Panellist Profile: Helene Panzarino
Our latest panellist is Helene Panzarino. Originally a commercial banker, Helene now has a multifaceted affinity with UK SMEs. She is a highly experienced FinTech Programme Director, entrepreneur, educator and author. Helene is most recently, the creator of the Rainmaking Colab FinTech Programme for Series A+ FinTechs and the Associate Director of the LIBF Digital […]
Am I eligible for the Recovery Loan Scheme?
The Recovery Loan Scheme was launched on 6th April 2021, replacing the popular COVID support schemes such as CBILS and BBLS. Eligibility for the new scheme is pretty encompassing, and it ensures that businesses of any size can continue to access loans of up to £10 million to support growth and recovery. The government guarantees […]
Time Finance: Asset Finance Lender of the Year Nominee
Our latest nominee to take the seat is Time Finance, where we chatted with their Director of Asset Finance, Carol Roberts about what the lender has been up to this past year. Time Finance provides or arranges approximately £150m each year to support SMEs and currently supports some 20,000 UK businesses. Time Finance have been […]
Panellist Profile: Robert Johns
Our first panellist is Robert Johns. Robert is a Chartered Accountant who has had over a decade of experience working at the UK’s largest accountancy and consulting firms, most recently EY and KPMG. He has a passion for SMEs and has provided financial and operational advice to growing businesses that has helped them raise funding […]
Interest Rates on Bridging Loans
A year of crisis, a future of opportunity The continuing growth of activity in the UK property market has spurred a steady increase in property bridging loans over the past 20 years or so. The coronavirus pandemic has encouraged that growth to spread to business finance as lockdowns and other restrictions have led to commercial […]
