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Business loans

Business loans Recovery loan scheme Secured loan Line of credit (non-revolving)Unsecured loan Working capital loan Business cash advance (revenue loan)Peer-to-peer lending (P2P)Startup loan Asset refinance Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG)R&D tax credit loan Film and TV tax credit loan Asset-based lending Bridging loan Re-bridging loan

Working capital finance

Convertible loan note (CLN)Working capital finance Revolving credit facility (line of credit)Business cash advance (revenue loan)Merchant cash advance Business overdraft Business credit cards Purchase order (PO) finance Supplier finance Trade finance loan

Asset finance

Asset finance Equipment leasing Finance lease Operating lease Hire purchase

Invoice finance

Invoice finance Invoice discounting Invoice factoring Selective invoice financing Selective invoice discounting Spot factoring Confidential invoice finance Confidential invoice factoring Customer handles own collections (CHOCs)

Equity finance

Equity finance Advanced Subscription Agreement (ASA)Business angels Venture capital Private equity Equity crowdfunding The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)VCTs (Venture Capital Trusts)Social investment tax relief (SITR)Family offices Tier 1 Investment Initial public offering (IPO)Special situations fund

Private debt

Private debt Direct lending Mezzanine finance

Grants and tax credits

Grant funding Restart grants Super-deduction scheme Research & development (R&D) tax credits Creative industry tax reliefs Film tax relief (FTR) and high-end television tax relief

Types of finance

Business loans Grant funding Working capital finance Equity finance Debt financing Asset finance Invoice finance Startup finance Private debt Trade finance Alternative finance

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