< p>The NACFB has revealed it will be joined by a representative of the British Business Bank at this year’s Commercial Finance Expo…

The British Business Bank was set up in 2012 to access other forms of finance for SMEs outside of the obvious lenders.

Its aim was to input £10 billion extra into SME lending over a period of years and three years on, the British Business Bank has introduced billions of pounds to a field of more than ten thousand UK businesses.

The British Business Bank also has £1 billion earmarked solely for matched funds – effectively doubling the benefit to the market.

The NACFB are also very pleased that the FCA will be undertaking a short presentation certain to be of interest to all brokers, lenders and funders, and that it has also agreed to be part of the NACFB’s compliance session which is one of the topics that it will run in the Conference Theatre.

They will be there to clarify points of debate and to answer questions from the floor – and it expects there will be lots of questions.

The NACFB noted that it is “great that the FCA is biting the bullet and coming out in person so we can put a face (and a voice) to the organisation.”

There will also be a new marquee-style Business Lounge, which joins the Conference Theatre as a venue-within-a-venue.

All of them are set to be full on the day, as it is expecting a crowd of 1300 delegates. With 120 exhibitors, including dozens of names for the first time this year, the Expo has increased the size and scope of an event that’s been growing since it first began in 2010.

Interested delegates can register to attend on the website.