Business & Invoice Finance, Invoice Discounting & Factoring Blog
I'm Glenn Blackman, welcome to the business & invoice finance, factoring and invoice discounting blog that I write for FundInvoice LLP. The blog also has many posts with ideas about growing and financing your business.
Below, you will find some brief background information about me, followed by my latest blog posts.
Glenn Blackman MBA
Having worked within the business funding and invoice finance industry since 1988, I am a partner at FundInvoice LLP, which offers a multi-award-winning business and invoice finance quote search and support service.
Glenn Blackman's Business & Invoice Finance Blog
This blog is used to share details of new product offers that I come across, our market research on business financing and growth, and any other interesting bits of news (or gossip!) that I hear related to our industry or how to grow your business.
- 21 Oct
Late Payment Help For UK Businesses
Late payments remain one of the biggest causes of cash flow pressure for UK companies. Many businesses find themselves waiting weeks or even months beyond agreed terms before invoices are settled. This post explains how to manage late payments, reduce their impact, and access finance that bridges the gap.GET FINANCIAL HELP NOWDespite most customers intending to pay on time, delays are widespread....
- 26 Sep
Free Cash Flow Health Check and Fix Kit
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- 25 Sep
UK Invoice Finance Benchmark Report
We are pleased to release the UK Invoice Finance Benchmark Report 2025/6, our latest independent research into how UK businesses are using, or missing out on, invoice finance. It includes an array of statistics that can be quoted with attribution to FundInvoice LLP.DOWNLOAD THE BENCHMARK REPORTThe report brings together findings from our surveys of UK businesses, alongside analysis of costs,...
- 15 Sep
Business Struggles In 2025 Facing Economic Uncertainty And The Role Of Invoice Factoring
Our recent survey of 200 UK businesses highlighted the biggest challenges they face in 2025 and into 2026. The findings highlight three recurring themes: the struggle to grow sales, the uncertainty in the broader economy, and the ongoing pressure on cash flow and access to funding. We explore each of these below and discuss how invoice financing solutions, such as factoring, can help.These three...
- 01 Sep
Why Is Awareness Of Invoice Finance Falling
Back in 2016, we ran a piece of research to understand how many UK businesses were aware of invoice finance (also known as factoring or invoice discounting). At the time, 32% of respondents reported being unaware of these forms of funding.Nine years later, we repeated the same question in our 2025 survey of 200 UK business owners. The results were surprising, as the level of awareness had...
