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Work Matters: Finance

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As all nursery owners know, cash is the oxygen that enables a business to survive. In response to the difficult economic climate Business Link have teamed up with lenders and business representative bodies to produce a guide that aims to help owners improve their ability to raise finance.

The Guide to Accessing Bank Finance contains practical informationcovering criteria that banks and lenders use to make their decisions onlending applications.

Some of the key criteria include:

- Character and ability

- Performance

- Conduct of account

- Requirements

- Serviceability

- Security.

The guide also offers a ten-step process to assist in creating aneffective and persuasive business case to support an application to abank. The following areas should be covered:

- Business background: this should include ownership, history, locationand competition.

- Purpose and vision: explain the purpose of your application andprovide clear aims and objectives.

- Risks: show that you have considered and understand the risks thataffect your business.

- Financial awareness: identify the key financial drivers anddemonstrate the robustness of your financial model.

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