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How to make the most of the unique 2020 Holiday season
Unless you've been living in a cave in the Himalayas, you have already had to adapt in countless ways due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes such as quarantines and restrictions have impacted not only business but our entire way of life. How can your business adapt and...
Cultivating a Successful Company Culture During a Pandemic
Change doesn't begin to describe the effects COVID-19 has had on businesses. But even though your company can't meet in person, you can still create and maintain a culture that brings out the best in those within your company. In fact, successful company culture is...
What is factoring?
Alternative forms of financing, like factoring, have never been more important for your business. Learn how factoring works for your SME. “There’s nothing new under the sun,” states an ancient proverb. In other words, just because it’s new to you, don’t think it’s new...
Netherlands Construction and Manufacturing Slows
Dutch construction and manufacturing companies are hampered by reduced demand, emissions issues and skilled labour problems Recent reports from the credit insurance company Atradius reveal signs of a slowdown in Dutch construction and manufacturing. The report on...
Understanding Customer Lifetime Value is key to your company’s success
Some companies start with a great idea. They might try to make it happen, to “follow the dream”, which can make for a wonderful story. However, a business needs more than a dream to believe in; It needs to be financially viable. And a crucial part of financial...
Dutch SMEs are struggling with cash flow
Recent research reveals more than one in three SMEs find cash flow a challenge A connection lies between unpaid invoices, banks and the struggle that SMEs face The financial service companies Euler Hermes and Bibby have released the findings from their annual survey....
How to prepare your SME for a financial slowdown after Christmas
While many dreams of what awaits them beneath glimmering wrapping paper, others anxiously face an avalanche of business activity that they can hardly keep up with - only to be left feeling financially out in the cold when it’s all done. What can help your SME during...
EU Banks to restrict lending to SMEs
A regulatory framework for banks will soon change across Europe SMEs trying to secure loans from banks will suffer the most from these changes 70% of SMEs rely on bank loans, signalling trouble for millions of small businesses Changes in regulations across the...
Why Does Factoring Remain Out of Reach for Peer to Peer Platforms?
Call a taxi, order dinner, pay your bills - all from the computer on your lap or the smartphone in our hand. Without question, we're using new technology more and more to accomplish everyday tasks. Some are even trying to use new technology to put factoring into the...
How serious of a problem are late payments
Late payments are toxic to the growth, profitability and sustainability of your business. What can your business do about this debilitating problem? Ask yourself a question: Is your business moving forwards or backwards? Many would enthusiastically respond,...
How your seasonal SME can weather challenges throughout the year
An age-old proverb to anticipate what the weather will bring goes like this: “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.” To plan ahead, sailors need to know what weather awaits them: When will the sea be smooth-sailing? Or...
There is a dark side to exporting, but it can be avoided
The desire to grow is probably high on every business owner’s agenda. Some start out trading in their domestic market and then move on to explore overseas opportunities when circumstances permit, while others go global immediately. But the trend is for an...
Credit hasn’t always been self-evident
Borrowing is a common practice among governments, businesses, and consumers. In fact, never in the history of humanity has global debt been this high. Few people realize that credit hasn’t always been as popular as it is today. Despite its present ubiquity, I dare to...
Leveraging the European Project
The European project has suffered from a lot of negative sentiment lately, with populist movements gaining ground in Hungary and Italy, Brexit, and the influx of immigrants. As an immigrant from the US to the Netherlands, I often wonder why. I see fantastic...
