Find out more about sources to raise finance for your business, establishing the funding that is best for your needs and how to secure investment finance, overdrafts and loans with our selection of guides, checklists, articles and books.
Online guides and publications
Briefings
Directors' Briefings and Start-Up Briefings are four-page guides written for the busy practitioner, director and entrepreneur providing concise, practical advice on core business issues.
Checklist
The How to do it guides from BHP Information Solutions are a collection of checklists providing a step by step approach to key business issues.
Disclaimer: These publications from BHP Information Solutions Limited are for general guidance only, for businesses in the United Kingdom governed by the laws of England. BHP Information Solutions Limited, expert contributors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (as distributor) disclaim all liability for any errors or omissions.
Online articles
The library provides access to a range of articles in full text from leading business, finance and management journals.
You will need to be logged-in to the website to gain full access to the range of articles available online.
Small Business Update
Small Business Update is a monthly magazine for SMEs with articles covering the latest regulatory developments, practical advice and hot topics.
Useful links
Access to finance
Information from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) on different routes to raise business finance aimed at UK entrepreneurs and businesses.
SME access to external finance (PDF 394kb/48 pages)
Discussion paper published in January 2012 by the BIS which examines small and medium-sized businesses' demand for and supply of external finance and assesses the issues that they face when seeking external finance. The paper provides data on the availability of different types of finance and a summary of the effectiveness of Government schemes for increasing finance to SMEs.
Finance and grants
Section of the Business Link website on business finance including raising finance from grants and government support.
No-nonsense guide to finance for high growth and innovative businesses (PDF 2.16mb/61 pages)
Available from Business Link as part of a series of No nonsense guides, this publication explains the options for medium sized enterprises and high growth businesses for finding the right advice and finance.
No-nonsense guide to small business funding (PDF 2.66mb/48 pages)
Available from Business Link as part of a series of No nonsense guides, this is a guide to finance for small businesses that is split into four sections: preparation, funding options, maximising business finance and taking the next step. The guide answers posed questions and provides case studies, lists of pros and cons and suggestions for finding the right funding for your business situation.
Articles and books in the Library collection
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