An Introduction to Alternative Finance - November 2015

Date: Thursday 19th November 2015 Time: 5pm, for a 5:30pm start Venue: APEX London Wall Hotel, APEX London Wall Hotel - 7-9 Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7NJ With over 56% of UK SMEs unaware of Alternative Finance*, we are pleased to announce that Raffingers Stuart will be hosting a unique event on how businesses can access and benefit from a range of funding and sponsorship alternatives, outside of the bank. This event is ideal for:

• Businesses who already use factoring and would like to see alternative funding options that are available to them
• Businesses that are cautious about using alternative finance and would like to see how it can help them
• Businesses that struggle with their cash flow

The Event After a warm welcome by Lee Manning, Partner at Raffingers Stuart. The event will kick off with our guest speaker, Oliver Cummings, from Market Invoice. Oliver will guide you through your funding options and will introduce you to a new type of finance, which has already benefited hundreds of growing businesses. We will then be joined by Chaser who will guide you through their solution for alternative finance. Ben Johnson from Chaser, will show you how you can reduce your debtor days and gain a financial boost through simply revising the processes you have in place for chasing outstanding invoices. These presentations will be followed by a Q&A session and networking drinks and canapés. *According to Nesta 2014