Mainstream Finance

Hello, me again.

I had a phone call the other day from a lovely lady I met while doing a course with HMRC on VAT ( Very exciting?) When we had met up first time she had contacted a few high street banks and had met with the same brick walls that I had.

We talked about the problems I had come up against and I told her to try a few different avenues, I received funding from the Five Lamps Organisation and Entrust recently to expand by business and had passed the contact numbers to her. This lady
had been struggling for about 8 months to get about £1000 to convert a room at home into a proper office to do her home secretary work. Not a large amount but still a requirement to do the job properly.

The main reason for her contacting me again was to say congratulations of becoming a finalist for the IWCYC Challenge but to also inform me that she had received some funding, enough to cover desks and new computers to finally get started! So it proves this can be done, a little chat somewhere for her, turned her dream into reality, and we wish her all the best in her venture.

Again the moral of the story is about not giving up, talking to different people and one day it will fall into place. I have heard a lot of stories about high street banks, apart from experiencing it myself first hand - they all have the lovely glossy mags and leaflets but unfortunately not able to support local businesses, but there are people out there who can. I put in touch with Entrust via Royal Bank of Scotland when they had refused my initial loan with them - Their loss really.

If anyone requires details for the above and can't find them on the internet drop me a mail and I'll happily pass a few contacts your way.

I'm now prepping myself up for the conference tomorrow, washed and shaved AND in a suit with tie, I didn't even wear a tie for my wedding so you are privileged! I feel this is going to be a very good day and a chance to meet all the other finalists and hopefully dodge that camera the best I can!!!