The Boss Blog
March 4, 2026
Yesterday the FTSE 100 had its biggest drop in nearly a year
UncategorizedEnergy prices jumped. Borrowing costs moved up. And suddenly the market’s confidence in near-term interest-rate cuts dropped sharply. That’s the thing about finance.One geopolitical headline…and the cost of money changes. For Finan...
March 3, 2026
The quiet cost sat on your balance sheet
Cashflow, Finance, Leasing, Refinance, Asset Finance, finance, leasing, lendingAsset finance doesn’t shout. It just quietly drains margin. Most SMEs sign an agreement, set the direct debit, and move on. Same payment.Same structure.36–60 months of “that’ll do.” But here’s the issue. The structure of a de...
January 5, 2022
It’s good to be different
UncategorizedLook at things differently. During a visit to London, I took this photo. There were a number of other people shooting the “traditional” views of the city architecture, but I particularly liked the strange shapes that were appearing in th...
October 12, 2020
Applications for Personal Guarantee Insurance Double
Cashflow, Finance, Leasing, Uncategorized, finance, Insurance, Personal GuaranteeFollowing reports that many financial institutions have cut access to the state-backed loans, even though the scheme has been extended until the end of next November, our insurance partner has seen applications for Personal Guarantee Ins...
October 7, 2020
Strategic thinking for the year ahead
Cashflow, Finance, Leasing, Refinance2020 has been a stark lesson to us all; the saying “you never know what’s around the corner” has never been more true. How could anyone have predicted a pandemic that would spin our world into lockdown and isolation so rapidly? It?...
July 8, 2020
Business Success Network Podcast
UncategorizedMike Boss was recently interviewed by Stacey Calder of the Business Success Network on their podcast. They discussed asset finance, cuddly toys, pedalos and THOSE Linkedin videos. You can hear the podcast using the following link:-...
October 15, 2019
Should you offer leasing to your customers?
Leasing, business lending, finance agreement, leasing, lending, supplier lendingSales and leasing for suppliers:“Should we offer leasing to our customers?“ If your business relies on product sales the importance of securing each new customer can’t be underestimated – and there’s a lot more to this than simply ...
August 17, 2019
Minimum term rental agreements
UncategorizedThis morning I had a call from one of our funding partners, during which, amongst other things, our account manager asked for my opinion on minimum term rental agreements. I told him that I couldn’t honestly think of a single instance wh...
August 17, 2019
“Banks aren’t lending…” Really?!
UncategorizedWe are constantlly being told in the press and on social media that the banks aren’t lending to SME’s. Yet again this is scare mongering by the press and it’s having a direct effect on business confidence. I’m not saying that banks are ...
August 17, 2019
10 points to consider before signing a finance agreement
UncategorizedWe have often seen clients coming back to us for funding, having tempted by offers from other companies, which aren’t quite all they seem. Therefore, we have put together a list of 10 basic tips that should always be considered:- 1. When...