2024 is going to be an exciting year here at Skipton Business Finance. Last year, we made over £100m of working capital available to businesses within the recruitment sector to support their funding requirements and business goals. This meant that the recruitment sector is by far the largest sector that we support and has been for over 20 years.

This year, we aim to make even more working capital available to recruitment businesses and are looking forward to continuing our strong relationship with Recruitment FDs. You’ll see us at all of the Recruitment FDs events, not least this Thursday, where we will be giving a 2023 update on the recruitment finance landscape and how it can help businesses like yours.

We also want to bring a lot of discussions to the table, such as the growing influence of AI and ChatGPT in the finance sector, in addition to asking the question “Do recruitment businesses consider their increasing ESG frameworks when choosing an appropriate lender?”. We’ll also be putting a spotlight on our own Corporate Social Responsibilities as a key funder in the recruitment marketplace.

We very much look forward to working with you all in 2024 and want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very prosperous new year.

Matthew Shepherd, Chief Commercial Officer, Skipton Business Finance