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Finance Client Win for Marketing Projects

Marketing Projects, the Chester & London based PR and marketing consultancy is celebrating a new contract win from Manchester based Ashley Commercial Finance. Ashley is a leading, independent invoice finance company providing services for small and medium sized companies across England and Wales. The contract is for PR services but will also involve marketing and creative services.

Jane Harrad-Roberts, consultant director at Marketing Projects commented: “We are delighted to win such a brilliant opportunity to help Ashley Commercial Finance expand in the very competitive but growing sector of invoice finance. It is an exciting company with great ideas and plans for the future. The contract win combines our skills and experience in the financial and business sector, with clients like the Institute of Directors. It also gives us even more reasons to celebrate 10 years in business next month.”

She added; “Information about Ashley is already on our web site at www.marketingprojects.co.uk which is really appreciated by editors, journalists and analysts who can download press releases and digital images immediately after we load them there. Clients, particularly in the financial, business and IT sectors find this a useful advantage.”

Richard Howard, marketing manager at Ashley Commercial Finance; “Marketing Projects won the account after a three way pitch because of their industry experience, contacts and excellent referrals. We look forward to working with them over the coming months.”

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Marketing Projects ‘fired-up’ in May 1995. In 1997, the business was named ‘Chester New Business of the Year” for “its growth, reputation and use of new technology”. In 1999 it won an award for its use of technology and its e-commerce web site from part of the DTI.

In February 2000, Marketing Projects opened a London office in St George’s Street, Mayfair in London, a convenient meeting point for clients, editors and journalists. The Chester office moved to larger premises in August 2000 and doubled office space in 2002.

Marketing Projects is ranked one of the top 15 PR agencies for 2005 by EN Magazine, for entrepreneurs.

www.marketingprojects.co.uk for more information on Marketing Projects, key client press offices and downloadable PHOTOS available at 300dpi plus.

Ashley Commercial Finance is a truly independent invoice factoring company, with no ties to banks or other financial institutions. Ashley provides invoice finance for the small and medium sized business community (including start ups and turnarounds) across England and Wales. Ashley has offices in Manchester, London and Bristol. The company has over 150 clients with turnovers between £50,000 and £1.5 million. They range from printers to road haulage companies, recruitment agencies to taxi firms, recycling companies to IT organisations.

Ashley provides ongoing finance for a business at up to 90% of the value of a client’s sales ledger which, coupled with professional credit control makes invoice finance an attractive option for a growing business and a smarter alternative to an overdraft. As the facility is based on a percentage of turnover, the funding available grows with the business. Ashley’s independence and lack of bureaucracy means that funding can be in place for new clients to draw down within 24 hours of receiving sales invoices and at the lowest minimum fee. Full Online Account Access enables clients to obtain account information 24 hours a day.

Unlike many other invoice finance companies, Ashley allows clients to choose which accounts they factor, thus avoiding paying unnecessary factoring fees.

There is a great ‘step by step guide’ to invoice finance and more information about the company, which this year celebrates 10 years in business, at www.ashleyfinance.co.uk

Ashley Commercial Finance is a patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB).

Photos (300dpi plus) and further press information available (including press packs) at Marketing Projects’ web site in the press office for Ashley Commercial Finance at http://www.marketingprojects.co.uk/clientpo/news.asp?id=21

Press Contact: Jane Harrad-Roberts Consultant Director, Marketing Projects Email: jane@marketingprojects.co.uk Mobile: +44 7785 395705 Tel: +44 1244 330000 Press hotline: +44 1244 330101

Company Contact: Richard Howard Marketing Manager, Ashley Commercial Finance Email: richard.howard@ashleyfinance.co.uk Tel: 0161 741 7424 Direct.

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