Bank Loans in Short Supply ; Bank Finance Is Often the First Thought for Finding Funding to Grow a Business. Have the Recent Economic Conditions Changed This? Julie Harrison Examines the Situation.

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BANKS have been in the firing line over the past couple of years. After several years of readily available and cheap money, supply is limited and the cost has gone up.

Banks are heavily regulated businesses with depositors and investors to consider. They are being required to hold a greater percentage of capital against lending as an asset base, money is in short supply and has a cost.

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Bank Loans in Short Supply ; Bank Finance Is Often the First Thought for Finding Funding to Grow a Business. Have the Recent Economic Conditions Changed This? Julie Harrison Examines the Situation.

If a business proposition is seen to be risky, funding it will be more expensive and i...

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