CFI: NACFB
Banks and SMEs meet to discuss funding
by Adam Tyler, chief executive, NACFB
the British Bankers associa- tion has launched a series of regional workshops aimed at discussing the problems of Smes obtaining funding. the first event took place in Sheffield but the outreach
programme will be visiting a range of uK cities with the aim of helping Smes access funding. the days include represen-
tatives of all six of the main high street banks and bring together Smes to discuss issues with funding along with panel discussions and workshops to give advice to businesses on how to ac- cess funding via strong loan applications.
Since the credit crunch,
Smes have struggled to find funding lines with many of the main lenders from the high street which has also led to the nacFB pro- moting alternative finance for Smes. essentially, if an Sme has been turned down for funding by the main lenders on the high street, it is still possible to get advice from profes- sional brokers that can
help the business gain access to funders that busi- nesses may not be aware of. obviously, getting the main
lenders and Smes to discuss the problems of arranging finance is extremely impor- tant and a very useful ven- ture but it is also important that businesses recognise the role that a commercial broker can have in bringing alterna- tive lenders and businesses together.
Member services goes from strength to strength
Back in early 2010, i estab- lished the member services package for all nacFB mem- bers. this package was de- signed to assist members in accessing markets that they may not have dealt with on a frequent basis and to provide them with additional income streams to add value to their businesses. Since the inception of
member services, its popular- ity has gone from strength to strength. at the time of writ- ing our members have pro- vided over 500 leads to our business partners alone this year and many have received commission for these. chris Whittaker, business
development manager for member services, looks at the progress so far and outlines future seminars:
“in January i set about in-
forming the membership of the nacFB about the oppor- tunities that were available through our business part- ners on the member Services scheme. this culminated in a number of training days throughout march, which were well attended and led to many enquiries and ulti- mately business produced by the membership.” We have now booked three
more seminars for our mem- bers with our business part- ners: Peninsula is the uK’s leading employment law and health and safety provider. Peninsula will show you how to make employment law and health and safety work for your business and your busi- ness clients, including how to avoid costly litigation and
freeing time for your clients to be used more productively on running their business. clifton asset management
will introduce “optimise to grow your Business.” Your clients, often frus-
trated with the underperfor- mance of their pension, will learn how to take control of these funds and at the same time provide a long term solution to their business fi- nance requirements, planned events confirmed as follows: • thursday 21st July the Wick golf & country club, Bath rd, Wick, Bristol, BS30 5rn • tuesday 23rd august manchester Hilton, deans- gate, manchester, m3 4LQ • thursday 15th September Wembley Stadium, Pitch View room, Wembley, Lon-
don, HQ9 0WS Please register to attend at
www.nacfb.org.uk
Summer spending as the summer holidays ap- proach why not take advan- tage of the nacFB currency card. the card is available now and is branded nacFB. Whether it is you apply-
ing for a card or your client who wants a card just put the request on the nacFB com- mercial keeper on line system and gcen will do the rest. everybody takes money with them when they travel and for most people its cash and credit cards. cash for coffee, snacks and taxis and the rest is charged to a credit card and using a credit card is when it starts to get expensive.
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