UK alternative finance provider Reward Funding has hit £350m lending for the first time since its inception 15 years ago.
The business backed over £1.45bn so far, with deals and funding options continuing to expand nationwide. Since its last landmark, Reward has added 15 new team members and backed 625 clients in total.
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“We back ambition quickly, and we back it well – that’s why more clients and introducers are choosing Reward,” said Nick Smith (pictured), managing director of the business. “The whole country is in a difficult position with the state of the economy at the moment, and our team is ready to support those in need with our fast, flexible funding.
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“To have grown our loan book by a further £50m in less than a year shows the market is rewarding a different kind of lender, and it truly reflects our speed, instinct and decisiveness to support SMEs with their funding requirements.”
In April this year, the firm hired Carl Perry as a new business development director to build out Reward’s network of introducers and provide asset-secured funding solutions to entrepreneurs across the Midlands.
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