SME Funding Adviser Scheme
An ICAEW initiative to identify member firms which provide independent business finance advice to small and medium-sized businesses employing up to 250 employees.
Search for an SME funding adviser
The scheme identifies 10 areas of expertise on which chartered accountants can offer advice. The 10 areas of expertise are:
- Asset finance »
- Bank loans and overdrafts including Small Firms Loan Guarantee* »
- Business plans for bank and equity finance and internal use* »
- Business start-up (eg, own funds, friends and family finance)* »
- Corporate finance (including mergers and acquisitions, equity issues, management buyouts and raising or restructuring debt) »
- Invoice discounting and factoring »
- Grants »
- Leasing and hire purchase »
- Share valuations »
- Small scale equity finance (eg, Business Angels)* »
The SME Funding Adviser Scheme has four principle specialisms, which have been identified below marked with [*]. Firms which qualify for all four of these options will be classed as a SME funding adviser.
ICAEW firms who offer the areas of expertise listed in the SME Funding Adviser Scheme can also be listed in a separate section of this site (under the 'SME funding advisers' tab).
If you would like your firm to appear in this search please update your ICAEW directory entry ».
