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            "id": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/what-is-a-revolving-credit-facility/",
            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/what-is-a-revolving-credit-facility/",
            "title": "What is a revolving credit facility? A plain-English guide for UK businesses",
            "summary": "A revolving credit facility gives you a pre-approved pot of money you draw from and repay repeatedly — unlike a term loan, which you borrow once. This guide explains how revolving credit works, when it makes sense for a UK business, and how it compares to a standard business loan.",
            "date_published": "2026-08-01T09:00:00+00:00"
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            "id": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/how-to-prepare-for-a-business-loan-application/",
            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/how-to-prepare-for-a-business-loan-application/",
            "title": "How to prepare for a business loan application: a step-by-step guide for UK limited companies",
            "summary": "A business loan application that arrives well-prepared moves faster and tends to get better terms. This guide walks you through every step — from confirming the type of finance you need to having the right contact ready on decision day.",
            "date_published": "2026-08-01T08:00:00+00:00"
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            "id": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/how-to-choose-a-business-lender/",
            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/how-to-choose-a-business-lender/",
            "title": "How to choose a business lender — a working checklist",
            "summary": "Rate is the third most important thing about a business lender. Total cost, personal guarantees, speed, transparency and what happens when things go wrong — a checklist that catches the traps.",
            "date_published": "2026-06-22T10:30:00+00:00"
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            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/financing-a-vat-or-tax-bill/",
            "title": "Financing a VAT or tax bill — options when the money isn't there",
            "summary": "The VAT quarter is due and the cash is in unpaid invoices. HMRC Time to Pay, short-term borrowing, and doing nothing — compared honestly, with a worked example.",
            "date_published": "2026-06-18T09:45:00+00:00"
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            "id": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/secured-vs-unsecured-business-loans-explained/",
            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/secured-vs-unsecured-business-loans-explained/",
            "title": "Secured vs unsecured business loans, explained properly",
            "summary": "What security actually means on a UK business loan — charges, debentures and personal guarantees — what it costs to give, and when an unsecured loan is the better trade.",
            "date_published": "2026-06-14T11:00:00+00:00"
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            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/how-business-credit-works-and-how-to-build-it/",
            "title": "How business credit works in the UK — and how to build it",
            "summary": "Your limited company has its own credit file, separate from yours. Who compiles it, what feeds it, what lenders read, and the specific habits that build a strong company credit record.",
            "date_published": "2026-06-10T09:00:00+00:00"
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            "id": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/invoice-finance-vs-a-business-term-loan/",
            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/invoice-finance-vs-a-business-term-loan/",
            "title": "Invoice finance vs a business term loan — which fits the gap?",
            "summary": "Invoice finance and term loans solve different cash-flow problems. How each works, what each costs, a side-by-side worked example, and a plain rule for choosing between them.",
            "date_published": "2026-06-06T10:15:00+00:00"
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            "id": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/business-loans-for-uk-startups/",
            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/business-loans-for-uk-startups/",
            "title": "Business loans for UK startups — what you can actually get",
            "summary": "What business borrowing looks like for a UK startup in its first two years: Start Up Loans, working-capital lending, asset finance and the trading-history problem — with a worked example.",
            "date_published": "2026-06-02T09:30:00+00:00"
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            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/business-insurance-what-a-uk-micro-business-actually-needs/",
            "title": "Business insurance: what a UK micro-business actually needs",
            "summary": "Public liability, employers' liability, professional indemnity, cyber, key person — what is legally required, what is genuinely useful, and what is over-sold.",
            "date_published": "2026-05-28T09:30:00+00:00"
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            "id": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/investments-for-a-uk-director/",
            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/investments-for-a-uk-director/",
            "title": "Investments for a UK director — the basics, honestly",
            "summary": "A first-principles guide to investing surplus money — for directors who want a sensible plan rather than a stock-tip spreadsheet.",
            "date_published": "2026-05-27T10:00:00+00:00"
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            "id": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/a-founders-guide-to-uk-startup-funding/",
            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/a-founders-guide-to-uk-startup-funding/",
            "title": "UK startup funding guide for founders — no jargon",
            "summary": "A startup funding guide for UK founders: grants, loans, equity, bootstrapping — the funding ladder for a micro-business, with honest pros and cons for each step.",
            "date_published": "2026-05-25T09:30:00+00:00"
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            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/where-to-find-business-support-in-the-uk/",
            "title": "Where to find business support in the UK — free and paid",
            "summary": "A practical directory of the UK organisations — public, charitable and commercial — that help small businesses with advice, training, finance and dispute resolution.",
            "date_published": "2026-05-22T10:00:00+00:00"
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            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/uk-taxation-basics-for-a-director/",
            "title": "UK taxation basics for a director of a limited company",
            "summary": "Corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, self-assessment, dividend tax — the five obligations every UK limited-company director has to get right, explained in plain English.",
            "date_published": "2026-05-18T09:30:00+00:00"
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            "url": "https://creditcorp.co.uk/guides/managing-your-money-as-a-uk-micro-business/",
            "title": "Managing money in a UK micro-business: a practical guide",
            "summary": "A practical guide to managing money in a UK micro-business: separating accounts, building a buffer, getting paid on time and watching the right numbers.",
            "date_published": "2026-05-12T10:00:00+00:00"
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