Five minutes with… David Read
Consultant David Read works with clients across his home county of Suffolk. We caught up with him six months after he joined Complete Commercial Finance.
It’s been just over six months since you joined Complete Commercial Finance – how’s it going and what have you been working on?
It’s been great, I love it! Finance deals have been very varied in terms of both product and size – I’ve looked at asset finance of £15k for a trailer through to £2.5m for a developer and anything in between.
It’s been a tumultuous period following last autumn’s mini-budget. Has this affected trading for your clients, and what financial products are customers turning to?
I haven’t noticed any major change for customers’ trading, but I would say they are very slowly letting off the investment shackles since the economy has calmed a little at the start of this year. I guess the unsecured loan market feels a little more used as the banks’ facilities get a little tighter.
What type of businesses are you working with at the moment?
Again, this varies. A few hauliers, two or three property specialists and some solid trading businesses. Quite nicely, I have placed three deals for young limited companies that are growing, where the owners are all in their early 30s.
What’s your favourite piece of business advice?
Nurture all your relationships – customers, suppliers, advisers and especially your staff.
What do you love about your job and what are you excited to work on this year?
I love the freedom it brings me, but also the fact that I have helped far more customers than I could have previously. I’m excited about every deal – seeing an unknown mobile number pop up on my phone fills me with excitement nowadays!
