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When Tax is Taxing: How to Deal with Missed Deadlines and Big Bills

As the famous Benjamin Franklin quote goes, ‘nothing is certain, except death and taxes’. Even after 200 years, tax hasn’t managed to shake off its…

Open Banking for SMEs: A Snapshot

The man in the grey wool coat and collection of morning papers under his arm was focused. There were only a few open seats in committee…

Happy holiday Spotcap

The Double-Edged Sword of Seasonal Success

The holiday season is upon us. For many businesses the next few weeks will be the busiest of the year and it will be critical to…

UK Autumn Statement: Key Points and Comments

  Yesterday Chancellor Philip Hammond announced his Autumn Statement to parliament. The update of the government’s taxation and spending plans is meant to make Britain“ready…

Growth Advice from the Brightest Business Minds of Britain

What a week it has been! We are excited to have participated in The Business Show. The event welcomes businesses from a cross-section of industries….

Funding a business - 7 innovative solutions

As we enter the holiday period are you losing sleep worrying about how you will afford and manage the peak season? As a business owner,…

5 reasons running your own company beats working for someone else

How would you like to bid farewell to office politics, micro-management or working for someone who doesn’t appreciate you? Welcome to the wonderful world of…

Is your to do list making you unproductive?

Productivity hack - ditch the to do list! Take a look at your to do list today - how many items are on it? Five,…

Online Lender Spotcap Launches in the UK

FinTech company to finance growth opportunities for SMEs following Brexit vote Under embargo until 6am Thursday 3 November 2016, London LONDON, UK, November 3, 2016…

Online lending platform Spotcap raises EUR 31.5M in funding

Finstar Financial Group acquires stake in FinTech company and becomes its major strategic partner Berlin & Moscow, 2nd February 2016 Online lending platform Spotcap successfully…

Online lender Spotcap reaches 500 million euros in 12 months

First assessment of Rocket Internet’s newest fintech company Berlin, 7 October 2015: 12 months, 3 countries, 2 continents, 18 million euros in funding, 20,000 registered…

Online lender Spotcap joins Deutsche Börse’s programme for European growth funding

Rocket Internet’s newest fintech company selected for Deutsche Börse Venture Network Berlin, August 4, 2015 – Online lending platform Spotcap announced today that it has…