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Bristol invoice firm Optimum Finance reports record first half

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Bristol-based invoice specialists Optimum Finance has described the first half of this year as “the most successful period in the company’s history”.

Headquartered at the Cube M4 business park on Old Gloucester Road, the firm said it had advanced more than £500m to SMEs across the UK in around 50 sectors, and processed more than 400,000 invoices.

During the period Optimum said it had increased new business by a quarter compared to 2021, and had seen loan book growth of around 60%.

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