Hi,

I'm thinking of setting up an introducer / lead generation business. The primary focus will be offline (I still think this is most effective way of generating new business) It would intitially consist of myself, and potentially a partner. I would be hoping to expand to a small team within a few months if things go well.

My first instinct was to focus on the consumer credit market, however as I understand it this would require a CCL even for introducer work, and these are difficult to aquire without prior experience of the credit market.

I have decided to concentrate my research on the factoring / invoice discount sector as I believe this will be a growth area in the years to come. I would be interested in talking to people who are already involved in this field, factoring companies themselves, and perhaps even someone who would be interested in a potential partnership. All advice, information or just general chat about this matter is very welcome.

A bit about myself. For the last eight years I have been sucessfully involved in property development and rentals, and have been fortunate to build up a modest portfolio which allows me to live without recourse to other funds. Prior to entering the property market I was involved in sales, sales training, business development etc for a number of years.

If anyone has any advice or would like to mull things over, please feel free to get in touch.

Thanks for reading
Jim