{"id":40511,"date":"2023-11-17T08:01:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T08:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/andrea-reynolds\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T18:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:45:20","slug":"andrea-reynolds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/us\/about-swoop\/team\/andrea-reynolds\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Reynolds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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With decades of experience in corporate financing, Andrea launched Swoop in 2018 to help simplify the process of sourcing funding for SMEs around the world. Outside of her finance career, Andrea is also a non-executive director for Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
Andrea is Irish Tatler\u2019s Business Woman of the Year (Business Award) 2024 winner<\/a> and was shortlisted for EY\u2019s Entrepreneur of the Year Ireland 2024<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> Andrea started her career as an accountant with KPMG, quickly focussing on raising funds for small businesses. Andrea launched Swoop in 2018 to help SMEs start up, scale up, and finance their growth. Arguably the UK\u2019s number one expert in business funding, she is affectionately known to colleagues and industry peers as the \u2018Martin Lewis of business finance\u2019.<\/span><\/p> Proudly Irish – her father, Albert Reynolds was Taoiseach (prime minister) – Andrea and Swoop are at the forefront of an Irish resurgence, not only by taking the brand out around the world but also by lifting up other business owners along the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> \u201cWe are our own best case study<\/em>,\u201d says Andrea. \u201cWe\u2019ve used grants, borrowing and equity to fund our growth. We\u2019ve switched providers to save money. We\u2019ve had to change course, adapt and change and work with different rules as we\u2019ve opened in different territories. Swoop\u2019s core values are empathy and integrity: empathy, because of our shared experience and integrity because we know that the only way to build trust is by doing the right thing, every time.<\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n Expert links <\/h2>\n\n
\n New research says that access to funding is pivotal to the growth the UK\u2019s government seeks to promote Read more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Only 14% of Georgians aspire to start a business Read more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Survey Reveals 14% of Georgia Residents Aspire to Start Their Own Business Read more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Financial Struggles Stop 40% of Arizona Residents from Pursuing Dream Job Read more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Ready to grow your business but short on capital? Try these 3 funding options Read more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Money Never Sleeps: Interview with Andrea Reynolds from Swoop on ep 41 Read more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Andrea Reynolds Swoops in to Takes Top Spot in the Deloitte 2023 Technology Fast 50 awards Read more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Why Swoop\u2019s Andrea Reynolds wanted to create a \u2018finance buddy\u2019 for SMEs Read more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tAndrea speaking at various events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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