By opening up new flows of capital to UK SMEs, alternative finance is playing an important part in helping UK talent drive improved economic growth. Read our paper on why the UK should care about finding alternatives to traditional bank funding, the benefits to businesses and the future of funding:

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Are SMEs the new ‘financially excluded’?

12^th Jul 2018 · The ThinCats Team · Insights

The banking network is shrinking, and it is bad news for businesses. The good thing is, there’s now an alternative.

Can alternative finance fuel a new manufacturing revolution?

9^th Jul 2019 · The ThinCats Team · Insights

Once upon a time, Britain was a great manufacturing nation. That’s the perception – was. While it’s true that manufacturing makes up a smaller proportion of GDP – 11%, down from about a quarter in the 1970s – what it does, it’s still world class at.

Is access to finance a barrier to SME growth?

16^th Apr 2019 · The ThinCats Team · Insights

Small business growth opportunities are being stymied through lack of capital, research has found . This is exacerbated because many businesses feel they are unlikely to get a loan to fund their growth plans.

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