Banjo

Banjo makes it easier for businesses to access the finance they need to move forward. Taking them to the next chapter in their development and success.

How to get your growth-stage SME client funding-ready

When prepping your SME customer to apply for funding, first ask them the right questions.

Funding through SME hypergrowth and beyond

How can you spot when your SME clients are approaching hypergrowth? Here’s how to identify the signs, help them...

Riding the El Niño Wave - How Businesses Can Keep Their Cool

Leverage the onset of El Niño to highlight opportunities for your SME...

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Proactive

When your client is under pressure, they might choose to ignore or avoid looming debt problems in their business....

Serviceability of loans is more than a numbers game

Banjo digs into the details of serviceability of business loans, so you can make better applications for your...

Ignoring Cyber Security Could Cost Your Business Dearly

If you think cyber criminals wouldn’t bother to target Australian small businesses, you’d be quite wrong. Banjo...

How To Ensure Your Deal Makes The Cut

Banjo lifts the lid on why some business loan applications get rejected, and what you can do to make sure your clients...

Understand the business lifecycle and unlock more opportunities

Banjo unpacks the SME business lifecycle to help you work out where your clients sit, and what alternative funding...

Savvy entrepreneurs prioritise business over home ownership

Fifty years ago the great Aussie achievement was to own a home in the lucky country. Now many younger business owners...

Rise against the machine – why authenticity has the edge over AI

As SME businesses improve their efficiency by using machine learning, what will it take to have a competitive...

BOFY can be a game changer

There’s a good chance your customers (or you) are a bit exhausted right now, having been frantically getting all...

Combining working capital and asset finance to work smarter

As a seasoned commercial finance broker, you undoubtedly have several hard-working SME (small to medium enterprise)...

Tax time – tips to confidently grow the business finance...

We’re staring down the barrel of tax year end, so now is a good opportunity to talk to your small and medium...

Helping your SME clients squeeze into the tight labour market

In the current compressed labour market, are your SME clients struggling to compete with more highly resourced...

You spoke, we listened - the quick, easy asset finance loan you asked...

As many brokers know, although asset finance is in demand all year round, it peaks between May and July, given the...

SMEs UPBEAT, READY TO FUND AND LOOKING FOR BROKERS

The SME landscape is ripe with opportunities for brokers, as a new survey finds they’ve leapt up the charts as...

SMARTER WAYS TO DEAL WITH TAX DEBT

By Guy Callaghan, CEO, Banjo Loans. If your small business client has a tax debt, there are several ways to tackle it...

Tales from the asset finance front: “It’s all about the...

Asset and equipment finance can be one of the most flexible and cost-effective ways for your clients to get the...

CYBER SECURITY – HOW YOU AND YOUR CLIENTS CAN PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS

CYBER SECURITY – HOW YOU AND YOUR CLIENTS CAN PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS

The recent Optus and Medibank data breaches have brought home the fact that malicious cybercriminals can and do target...

Avoiding insolvency – understand the warning signs and lower your risk!

Avoiding insolvency – understand the warning signs and lower your...

Whether the predicted global recession reaches Australia or not, small business insolvencies and payment defaults have...

Help your clients recession-proof their business

Help your clients recession-proof their business

Whether it’s inflation, property values, employment levels, new car sales or copper prices, there are as many...

Inflation, interest rates and the economy in 2022 and beyond

Inflation, interest rates and the economy in 2022 and beyond

Banjo had the privilege of hosting Alan Oster, Group Chief Economist at National Australia Bank (NAB) on our recent...

SMEs ready to fight inflation, and how they’ll do it

SMEs ready to fight inflation, and how they’ll do it

Many SMEs didn’t need a crystal ball to predict that inflation was coming, and are using different strategies to...

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED – SMEs INVEST THEIR WAY OUT OF A TOUGH YEAR

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED – SMEs INVEST THEIR WAY OUT OF A TOUGH YEAR

A strong theme is emerging from two consecutive years of Banjo’s annual SME Compass research among the leaders of...

Banjo Loan's new breed of financial products

Banjo Loan's new breed of financial products

Banjo Loans supports and closely works with finance brokers to help fund their SME clients faster. We aim to make it...

How you can help your SMEs clients fund a merger or acquisition

How you can help your SMEs clients fund a merger or acquisition

Banjo discusses various methods available to fund a merger or acquisition for your SME clients looking to expand their...

Tips to ensure you and your clients are fully prepped for this EOFY

Tips to ensure you and your clients are fully prepped for this EOFY

As you already are aware, most of the Government grants have come to an end and ATO is tightening their post COVID-19...

Research finds SMEs set for growth, ready to drive up revenue

Research finds SMEs set for growth, ready to drive up revenue

SMEs are recovering well from a difficult year, and signs are pointing to a positive economic environment for FY22. In...