Storm before the tsunami
By David Grosse, managing director of Number Eight These are strange, unique and once-in-a-lifetime moments in our lives. Never before...
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Same smoke, different mirrors
David Grosse, founder and managing director of Number Eight Business Finance, highlights the difficulties facing the UK’s small...
Uncomfortably numb
Industry insight from David Grosse, managing director of Number Eight Business Finance It is becoming increasingly difficult to write...
All I want for Christmas...
End-of-year ponderings from David Grosse, founder and managing director of Number Eight Business Finance On 25 December, when I finally...
Everyday life
David Grosse, founder and managing director of Number Eight Business Finance, examines the challenges facing firms and lenders across the...
CBILS: Time to give businesses a fighting chance
COVID-19 has had a deep and lasting impact for many businesses, a number of whom are currently fighting for survival. But help is finally...
More questions than answers
In my last article I focused on the future of our economy and, to put it bluntly, my fears that the current impact of the lockdown...
Tackling the elephant
In his latest article for www.Business-Money.com,David Grosse explains why fintech is no match for an advisory-led intermediary...
Something doesn’t add up
In his latest article for www.Business-Money.com, David Grosse on the effects of the faceless online marketplace. Every month I write...
Counting the cost
In his latest article for www.Business-Money.com, David Grosse on the effects upon businesses of online platforms In September I...
Don't get burned by quick finance
In his latest article for www.Business-Money.com, David Grosse explains the critical need for best-fit finance The peak summer holiday...
One Vision, One Ambition
An ambitious business owner will understand their business well. They will also understand their marketplace; customer base and...
Access to Best Fit Finance
Access to best-fit business finance products remains clunky and the pathways are limited. This is not good news for business owners or...
How effective is the Bank Referral Scheme?
Over the past 12 months, Number Eight Business Finance has worked with businesses of all shapes and sizes. For example, we have helped a...
Working directly with a lender vs an Advisory-ledIntermediary
The business finance market is awash with alternative/non-high street bank lenders. Depending on what article you read or believe, there...