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On Wednesday, brokers and lenders operating in London and the South East joined the NACFB team at the RSA House for the Association’s first Funding Future Growth roadshow of the year, aimed at supporting brokers with clients across the region. We spoke to some of the attendees to find out their biggest take away from the day 💬 🌟 Josh Harris – CEO and founder of Doc2  🌟 Evette Orams – managing director of Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions  🌟 Masoud Ahmadi - co-founder and director at Elite Lending Ltd  🌟 Pradeepan Velayuthan - CEO and founder of PFC Financial Services Limited Is the NACFB roadshow stopping near you? Find out here 👉 https://lnkd.in/g7XTzVaR #NACFBEvents #FundingFutureGrowth #BusinessGrowth #SMEs #SouthEast

Hot off the press 🔥 🗞️The Q1 edition of the NACFB’s Commercial Broker magazine is out now 🌟Read it here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ee8BFQKG In this 84-page bumper issue, you’ll find the results from the NACFB’s 2024 impact report 📊 Also in this edition, a welcome note from NACFB CEO Jim Higginbotham, while the NACFB's head of compliance, Sarah Cunningham, navigates broker-led lending’s biggest regulatory ambiguity 🧐 We spend five minutes with Edward Rixon, senior manager for growth at Shawbrook and our big interview is with broker tech solutions provider and NACFB Partner NETSOL Technologies Inc.’s European sales director Jason Hurwitz. Prof. Trevor Williams also shares his expert insights on the challenges and opportunities facing brokers this year 💡 🌟 Sunil Dial, director of revenue at multifi, explains why property finance brokers should go beyond bricks and mortar.   🌟 Jobright Peter, head of technology at 365 Finance, champions AI as empowerment not replacement tool for brokers. 🌟 Jake Furman, head of credit at Momenta Finance, shares how brokers can navigate the evolving SME finance landscape. 🌟 Marc Callaghan, head of commercial lending at InterBay, gives a commercial property EPC update. 🌟 Scott McKerracher, head of commercial at Cumberland Building Society, addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the accommodation-led sector in 2025. 🌟 Sean Dennis, managing director of Let's Do Business Finance, explains why there is a growing opportunity for brokers to support start-up businesses. 🌟 Todd Davison, managing director of Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance , puts personal guarantess under the spotlight. 🌟 Evette Orams, managing director at Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions, identifies how invoice finance has the potential to drive growth in an increasingly cash-pressed economy. 🌟 Michael Mann, broker business development director at Allica Bank, examines the outlook for UK SMEs and their financing requirements. 🌟 Louis Alexander, CEO of Somo, talks about how bridging, second and equitable charges are gaining traction. 🌟 Kevin Barrett, managing director for private and commercial banking at Arbuthnot Latham, makes a case for why trusted advisers are key to a successful business exit. 🌟 Ravi Sidhoo, managing director of origination at Cynergy Bank, explains why a diverse lending ecosystems offers greater choice for brokers and borrowers. 🌟 Phillip Bate, director of business banking at Triodos Bank, talks lending to care home operators  A huge thank you to all of those who contributed 🙏 #NACFB #CommercialBroker #Magazine

🙏 A massive thank you to everyone who joined us at the Funding Future Growth roadshow in London today! 
  
It was brilliant to see commercial brokers, lenders, and industry leaders come together to explore growth and finance opportunities for small businesses in London and the South East 
  
From thought-provoking panel discussions to valuable networking sessions, we hope you found the day as rewarding as we did 🌟   📍Next stop 👉 Manchester 
  
#NACFBEvents #FundingFutureGrowth #BusinessGrowth #SMEs #SouthEast #London

The London roadshow’s expert panel convened to discuss all things SME funding and growth in London and across the South East. 🗣️Dave Furnival - NatWest “London and the South East is awash with capital and it can make it difficult for brokers to navigate the market with so many lenders in the region.” 🗣️Jennifer Tankard - UK Finance “Effective regulation is important, it creates confidence in financial services and products. But if you want a highly competitive market - which we do in the UK - it needs to be proportionate.” 🗣️Matthew Jaffa - Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) “Late payments have been the number one issue for a while, but concerns around Personal Guarantees have become a key issue for our Members in the last two years.” 🗣️Evette Orams - Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions “It’s our task as brokers to sit down with business owners, partner with them, understanding their fears, needs and fundamentally educate them over borrowing concerns.”

Today’s NACFB #FundingFutureGrowth panel session, hosted by Jim Higginbotham , is underway 🤩     🙏 A massive thank to our panellists for sharing their regional insights:   🌟 Dave Furnival from NatWest   🌟 Matthew Jaffa from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)      🌟 Jennifer Tankard from UK Finance 🌟 Evette Orams from Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions   #NACFBEvents #FundingFutureGrowth #BusinessGrowth #SMEs #SouthEast #London

Josh Harris, CEO and founder of NACFB Partner Doc2, shared his vision of turning compliance into a competitive advantage for brokers’ business. 🗣️”Brokers spend 20-30% of their time on paperwork and document related tasks.” #NACFBEvents #FundingFutureGrowth #BusinessGrowth #SMEs #SouthEast #London

The NACFB’s head of compliance shared some horizon scanning for the audience, highlighting regulatory areas that are on the trade body’s radar, that should also be on our Members’ too. From commission disclosure and business exemption rules, to changes to the FCA’s reg return process and Consumer Duty progress. Sarah Cunningham: “Any business exemption declaration is signed at the point the finance is signed, meaning the transaction up to this point is still regulated.” #NACFBEvents #FundingFutureGrowth #Compliance #SMEs #SouthEast #London

Today’s Funding Future Growth roadshow event in London has kicked off with NACFB CEO Jim Higginbotham, who shared a powerful insight from our latest impact report: 📢 “We’re proud of the fact that 70% of all broker-led SME lending was via an NACFB Member in 2024.” #NACFB #FundingFutureGrowth #SMELending #BusinessGrowth #NACFBEvents

The NACFB's Funding Future Growth roadshow is well underway in London💫 
  
 🤝 We’ve brought together commercial intermediaries, lenders, suppliers, and leading national trade bodies to explore exciting finance and growth opportunities for small businesses across London and the South East  📈✨   
#NACFBEvents #FundingFutureGrowth #BusinessGrowth #SMEs #SouthEast #London

🚨 Today’s the day! The team is busy setting up for the Funding Future Growth roadshow in London 🎉    We’re getting everything ready to welcome commercial brokers from across London and the South East for a morning of networking, insights, and opportunities.    Agenda:    ✏️ 10:00 – Registration and networking     🗣️10:45 – Key address from Jim Higginbotham    ⚖️ 11:00 – Compliance and regulation update with Sarah Cunningham   👨🏫 11:15 – NACFB Partner session with Doc2 founder Josh Harris   💬 11:30 – Discussion and debate    🏦 12:00 – Lenders and suppliers    🍔12:15 – Lunch and a listening ear   🕰️ 13:00 – Close    We look forward to a day full of insights, networking, and opportunities.   #FundingFutureGrowth #NACFBEvents #CommercialFinance #SMEs #SouthEast #London