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HSBC Business Direct
HSBC Business Direct has the essential business bank account service for smaller business needs. Find out more here
Two years completely free business banking
When it comes to business banking, Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank provides the UK's best business banking solution. Switch to us today and you'll see why our award-winning business bank accounts offer great value for money. Plus, our range of market leading business saving accounts make sure that any spare business funds you have are earning an interest rate that is almost double what the big banks offer. Fast track your application and apply online today
Loans that change lives
Kiva lets you lend a loan to a specific entrepeneur in the developing world - empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty. Change a life today.
Business loans and mortgages from evo finance
Evo finance offer business loans or commercial mortgages for a wide range of small, medium and startup business needs.
Fixed rate business loans from NatWest
Make plans for your business with the certainty that interest rate rises won't affect your loan. Available now from NatWest.
Business loans from Bank of Scotland
Need a flexible business loans ranging between £5000 to £250 000, visit the Bank of Scotland website.
Start up finance from Alliance & Leicester
Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank has a range of business bank accounts, products and services for your small business.
Get a small business loan to kick start your small business
Visit Teneric to see their guide to your small business loan, written by business planning professionals.
Small business loans from HSBC
If you want a small business loan of between £1,000 and £25,000 with fixed monthly repayments, visit HSBC.
The Small Firms Loan Guarantee scheme
The Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG) provides lenders with a government guarantee against default on loan repayments in certain circumstances.
Other Small Business Finance Resources
"There's no such thing as failure, only feedback"
The challenges David Ferry faced when starting and growing his business, Ferry Financial.
Flexible working: the leaders' view
At the 2008 Work Wise UK Summit, BT Business asked a number of leaders for their views on flexible working.
The challenges of growth for small business
New business must be won by creating a good first impression with customers and procurement managers...
Creating a successful business plan
Setting out a plan for your business can seem like a daunting task, especially before you've even got it off the ground.
How to be a start-up success
Marc Barber 07/08/2008
There are three common elements to a start-up successfully negotiating those tricky first few years: an honest appraisal of ability, market research, and finance. Have your say »
Inflation is King
Penny Proffit 19/06/2008
A look at inflation and why Mervyn King has had to put pen to paper... Have your say »
Basic building block of any Internet marketing campaign
Guest Blogger 07/07/2008
For almost all sectors of commerce today, the Internet, or more specifically the World Wide Web, is now a key tool for business. In the field of marketing in particular it has become crucial. (1 comments) Have your say »
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