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The real price of a fish and chip shop

The real price of a fish and chip shop

Launching or refreshing a fish and chip shop is no small task. In fact, the associated costs can often take business owners by surprise. That’s why more and more are using specialist finance to plug the gaps and afford the very best premises and equipment. But how...

Short-term tax? The time is now

Short-term tax? The time is now

The January squeeze is over. How did it treat your finances? Periods like these always seem to ask a little extra from us, such as tax payments and VAT demands, draining funds from other sides of the business. Often, a short-term cash injection can put you right back...

Visit Johnson Reed at Northern Restaurant & Bar 2020

Visit Johnson Reed at Northern Restaurant & Bar 2020

Johnson Reed Ltd., business finance, asset finance and financial services specialists, will be exhibiting at Northern Restaurant and Bar 2020, taking place at Manchester Central between 17th-18th March 2020.  Exhibiting at stand B43, our experts can be found to...

2019’s biggest winners from alternative finance

2019’s biggest winners from alternative finance

There’s much to look back on and celebrate in alternative finance. In 2019, the number of leases and loans being taken out by businesses from untraditional sources was already predicted to grow 20.64% on the year before. And the UK is still Europe’s largest P2P...

The top 5 questions to ask a lender in 2020

The top 5 questions to ask a lender in 2020

Q1 of the new decade is in full swing. Have you acted on your business plans yet? There’s no sense in holding back. Reach out, make connections, and you could soon be in front of several alternative lenders, weighing up a huge opportunity to make good on your business...

Asset finance in 2019: What’s the big announcement?

Asset finance in 2019: What’s the big announcement?

Something’s different. As Brexit builds to a close, there’s more confidence in the air. It’s all down to alternative asset finance – and what the Finance Leasing Association (FLA) have to say about it. A fresh FLA report has come at the perfect time. We’d like to...

Adding to the menu: 5 ways to refresh your restaurant

Adding to the menu: 5 ways to refresh your restaurant

Once in a while, you need to serve up something new for your guests. As much as they appreciate consistency, the same meals and concepts aren’t going to cut it forever. Rejuvenating your restaurant could see profits and local interest skyrocket. But a lot of that...

Shorter sales cycles? This is how finance can help

Shorter sales cycles? This is how finance can help

Almost every business wants to make money more quickly. However, they often don’t know how to do so, or what can support it. Johnson Reed have seen plenty of cases in which fast finance can streamline the sales journey. Loans and leases aren’t just for equipment –...