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New research from the Federation of Small Businesses¹ has found that small firms are finding it increasingly difficult to access new finance.

White Oak UK (formerly LDF) have been awarded Platinum Partner Status by Aldermore Bank for the second year running.

Gone are the days when your bank was the only place to go to access business finance. In recent years, the number of alternative finance solutions available to businesses have soared, giving business owners more...

In the last of our series on Sales Aid Leasing we sum up why you should review your current leasing providers and explain how White Oak UK can help your business truly unlock the power of sales aid leasing and keep...

In our previous blog, we looked at how changes in areas as diverse as new sector opportunities, average order value or even the legal structure of your customers can require changes to your leasing offering. So how...

Research and development (R&D) is big business – it’s what drives innovation, altering the world as we know it.

Earlier this week, the Cabinet Office announced that outsourcing firms who fail to pay suppliers on time will be excluded from major government contracts moving forward.

When offering sales aid leasing can have such an impact on your business, you should give serious thought to how your needs will transform over time – ideally before the transformations happen.

Changes in areas as...

We are thrilled to reveal that White Oak UK (formerly LDF) have been shortlisted as a finalist in two categories at this year’s Credit Strategy Awards, one of the largest and most prestigious events in the annual...

The great thing about starting a business is that by going it alone, you can make decisions about your company and forge your own path.

The High Sheriff's Awards for Enterprise are Cheshire's most prestigious Awards for business performance, providing a golden opportunity for businesses throughout the region to demonstrate their excellence and be...

We are delighted to announce LDF Group’s acquisition by US based White Oak Global Advisors, LLC in what will be the first step in expanding their asset-based lending platform to serve clients in the UK and Europe.

Slowly but surely, chatbots are becoming ingrained into our everyday lives – both in our homes in the form of Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home, and increasingly in business as an effective form of customer services.

In today’s highly competitive business world, two things matter above all. First, providing the right products for your customers. And second, making them easy to buy.

Let’s face it, anyone starting a business is essentially making a prediction about the future: they have a viable product, they will gain market share and their company will grow.