruption caused by the Read more about Prepare a ‘Leverton Fast Start’ or ‘Fundamental Shift’?[…]
It is hugely frustrating for all of us keen to support British businesses in accessing finance at the current time. I will not be negative about the CBILS because everyone seems to be doing their best (particularly front-line bankers) but a better way has to be found for ‘next time’ (and there obviously will be a Read more about When this is all over, Business UK needs one of these…Please![…]
Fewer businesses now rely on an overdraft facility from their bank – the reason being a combination of banks being less inclined to offer them (regulatory and cost reasons) and business owners wanting to be less reliant on the bank. However many DO, and where it works for them it is a lifeline in times Read more about When is your overdraft due for renewal? Do you actually know![…]
There is a lot of concern for businesses in the current ‘Lock Down’ and particularly those smaller operations which rely on consumers spending day to day money; pubs, restaurants, gym’s etc. Personally, I’m more concerned for UK Plc if those businesses fail rather than the large Corporates, such as airlines. These have more capability to Read more about Getting cash quickly (i.e. now) into suffering businesses[…]