• How to improve your credit score
• It's harder to raise finance than ever, so enhancing your credit rating is imperative for those of you with a chequered credit history.
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• How to improve your credit rating
• A decent credit rating is important when you are raising finance for a business start-up, purchase or expansion.
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• Loans: a guide
• Most business finance is still raised through loans. Here's a guide to the types out there, including secured/unsecured, fixed rate/variable rate and fixed/flexible repayment periods.
• See more in: finance, funding, banks, loans, buy a business, guide, start a business

• Yes – you can beat the credit squeeze
• A guide, written by an experienced finance broker, to managing your small-business finances while credit is hard to come by.
• See more in: finance, finance brokers, banks, credit, guide, credit crunch

• Measuring your online marketing campaign ROI
• There's more to measure than immediate conversion rates when assessing success in online marketing.
• See more in: web analytics, digital marketing, sales, marketing, multichannel, online, direct mail, guide

• Financing a franchise purchase
• Some useful pointers about how to persuade banks to fund your franchise purchase, from Nazir Daud of CityLocal, the UK business directory and guide.
• See more in: funding, buy a franchise, franchise, guide

• Crunch time for small-business finance
• The credit crunch looms large over every aspect of the economy – so what does it mean for entrepreneurs wanting finance to start or buy a business?
• See more in: credit, credit crunch, squeeze, finance, buy a business, money, recession, fund, guide

• Five ways to make money – if only you had some
• Chris Baguley of Bridging Finance Limited vets some popular ways of making money.
• See more in: financing, funding, capital, buy a business, property, investment, guide

• BusinessWings salutes: the Oracle of Omaha
• The credit crunch was no great surprise to Warren Buffett, the richest man in the world. BusinessWings pays tribute to the man whose business advice is gospel.
• See more in: Warren Buffett, investment, investor, philanthropy, dotcom boom, credit crunch, shares, stocks, , profile

• Bad debt: the zero-tolerance approach
• No-nonsense advice on handling bad business debt during the credit crunch.
• See more in: bad debt, credit control, credit, debt, disputes, solicitor, cashflow, guide, law, credit crunch

• Buying a business: the time is now
• Obtaining finance to buy a business is easier than getting a mortgage and you might even get a bargain, according to a survey.
• See more in: buy a business, credit, finance, loans, banks, news, credit crunch

• Types of finance providers
• You do not necessarily need to obtain finance to start a new business through the bank. Here's our guide to the options out there, and their advantages and diasdvantages.
• See more in: finance, funding, banks, government, angels, grants, buy a business, lenders, Award, guide, venture capital, start a business

• Raising finance to buy a business
• Money makes the business world go round - and raising finance to buy a business is one of the hardest hurdles to surmount.
• See more in: how to, buy a business, business buyer guide, small business funding, venture capital, business finance

• Raising finance to buy a franchise
• The good news is, it's easier to raise the funds to buy a franchise than it is to raise the capital to start or buy a small business.
• See more in: buy a franchise, finance, funding, loans, banks, security, franchise, guide

• Keeping customers in a downturn
• Retaining your existing customers is especially vital in a recession. Here are some strategies for keeping them happy, and keeping them spending on your products and services.
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