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Common Misconceptions Surrounding Invoice Finance
A GROWING APPETITE FOR INVOICE FINANCE IN AUSTRALIAInvoice finance volumes are slowing growing in Australia however compared to our UK counterparts this business finance option is still largely under-utilised. 2019 statistics show that the size of the invoice finance...
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Broker Insights Series – Jared Beckett
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESSI specialise in asset finance, predominantly looking after agriculture, forestry, transport, and construction (craneage, earthworks, underground services). I’m a partner in CrediFlex – one of New Zealand’s largest and...
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Future-proof your business with effective cash flow management
As a new year begins and we reflect on the challenges 2020 presented, now is the time for SMEs to plan for the future. As the saying goes, if you fail to plan then you plan to fail. But where do you start and why? Cash flow. Having an understanding of where cash is...
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5 minutes with… Alan Hewitt
Alan is an experienced Financier. His large networks, combined with his financial and strategic management skills, provide him with a good understanding of the issues that SME owners confront on a daily basis. Alan has lived and worked in many localities across New...
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Invoice Finance and Factoring, powerful tools to aid economic recovery
The SME sector in New Zealand is the engine that powers our economy. With 97 per cent of all businesses defined as small to medium enterprises and the sector responsible for 28 per cent of the country’s GDP, it is no stretch of imagination that hard times in the SME...
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Resilience and Growth
Last December, I wrote an end of year message that looked at how much our lives had changed over the preceding decade. I believe my final line was “maybe what’s to come is beyond our comprehension at the end of 2019”, it certainly was. The human and economic toll of...
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5 Mins With… Mornet Van Der Merwe
With over a decade in senior positions within New Zealand and Australian banks and finance companies, Mornet joined Apricity Finance in 2018 as Head of Credit & Risk. His background in managing financially distressed businesses for secured creditors, with the...
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8 Tips For Managing Cash Flow Over The Holiday Period
While the end of year period can be the busiest and most profitable season of the year for some industries, ironically it also puts a massive financial strain on many businesses. Many large companies slow down production or put off making big contracting and...
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Crisis, Reinvention and Recovery
‘Lockdown’ has been declared Word of the Year in 2020, however another close contender must have been the word ‘pivot’. The verb has moved from a boardroom buzzword to a key survival tool for businesses across the globe. Successful pivots can be attributed to the...
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