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The rise and rise of alternative finance

The rise and rise of alternative finance
Oct 16, 2015

Born in the United States of America, the alternative finance revolution has landed on our shores in the last couple of years and raising finance for the SME will never quite be the same again. It is forecast that by the end of 2015, the alternative finance market place will have issued new loans of well in excess of £4 billion.

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