Special Feature
On the record The voices that shaped your trade body
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o mark both the NACFB’s 30th anniversary and this very magazine’s 100th issue, we’ve collated a selection of 100 voices that have helped shape the Association and form what it is today. The collection of insights and reflections on the impact of the trade body features NACFB Members, Patrons, Partners, and the head office team, alongside representatives from other trade and industry publications. The selection is by no means exhaustive, for there
are many more individuals that have helped steer the course of the Association in the three decades it has helped to empower UK SMEs, but it provides a healthy sample size of perspectives. In a nod to the NACFB’s 1992 foundational year, this compilation of analogue insights is cassette themed, with the collation representing something of a lovingly curated mixtape; pulling together and uniting elements from across the entire industry. Much like the NACFB itself.
“I hoped to use my NACFB membership to further my credibility and recognition in the industry and gain access to varied lenders. Since joining, I have been more appreciative of the structures it has allowed me to implement within my business. Being part of the NACFB community has supported my business growth and elevated my network in ways I had not anticipated. I particularly enjoyed the annual NACFB Expo and look forward to meeting lenders and peers there again this year.”
“I treated joining the NACFB as part of the infrastructure in setting up Finance House Solutions Ltd, however it was not until a year later having moved from appointed representative to directly authorised that I realised the true value of being part of the Association. I have used the compliance and training services to enhance my firm’s standing in the marketplace, clients welcome the fact that as part of the NACFB I am not only maintaining my professional service standards but I am also encouraged to persistently raise them.”
Michael Savage, Channel Finance
Perminder S. Ghataore, Finance House Solutions
“For me personally, the NACFB is a community where brokers and lenders come together to deliver the best service and products available to the SME market. Being a Member of the Association enables me to tap into a wealth of experience, knowledge and assistance whenever I need it. The annual NACFB Expo is one of the best attended events in the calendar and is certainly the most worthwhile. It’s a privilege to be involved in the continuing evolution of a really effective trade body.” Amanda De Courcy, NACFB Board Director
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