Supplier says his bank doesn’t understand why events are a ‘sound investment’6th May 2020 | published by EW SHARE
Barry Wise, director, RegBox says his bank has failed to understand why lending money to businesses in the event industry is a ‘sound investment’.
Wise explained that when he first approached his bank, after the government introduced the Covid-19 Business Interruption Loan (CBIL), his bank tried to make him take out a regular loan. He said: “They started by offerin...
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