News Archive

2007

• Major banking group arrives in Northern Ireland
• Rising to the challenge - David Thomson on innovation, service and the industry
• IDeal proves a winner

2006

• IDeal - A New Era in Invoice Finance

2004

• Better late than never - David Thomson on payment problems for SMEs
• Sex and the small business - Maggie Webster on maternity leave issues
• David Thomson - changing times for CIF
• Call for better education on funding options
• Demand for M & A funding alternatives
• Changing for the better - by David Thomson
• Getting ready for May Day changes
• CIF sponsor REC award
• Metro Cash, the Cash Flow Stress Buster

2003

• CIF announces Brand Integration
• CIF launches Regional Headquarters

Business Media Articles

• Businesses find new close invoice solution IDeal
• Scrooges blame santa for workplace slackers
• Rates, red tape and reluctant payers
• Small business fail to keep pace with technological change
• VAT concession review could hike up staff costs
• Flexible workding capital could help firms reduce salaries
• Close voted Top Dog at Business Moneyfacts Awards 2006
• SME Sector Suffers in Downturn
• Are meetings really necessary?
• Calls to pull the plug on business incubators
• Record results for Close Invoice Finance
• Close saves the day - BSA and Norton form a coalition
• More education needed regarding the benefits of factoring
• The manager's art of team building
• Male vs female managers - the great debate - or no debate?
• How to plan for successful Joint Venture Partnerships
• Corporate social responsibility: irritant or benefit?
• UK economic predictions for 2005
• Political correctness gone mad?
• The US post-election economic outlook
• Free global marketing thanks to blog
• Sex and the small business - mum's the word
• Better late than never? - the problem of late payment
• New concerns about funding
• The need for Non-Executive Directors
• The difference between factors and bankers
• Factoring - beginning to replace bank overdrafts
• Ten Questions to ask a Factor
• The Brumark case explained
• Reasons for business failure - the warning signs
• Supply chain financial management
• Lifetime values in business
• New bankers for the 21st Century
• The Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme
• Beware the one stop financial shop
• Dangers in unrealistic product pricing

Historic Marketing Materials

• IDeal advertisement - Are you in the dark?
• Close Invoice Finance launch new website
• Close Invoice Finance competitor research results
• In Need of Payment?
• Are We Still Not Making It Clear?