SUPPORT FINANCE

Company doctors & experts in business finance, management, recovery, marketing, acquisition and growth.

We are businessmen with many years of experience in managing the growth or survival of small and medium sized businesses and in raising business finance.

As a result we know first hand the problems you face in running a business when cash flow is tight, the banks are not lending and creditors are pressing.
More importantly, we know what the solutions are - what works and what does not.    

 If you want expert and independent advice about any aspect of managing or funding your company’s activities, call us now on 01628 668811, our advice and a first meeting cost you nothing.

Your bank threatening to call in your overdraft or bank loan?
Late payment of your invoices?
HR / personnel, pay cuts, redundancy issues?
Not sure if you are paying Incompetent accountants or bookkeeper?
Tax liabilities you’re not sure about?
Not clear about the pros and cons of invoice factoring, or the contract terms and conditions of leasing equipment?
Need clarification about business angels and venture capital?
Want to know how to turn your business assets into cash?
If you have concerns like these you’ll find us interested, knowledgeable and helpful.

Business Finance
We provide business finance to SME’s, start ups, phoenix companies, sole traders and all kinds of owner managed businesses including small retailers and franchisees, via;--

• Business loans, commercial and domestic mortgages, funding your payroll, raising cash by the lease back of premises or equipment.
• Venture Capital and Business Angels, buying and selling companies, M &A
• Equipment leasing , invoice factoring & invoice discounting, stock finance)
• Government loans and grants such as the new  EFG
• Funding overseas imports

Business Management

More than just consulting, we provide hands on, practical, help to company directors and owners.
This includes negotiating with your suppliers, HMRC, bank managers, leasing companies etc,   sorting out cash flow problems, refocusing sales and marketing, buying and selling businesses.

So you can relax and concentrate on what you enjoy doing!
Implementing experienced and objective solutions to your concerns regarding  - business strategy and tactics,  marketing, sales, financial reporting, shareholder agreements, HR compliance, credit control, etc. is what we are good at.
 
Who We Are

	Warren Palmer B Sc. After a long career in sales and marketing for IBM, then M.D. of Memorex and European general manager of other IT companies, after a mid career break as a fish merchant in south Devon Warren co-founded a business financing the entertainment industry. He sold his equity in this to set up Support Finance six years ago with some long term colleagues.
	Mike Agate Mike is a qualified management accountant with over thirty years experience as finance director, accountant and general manager of companies in the music (EMI Records) and publishing (VNU) industries before setting up his own accountancy business ten years ago. He is very conversant with all kinds of business software packages such as Sage and Quickbooks and provides Support Finance customers with expert help on all aspects of the financial recording and reporting required by their business.
	Martin Oppenheim FCA Martin qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1972 and worked as an audit manager for several years before joining the UK subsidiary of a Japanese manufacturer as chief accountant. In 1980 he established a firm of professional accountants and auditors, with offices in London and the Home Counties, and works closely with Support Finance, helping clients with financial forecasting, taxation and accounting matters.
	Tricia Lawton Tricia has been involved in HR and Health & Safety since 1980, initially working for a multinational company and then running her own business supplying personnel and HR services, which she sold in 2007. Today she works closely with customers of Support Finance to ensure they are fully compliant with the fast changing HR and H&S regulations, writing employment contracts and procedure manuals, and advising on all kinds of staff issues.

Contact Warren to discuss your requirements.