Posts by Jayne Nicholson
Get to Know Anthony Guest in our First Employee Spotlight
What would you rate 10 / 10? White Island Resort , Ibiza – Super Venue , Super Food, Super staff. What job would you be terrible at? Botox Beautician – I have a bit of needle phobia. What do you wish you knew more about? Taxonomy. What is the best way to start the day?…
Read MoreQ2: Spotlight on Recruitment
Sallyport UK Team Takes Time to Give Something Back
Our team were honoured to spend a day volunteering recently at Leuchie House, a fantastic independent charity that provides support to people and their families living with the devasting effects of long term and life-limiting health conditions. Leuchie House is a national respite charity dedicated to offering life-changing holidays for individuals coping with neurological conditions…
Read MoreSallyport’s Andy Tait Q&A Interview with The Herald
The Herald just published their Q&A interview with our Managing Director Andy Tait. Learn more about Andy’s inspiration for setting up a new Invoice Finance business, his outlook and ambitions for the future. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24312409.scottish-finance-chief-declares-no-time-egos/
Read MoreSallyport’s Andy Tait Featured on Go Radio Business Show
Check out our feature on the Go Radio Business Show with two of Scotland’s most inspirational business leaders; Sir Tom Hunter and Lord Willie Haughey. Our Managing Director Andy Tait talks invoice finance for small business.
Read MoreA Selection of UK Businesses Funded in Q1 2024
Diminished Bottom Lines: National Minimum Wage Increase 2024
On April 1st 2024, the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) will again increase in the UK. The National Minimum Wage was established in 1999 whilst the National Living Wage was announced in 2015 specifically for the over 25s but has since been extended to anyone 23 or older. The National Living…
Read MoreSallyport UK Celebrates 1st Birthday – March 2024
Sallyport Commercial Finance celebrated their first birthday with colleagues and introducers last Thursday. We were delighted to share our 1st-year successes including providing over £4.4m in funding to UK SMEs who turn over a grand £22m. Industries we’ve supported include Haulage, Recruitment, Property Maintenance, Healthcare, Industrial Cleaning, Textiles and Landscape Gardening amongst others. These businesses…
Read MoreOfficial Sallyport UK Launch Event – April 2023
It’s been a busy time since we launched in the UK on 1st February, and we were delighted to host an official Sallyport UK launch event last week in Glasgow. Our U.S. founders, Nick and Emma Hart joined us in meeting and personally thanking all those who made our first months in business so successful…
Read MoreInterest Rate Hiked Again : Little Relief for UK SMEs
The interest rate announcement from the Bank of England March 22nd has done nothing to boost the optimism of UK business owners. On the back of a higher than expected CPI inflation rate of 10.4% in February, the quarter point hike last week wasn’t surprising but it was disappointing and given the mixed bag that…
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