Business & Invoice Finance, Invoice Discounting & Factoring Blog
I am Glenn Blackman, welcome to my business & invoice finance, factoring and invoice discounting blog.
I have worked within the business funding and invoice finance industry since 1988, and I am a partner at FundInvoice LLP where we offer the UK’s first market research led free, business & invoice finance support and search service.
Glenn Blackman's Business & Invoice Finance Blog
I use the blog to share details of new product offers that I come across, our market research relating to business financing and growth, and to share any other interesting bits of news (or gossip!) that I hear that are relating to our industry or how to grow your business.
- 18 Feb
Can I Access Invoice Finance With CCJs?
Analytical software allows you to see exactly how people are finding your website, and which search terms they are using. I just noticed a repeated search phrase being used "can I access invoice finance with CCJs?". It would make sense as you are most likely to need funding support if you are under creditor pressure and you have ended up being taken to court by a supplier.A CCJ is a "County...
- 15 Feb
Saving The Annual Salary Of A Credit Controller
According to figures published by Payscale, the average salary of a UK credit controller is now almost £21K per annum, with additional bonuses and commission averaging a further £6.5K, excluding employers national insurance, and any pension contributions you have to make (currently a minimum of 2% of earnings).DISCUSS OUTSOURCING OR FACTORINGAt the top end of the pay scale, the basic salaries...
- 14 Feb
Using Early Payment Discounts To Improve Cash Flow
Recently, we received an enquiry from a prospective customer seeking selective invoice finance. They were having a temporary cash flow problem, but they had two invoices totalling £5K that they said they wanted to discount in order to access the cash tied up in those invoices, immediately.Selective invoice finance would seem to be the perfect solution, as there would be no obligation for them to...
- 13 Feb
Ultimate Finance Appoints New CEO
Josh Levy has been appointed as CEO at Ultimate Finance Group (UFG), replacing Ron Robson, who has been CEO since 2015. The Ultimate Finance blog announced the appointment in a post dated 11/02/19 which confirms that Josh has, for the last year, worked alongside Ron Robson on the strategy for growing the business.A quick look at Josh's LinkedIn profile shows that he holds an MSc in Corporate...
- 11 Feb
Sancus Finance Supply Chain Finance To Shutdown
Reports from StockMarketWire and Morningstar suggest that GLI Finance have taken the decision to shutdown their Supply Chain Finance division, Sancus Finance Ltd, as performance fell short of expectations, with a forecast operating loss of £1M.Performance was apparently impacted by a £1.1M exposure to a supply chain finance borrower, which recently went into Administration. The group prudently...
